After achieving success with comic adaptations of popular films, Marvel Comics was thrilled to secure the opportunity to adapt Dune. Indeed, David Lynch's 1984 film adaptation of Frank Herbert's ...

Twin Peaks filmmaker David Lynch wrote and directed a film version of Dune that was released in 1984. The adaptation starred Kyle MacLachlan as Paul and Virginia Madsen as Princess Irulan.

USA TODAY's Brian Truitt gave the film three and ... the previous 'Dune' was a mixed bag with lackluster storytelling – even David Lynch's crazypants 1984 adaptation was a more entertaining ...