Between April 1st and April 30th, we tracked a total of 22 feature specs out. While it’s a positive from last April, it’s continuing our steady decline of specs from the past couple of months. We’ve seen a 12% decrease in specs from March’s count. We’ve continued to decrease in specs since February, wherein in a traditional market, we’d see increases in April, a hot month for the material.
DUNE
The Tracking Board has confirmed that Oscar-winning writer Eric Roth has been hired to adapt the classic sci-fi novel Dune by Frank Herbert for Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming film.
Look for a return to the desert planet Arrakis as Legendary has acquired the rights to the classic science-fiction novel Dune by author Frank Herbert. The deal calls for both film and television rights, with a variety of possible projects capable of being developed for a worldwide audience.
Thousands of years in the future, young Paul Atreides and his family relocate to the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the spice melange, the most important and valuable substance in the universe.
Logline: Thousands of years in the future, young Paul Atreides and his family relocate to the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the spice melange, the most important and valuable substance in the universe.
