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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Cannes Favorite 'Jodorowsky's Dune'
by Alex Billington
July 12, 2013
Source: Deadline
Briefly: Happy to report that one of my favorite films out of this year's Cannes Film Festival this year has distribution and will be getting released soon (hopefully later this year). Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights to Jodorowsky's Dune doc, directed by Frank Pavich, telling the story of Chilean auteur Alejandro Jodorowsky's adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune that was almost made in the 70s. No release date is set yet, but it's great to hear that it has been acquired and will be getting a release from the always reputable Sony Classics. The tale of Jodorowsky and his Dune is a fascinating trip through creativity and imagination, a story about the relentless pursuit of a dream, and the necessity of art. An excellent doc.
In pre-production for over two years, Jodorowsky's Dune adaptation was to star his own 12 year old son alongside Orson Welles, Mick Jagger, David Carradine and even Salvador Dali, set to a musical score by Pink Floyd and art-design by some of the most provocative talents of the era, including H.R. Giger and Jean 'Moebius' Giraud. All of this and more is documented in the film. We'll let you know when they set a release.
4 Comments
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Finally! Do it justice SPC!
DAVIDPD on Jul 12, 2013
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Secretly hoping that the buzz generated with this documentary will resurrect the now dead project of bringing another Dune movie to the theaters in the vain of Peter Jacksons lord Of The Rings trilogy ...but better..i like the Lynch version a lot but I would like a movie or movies which are completely true to the book as far as it can be in a movie medium.
geeking out on Jul 12, 2013
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jodorowsky's version was going to be a recreation of the book, his OWN version. this he said himself. so, it wouldn't have been anything like the book, and in his own words he said he didn't respect following the novel as it was intended. his philosophy behind dune was extremely interesting. this movie would have been amazing.
well on Aug 10, 2013
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