He will direct DUNE

I don't understand why anyone wants a Dune movie. While I appreciate Frank Herbert's world-building and his attempt to create a metaphor of the environment, misuse of religion, etc., the story is unnecessarily convoluted and just plan dull.

Denis Villeneuve is a fine director with a good sense for realism, mood and getting good performances out of well chosen actors. He's probably the best possible choice right now for "Dune", which is a fantastic world that needs to be grounded in realism, not the fairy tale style the other directors used before.

Herbert's books are great because he makes you believe that such a world could exist somewhere and a successful adaptation must create the same effect. That said, Villeneuve's last three films all lacked in the screenplay department:

"Prisoners" had a ridiculous ending and a villain without a sound motivation. "Sicario" had some plot holes and after an exciting start ended like a "Death Wish" sequel. "Arrival" has great style and an awesome first act, but after that it becomes a pretty cheesy and not-so-original update of very old SciFi elements that go back to "The Day the Earth Stood Still". All three films simply suffer from screenplays that still needed some work.

I hope he won't make the same mistake again. He needs to stay close to Herbert, cut out some cheesy stuff and add as much realism as he can - while staying close to the spirit of it.

His "Dune" could become as big as "Avatar" or "The Lord of the Rings"...

"Prisoners" had a ridiculous ending and a villain without a sound motivation. "Sicario" had some plot holes and after an exciting start ended like a "Death Wish" sequel. "Arrival" has great style and an awesome first act, but after that it becomes a pretty cheesy and not-so-original update of very old SciFi elements that go back to "The Day the Earth Stood Still". All three films simply suffer from screenplays that still needed some work.

Well...none of this is true.

I can't wait

You meant plain, as in plain dull. Dune is nothing like plain. It's du jour. You pleb.

It's not official until they start filming.

Yes! I wonder who he will get to be in it.

why...please elaborate? You can't just refute an opinion with a blank dismissal.