Denis Villeneuve’s Secret New Sci-Fi Film | Rendezvous with Rama

An exploration of the known details and rumors regarding Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming film projects including Dune Part 3 [Dune Messiah], Rendevous with Rama and Cleopatra. A recent interview with acclaimed screenwriter Eric Roth, who worked Villeneuve with on his Dune adaptation, has only intensified this curiosity. While many of the specifics are shrouded in mystery Roth confirmed that the director’s forthcoming film will remain within the realm of science-fiction.
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[@MelvinCruz]

Thanks for your calming excitement news,some of them are really a surprise. The news of the possibility of another Clark series going to the big screen is not the surprise is the series that is the most connected with everything happening at Congress about UFO and extraterrestrial intelligence. Hope thso proyect see the light in a time of so much woke trash in the movies and have a fantastic success.

[@bellaluthiel4858]

Rendezvous With Rama is on my bucket list of films I want to see made properly before I die. I can't wait!

[@liamcore7203]

I most certainly hope we see Rendezvous with Rama. A movie to inspire people minds to move toward the possible. Everything humanity does needs to be toward that end, otherwise we are doomed to the past and its associated cyclical mistakes.

[@macman1138]

I read the book when they came out; they were awesome!

[@pplesandoranges]

Since the Ramans always do everything in threes, I hope Villeneuve also get to do three Rama films on top of three Dune films.

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

Is it a trilogy of books? Or more? Would stopping at 1 or 3 movies make sense or feel unfinished?

[@jamiejambuster710]

There’s 4 books 👍🏼

[@Ozymandias1]

@@jamiejambuster710 They were written much later (in the 90s) and really aren't as good as the original.

[@jamiejambuster710]

@@Ozymandias1 Always comparing is pointless as no 2 things are the same. I loved all of them 👌🏼

[@MawGinBoo]

@@jamiejambuster710 There’s 6: Dune, Dune Messiah, Children Of Dune, God Emperor Of Dune, Heretics Of Dune, Chapterhouse Dune, all written by Frank Herbert in the 80s before he died.

[@LordOfNihil]

dont care what he does, this is a guy who understands how to make sci-fi movies. il watch all of them.

[@markwilkinson2389]

Not just Sci-fi, This guy is a master regardless of the genre.

[@LordOfNihil]

@@markwilkinson2389 have to agree there. but with how few people get scifi right now its nice to have someone who can adapt the "unadaptable".

[@johnkerber9578]

I said elsewhere, at this point, he could make a 3 hour movie about paint drying and I’d go see it.

[@dylanbollinger6872]

You mean film in general

[@michelkegels8270]

Arrival and Sicario are very certainly in my top 10. Dune 2 just also got bumped in there. Stunning movies, all of them.

[@deanlawson6880]

Wow.. I really hope he decides to do RAMA next! Such a great story by Arthur C Clarke!!

[@robinhodgkinson]

Great book. Based on Dune, I can’t think of anyone who’d do it better.

[@jolly3633]

I do hope this happens. This is Clarke's finest work.

[@fakecubed]

Heck yeah.

[@kinpatsu6366]

I don't think that people realize how lucky they are to be able to see his movies in theaters. 50 years from now, film historians will be discussing him as one of the greatest directors of all time. If I ever meet him, I will beg on my knees that he make a movie of my 2nd favorite Sci-fi book of all time, Neuromancer.

[@planetdisco4821]

I’m currently reading it again after watching a vid last week where some guy used mid journey to visualise a film adaptation of it by Denis Villeneuve. It looked great! Btw, it turns out that the paper back that I pulled off the shelves is a first edition that yeah, I bought new. I remember as a teen reading it and going wtf is this? This is completely different to the square-jawed space hero Lensman science fiction I read in the school library. It has sex and drugs in it! When I realised what was going on and who Neuromancer actually is (and WG takes quite a while to get there) it was like a bomb going off in my mind. As I read the last paragraph I put the book down and thought how amazing it would be as a movie….Been at least 2 decades since I last read it and it is standing the test of time incredibly well.

[@lemonsjon]

I've been in love with the Rama series since reading the books almost 20 years ago. I regularly re listen to them on Audible. I would love to see the moment the lights go on in Rama on a IMAX screen. I really hope he does it.

[@jamiejambuster710]

Same 👌🏼

[@topcat43truffles15]

Forget about an IMAX screen…. Primer it in the Sphere in Vega! Think BIG or go home…..lol🤣

[@kylehd7]

We might all go blind!

[@vampolascott36]

I read that novel almost 50 years ago. It really captured my imagination. My first science fiction book was Clarke's Tales of Ten Worlds that I bought as a kid because of the cover art. Paperbacks were about 75 cents then.

[@joshua43214]

@@vampolascott36 same here, Rama was my first Clark book, and it the book I most associate with him.

