David Lynch ‘zero interest’ to watch new ‘Dune’ movie

DAVID Lynch has “zero interest” in seeing Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’.

The 74-year-old filmmaker admitted that his own 1984 big screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 book of the same name was a “total failure” for himself and at the box office, and that’s why he will not be heading to a cinema to see Villeneuve’s two-part take on the sci-fi classic.

He told The Hollywood Reporter: “I have zero interest in ‘Dune’ ... 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.”

Asked whether he’ll be watching the film, he insisted: “I said I’ve got zero interest.” Lynch’s comments come after Villeneuve recently admitted the story is too complex to make a single movie.

He said: “I would not agree to make this adaptation of the book with one single movie. The world is too complex. It’s a world that takes its power in details.”

The 52-year-old director admitted that it has always been his dream to create his own vision from the novel but making the movie has been the biggest challenge of his career.

The ‘Blade Runner 2049’ helmer said: “It’s a book that tackles politics, religion, ecology, spirituality – and with a lot of characters.” — Bang Showbiz