Editing Dune (novel) (section)

===Further film attempts===
In 2008, [[Paramount Pictures]] announced that they would produce a new film based on the book, with [[Peter Berg]] attached to direct.<ref name="Variety 2008-03-17">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/features/berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount-1117982560/|title=Berg to direct ''Dune'' for Paramount|first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 18, 2008|access-date=February 15, 2019|archive-date=February 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215215735/https://variety.com/2008/film/features/berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount-1117982560/|url-status=live}}</ref> Producer [[Kevin Misher]], who spent a year securing the rights from the Herbert estate, was to be joined by Richard Rubinstein and John Harrison (of both Sci-Fi Channel miniseries) as well as Sarah Aubrey and Mike Messina.<ref name="Variety 2008-03-17"/> The producers stated that they were going for a "faithful adaptation" of the novel and considered "its theme of finite ecological resources particularly timely".<ref name="Variety 2008-03-17"/> Science fiction author [[Kevin J. Anderson]] and Frank Herbert's son [[Brian Herbert]], who had together written multiple ''Dune'' [[sequel]]s and [[prequel]]s since 1999, were attached to the project as technical advisors.<ref name="AMC 2009-08">{{cite web|last=Neuman |first=Clayton |date=August 17, 2009 |url=http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/08/brian-herbert-interview.php |title=''Winds of Dune'' Author Brian Herbert on Flipping the Myth of Jihad |publisher=AMCtv.com |access-date=August 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921011119/http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/08/brian-herbert-interview.php |archive-date=September 21, 2009 }}</ref> In October 2009, Berg dropped out of the project, later saying that it "for a variety of reasons wasn't the right thing" for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latinoreview.com/news/special-preview-el-guapo-spends-a-day-on-a-navy-destroyer-for-peter-berg-s-battleship-8681|title=Special Preview: El Guapo Spends A Day On A Navy Destroyer For Peter Berg's ''Battleship''!|first=George|last=Roush|publisher=LatinoReview.com|date=December 1, 2009|access-date=January 5, 2010|archive-date=June 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628015542/http://www.latinoreview.com/news/special-preview-el-guapo-spends-a-day-on-a-navy-destroyer-for-peter-berg-s-battleship-8681|url-status=live}}</ref> Subsequently, with a script draft by Joshua Zetumer, Paramount reportedly sought a new director who could do the film for under $175 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pajiba.com/trade_news/dune-remake-update.php|title=Pajiba Exclusive: An Update on the ''Dune'' Remake|first=Dustin|last=Rowles|publisher=Pajiba.com|date=October 27, 2009|access-date=January 5, 2010|archive-date=October 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030165116/http://www.pajiba.com/trade_news/dune-remake-update.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, [[Pierre Morel]] was signed on to direct, with screenwriter Chase Palmer incorporating Morel's vision of the project into Zetumer's original draft.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/01/04/dune-remake/ |title=''Dune'' remake back on track with director Pierre Morel |last=Sperling |first=Nicole |date=January 4, 2010 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=January 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114042042/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/01/04/dune-remake/ |archive-date=January 14, 2010 }}</ref><ref>[http://screencrave.com/2010-02-11/dune-remake-lands-new-screenwriter ''Dune'' Remake Lands New Screenwriter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810053208/http://screencrave.com/2010-02-11/dune-remake-lands-new-screenwriter/ |date=August 10, 2011 }}, ''Screen Crave'', February 11, 2010</ref> By November 2010, Morel left the project.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2010/11/sands-of-time-running-short-for-paramounts-dune-adaptation-82546/ |title=Sands of Time Running Out For New ''Dune'' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Mike |last=Fleming |date=November 8, 2010 |access-date=December 27, 2010 |archive-date=December 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222194241/http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/sands-of-time-running-short-for-paramounts-dune-adaptation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Paramount finally dropped plans for a remake in March 2011.<ref>{{cite news | first=Simon | last=Reynolds | date=March 23, 2011 | title=''Dune'' remake dropped by Paramount | work=Digital Spy | url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a310618/dune-remake-dropped-by-paramount.html | access-date=March 24, 2011 | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015642/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a310618/dune-remake-dropped-by-paramount.html | url-status=live }}</ref>