David Lynch has zero interest in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

While director David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel DUNE has a lot of fans (you can purchase a copy HERE to check it out), Lynch is not one of those fans. He wasn't happy with the theatrical cut of the film, and was so displeased with the extended cut that aired on television that he had his name removed from it. It has been said that Lynch doesn't like to discuss DUNE in interviews, and when the subject was brought up during a recent talk with The Hollywood Reporter it didn't go over very well.

When asked if he had seen the images that were released online to promote director Denis Villeneuve's upcoming adaptation of DUNE, Lynch replied, 

I have zero interest in DUNE."

He went on to explain exactly why he has zero interest in the property: 

Because it was a heartache for me. It was a failure and I didn’t have final cut. I’ve told this story a billion times. It’s not the film I wanted to make. I like certain parts of it very much — but it was a total failure for me."

The interviewer tried to keep the DUNE talk going by asking, "You would never see someone else's adaptation of DUNE?" The reply:

I said I’ve got zero interest."

So I don't think we should expect to hear Lynch's thoughts on Villeneuve's film after it reaches theatres on December 18th.

There were more positive aspects to the interview, like when Lynch said that he's doing well in self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic because "I like isolation." He has been staying inside and working on various different projects; experimenting with music, working on the computer, building things in his wood shop, and painting in his studio. He doesn't expect to make a film any time soon – not until there's a COVID-19 vaccine – but he has plenty of other things to keep him busy, and practices Transcendental Meditation to "dive within and transcend and experience the treasury within every human being, which is intelligence, creativity, peace, love, energy, happiness."