[@fakecubed]

If we finally get Dune and Rendezvous with Rama on the big screen, done well, I wonder when we'll finally see the Hyperion Cantos get adapted.

[@baldeagledelta3482]

Yes Hyperion is another movie I’d be waiting for.

[@combichristed]

Rama is a perfect film for Denis, exactly his specialty! There has to be a time gap between Dune and Messiah, like in the books, so doubt they will do it next. I am certain it will be Rama.

[@bbartky]

Nice video! I read _Rendezvous with Rama_ in high school and absolutely loved it. I’ve been following news of the film adaptation very closely but I had not read or heard those comments from screenwriter Eric Roth before your video. So, big thanks from me. 👍

[@fakecubed]

People have been wanting to make this movie for many, many years. I think Denis Villenueve is probably the only director working right now who could do a good job on it, so I'm glad it's going to be him. I'm probably more excited for this than I was Dune, and I'm a big time Dune fan. Maybe after he's done with this, he'll think about dong more Dune films I'll take movies for all six books. It would be crazy seeing the fourth one made into a movie. That one is probably actually unfilmable, but if anyone could pull it off I'd love to see it.

[@steveg1961]

Rendezvous With Rama is the greatest science fiction story never made into a movie yet. If done right - and seeing his work with Dune, Denis Villenouve certainly has the capability to do this - this movie would be an instant classic of science fiction movies.

[@BunkHarvestIII]

I really hope he makes 'Rendezvous With Rama'. Stuff Cleo.

[@fakecubed]

Cleopatra's brand has probably been destroyed for a generation over that other recent project making her black.

[@MadMaxx.1977]

Rendezvous with Rama still remains my all-time favorite sci-fi novel. I've always thought it'd make a great movie or limited series.

[@AdeptCharon]

Even years ago, it felt pretty clear that Villeneuve would prefer working on something unrelated to Dune before returning for Messiah. To take some distance and come back with a refreshed perspective and additional filmmaking experience, while also letting relevant actors do the same (as well as literally age a bit). It makes perfect sense, and with how exciting a Rama adaptation will be, it's not even gonna make the wait feel that long to me I think

[@GreatGreebo]

I am so excited to see a *Rendezvous With Rama* movie and truly hope Denis is given the chance to make it. Rendezvous is my favorite Arthur C. Clarke book for sure. Thank you Nerd Cookies and let’s all keep our fingers crossed!

[@boomieboo]

This video just made me realize that there are two other books in the 2001 A Space Odyssey series - 2061 and 3001 that haven't been made into films yet. I hope Denis Villeneuve or someone equally talented, like Nolan, makes them into movies as well.

[@userk4175]

This is going to be the best sci fi show, Randevous with Rama.

[@PTNLemay]

wait what? I didn't realize it was a show

[@smarouchoc7300]

So, I have always wondered if anyone would ever try to adapt Rama, Larry Niven's Ringworld universe, and one or two other harder sci-fi novels/series. Very curious about how Rama will be handled. Might need to re-read, it's been more than 20 years....shit no, more than 30 😭

[@Ozymandias1]

I'd like to see Greg Bear's Eon and Eternity. Which have some similarities to Rendesvous with Rama.

[@SoloRenegade]

Rendezvous with Rama needs to be made.

[@ArmySigs]

Ringworld has been done, not very well though.

[@joshua43214]

@@Ozymandias1 I would love to see him take on Greg Bear, especially Forge of God. Even more interesting would be Peter F. Hamilton's Alchemist series.

[@highviewbarbell]

​@@SoloRenegadeimagine Rama as a sort of mystery thriller/survival co-op multiplayer game

[@igortumbas2769]

Hello Nerd Cookies! Personally I'd love to see a Rama series. It is such a fascinating and rich story arch, and like Dune or even The Foundation, it would be really challenging to translate into a cinematic experience. But it is overcoming the challenge that is so exciting. It will bring richness and value to story telling. I'm so craving for good SciFi!

[@drgirlfriend211]

Dune pt 2 isn’t the conclusion… Denis V is already planning a part three

[@user-qh4uu7fl4b]

A man who has described himself as “obsessed” with 2001. And astronaut movie with similar themes to 2001 and interstellar. And this visual mastery of Denis and obviously incredibly deep writing? Brings it… ABSOLUTELY bring it

[@jerrysstories711]

He wowed me with Sicario, he won my trust with his sequel to my fav movie, he rewarded my trust with his adaptation of my fav book. So I'm very confident DV will deliver above and beyond adapting my fav book from my teens.

[@fakecubed]

Pretty much same here, although I'll add he also surprised and impressed me with Arrival, too. I have been extremely hyped ever since I first heard he was attached to do a Rendezvous with Rama film, which is a film I've been wanting to see for ages. For a while Morgan Freeman was trying to get it made but never managed to.

