SF&F Question: are the non-Frank Herbert DUNE novels canon?

The Basics Dune is a 1965 science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert (1920-86). It is the biggest-selling science fiction novel of all time, having sold over 20 million copies. Before his death i…

Denis Villeneuve confirms that DUNE project is moving forwards

Last year it was confirmed that Arrival  and Blade Runner 2049  director Denis Villeneuve was developing a fresh film adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal 1965 SF novel Dune . Villeneuve indicat…

First draft of DUNE screenplay delivered

The first draft of the script for the new Dune  movie has been completed . Screenwriter Eric Roth ( Forrest Gump , The Insider , Munich , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ) has finished his first …