David Lynch’s Dune Oral History Book Excerpt Chronicles One Actor’s Feelings of Losing Paul Atreides Role

David Lynch’s polarizing adaptation of Dune is getting an extensive behind-the-scenes chronicling in A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune. An Oral History. Long before Denis Villeneuve scored widespread acclaim for his take on the material, Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic novel made its way to the screen with the 1984 movie written and directed by Lynch with an ensemble cast led by future frequent collaborator Kyle MacLachlan. Plagued by studio meddling and lengthy source material to adapt, Dune became a critical and commercial failure upon its release but has since garnered a cult following.