[@jerrysstories711]

@@fakecubed Oh goodness, how did I forget to mention his masterpiece Arrival???

[@mlt6322]

I've been waiting for someone to film the "RAMA" novels and also would love to see someone film the "EON" novels. Another good movie series would be "The Old Mans War" series of books.

[@raymond4191]

Read the book decades ago! Finally a film! Wow! Absolutely going to watch it. Can't wait!

[@planetdisco4821]

This is Deni’s crack at the Kubrick title, and I’m completely ok with it 👍

[@IvorThomas]

I want DV to go thru Children of Dune. That’s got so much potential for the visual medium. For a side project, why not do a Larry Niven flick? Mote in God’s Eye would be awesome. Also Ringworld would kick ass.

[@BenjaminWeimer]

dont watch a lot of movies these days but i hope for a rama movie. 🙂

[@0sm1um76]

Wow, Rendezvous with Rama was always a series I read but I never knew anyone else who had read it. Villenueve would be perfect to adapt it, it's a book that I think would do super well with his willingness to have long visual sequences without dialogue.

[@fakecubed]

Yeah, it's seemingly not as well known. I've been raving about it to everyone who will listen ever since I read it many years ago, and I've been following rumors about attempts to turn it into a film for just as long. For a while Morgan Freeman was trying very hard to get it made, so at least I knew Morgan Freeman had read it. But nobody ever talks about the book, even among pretty nerdy scifi circles. Clarke in general doesn't seem to get as much credit as I feel he deserves. His name is known, but his works aren't talked about a whole lot. Of the "Big Three", Asimov seems to have the most enduring fame, and Heinlein is mentioned but often in a negative way by people who don't understand him. Other than 2001: A Space Odyssey, for which people mainly think of Stanley Kubrick, when does Clarke really get talked about anymore?

[@davidtollefson8411]

Rama was the first science fiction book I ever read. I was in fifth grade, and have loved sci-fi ever since.

[@jaquandrejones]

I love when they're secret about making movies. It's always more fun. Return of the jedi was made under a false name, perhaps cleopatra could be too

[@legi0n47x]

Let's be honest here. Considering his past and what has been put out recently, Dune 2 will be fine. He will be able to do whatever he wants and he knows it. Just look at how all the actors that have worked with him have fawned over him. It is just, how committed are the other people involved to match what he would like to be involved with.

[@guyayal761]

While the themes of space, time and loneliness definitely fit the tone of Rama, it also resonates well with continuation of the Dune saga - especially the Dune Messiah chapter of it

[@scorpa6929]

Rama was a brilliant series - can't wait.

[@boblynch2802]

Yes Incest was brilliant, the Garden of Rama. Could not finish the book.

[@michaelschramm1064]

I read Clarke’s 1973 novel in high school in 1977 and have been waiting ever since for a screen adaptation.

[@sonofamortician]

wow a Villeneuve Rendezvous with Rama would be perfect, this excites me immensely, what a perfect coupling .

[@pikadasgalaxias306]

One of my favourite books ever!!

[@charlesblithfield6182]

Rama is a book that haunted me in my adolescence, love it. Villeneuve is in my top 5 film makers so I can’t wait until this film is realized.

[@NR-rv8rz]

Rendezvous with Rama would be an ideal film for Villeneuve. Like most Arthur C Clark stories and as with 2001, the story is a massive tease with zero payoff. It starts as a mystery and lazily ends with a mystery and taxes the reader/viewer to actually come up with the story/conclusion themselves. It's the story telling equivalent of the unseen contents of the Pulp Fiction brief case. Something that leads the reader/viewer to believe they have witnessed something profound when in fact they have witnessed nothing. However, the spectacle leading up to the story with the massive space station would be an interesting visual and ideal for Villeneuve as it will just be cold, impersonal technology and fun to watch on the big screen and he won't have to deal with any of those pesky issues such as actually fleshing out characters and dialogue. Either way, he will continue to pull the wool over people's eyes and convince them that he is a great film maker.

[@paulh2468]

I'm starting a rumour that Denis will be doing Cleopatra, set thousands of years in the future. She will be the Queen of Mars, with its canals like the Nile, or something, after the planets have been terraformed. She will be lonely on her planet, and happy to have Daniel Craig come visit her. This rumour resolves all the other rumours.

[@darkclaw3296]

Not gonna lie, I would so watch that! Lol

[@markwilkinson2389]

I'll watch anything Villeneuve creates. He is a master of film making regardless of genre.

[@maxmercer1931]

Ridley Scott should direct Rendezvous with Rama, Elaine

[@londomolari5715]

In one sense doing Cleopatra would be more of the same as Dune-palace intrigue, warring parties, desert location. Rama although science fiction would be thematically different.

[@patrickg3872]

It would be good if he paused Dune Messiah. Let actors age to make the gap in time that much more authentic.

[@zounds13]

Rendezvous With Rama is a fine candidate for a movie, and I can't think of a better director for it than Villeneuve.

[@peakrider4886]

I’ve been waiting for a daring director to be capable of bringing hard core science fiction and space opera to the big screen. Stephen Baxter’s Xeelee epic has some great stories in the collection and I always thought Peter Hamilton‘s Night’s Dawn trilogy would make an amazing multi-film epic of the magnitude of LOR. If anyone can do this, it’s Denis Villeneuve.

[@RaikenXion]

Plz, PLEASE i want Rendezvous with Rama adaptation to happen for Denis Villeneuve!! Hollywood always copy eachother and once something original becomes hugely successful every studio has to jump onboard and do the same. Examples of this remember when director Peter Jackson masterfully and very faithfully adapted tolkien's lotr novels; the way he shot the huge War battles specifically, afterward you had all of the major Hollywood studios copying, with the 2001 King Arthur movie, Colin Farrell's cheesy Alexander epic, Ridley Scott's Gladiator and many more. this is how Hollywood works, no one will dip their toes in the "Originality Pool" until that one individual goes first, that's when all the others always follow. this is why if Denis were allowed to adapt RWR a Arthur C. Clarke classic, and if it were as successful at the box-office as his Dune epic adaptations; i believe that would cause the major Hollywood studios to jump onboard and start adapting many other classic sci fi stories. this industry is in desperate need of some original, thought provoking, hard science fiction story adaptations. Not lazy, glossy derivative nonsense like Zack Snyder's stupid "Rebel Moon", but real thinking person's sci fi, something us sci fi enthusiasts can really get our teeth into. It's clear Hollywood has not had the confidence to do this so i'm praying Denis gets his chance with RWR 🙏🤞

[@Worldbuilder]

He is literally the only director I’d trust to do Rama justice. Arrival proves he masters the perfect kind of quiet intensity and interpersonal tension Rama requires.

[@kinngrimm]

I am loving that massive scifi sagas are being adepted for movies and Rendezvous with Rama sure would be epic. Now we only need film makers to read and fall in love with Ian Banks Culture cycle or Lois McMaster Bujold Vorkosigan Saga.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

*Rondezvous With Rama -- YES, PLEASE!*

[@ODUBlue]

I'm finishing Rama II now, and plan to devour the last two in the series. Villeneuve and/or Chris Nolan are the only directors I trust to handle this. 'Rendezvous' was very short and relatively uneventful, and completely opaque. It wouldn't shock me if they merged the stories, and made the insane things happening to the second crew happen to the first instead. Whatever he does, it will be transcendant and I need not worry. I can tell everyone here, if it happens, it is mandatory IMAX viewing. The Rama crafts are 31 miles long and 18 miles wide. The scale will be breathtaking.

[@kdog3908]

Friday...and the scent of Fresh Nerd Cookies is on the wind!

[@adampoll4977]

Rama, please! Denis has clearly earned the title of the greatest sci-fi director of the decade.

[@FredPauling]

Holy crap, for real?! Can't wait for Rama to be on screen

[@JonMcMenamin777]

The man is taking images I had in my childhood reading these books and putting them right up there on the screen, I'd trust him with any of the greats

[@kevinjohnson9844]

I hope he really does the Clark book into a movie. The book was an excellent book.

[@icreateworlds]

My all time favorite sci-fi saga. All Rama books are fantastic, particularly garden of Rama , but it’s great if he begins with rendez vouz with Rama.

[@AllaricHarosyn]

Rama would be great 👍, Also Ring World by Niven would be great too I would love to see a Puppeteer on screen.

[@user-qm1vn5ek1c]

So many Projects “ BRILLIANT “

[@frederickd.provoncha8671]

Yeah, I really hope we get both Dune 3 and Rama.

[@janetknights6855]

I love this Rendezvous book. I've read it so many times and can picture every moment in my mind. Who ever undertakes this carries with it a lot of responsibilities. Please don't ruin it with too many fancy special effects. Keep the story slow and simple.

[@jimrusso1736]

❤ Enjoyed your projections/ explanations regarding the next possible endeavor by the now famous Villeneuve .Although I do not at all understand the formidable movie making process whatsoever it would be my Express desire to see that Mr Villeneuve would undertake Both movie productions simultaneously. Never before have I been so mesmerized by a movie such as Dune which allowed me for the first time to experience life/ living on an Alien world such as Caladan or Arrakis. At the same time never has a Sci-fi adventure such as Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur Clarke taken me as far into an intoxicating mind expanding science fiction novel as this on my first read. Jas

[@generalnawaki]

I need Villeneuve to do a movie in the Sun eater series. Even just a movie of the first book would be the last movie I needed to watch.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Cookies for breakfast are always best. Thanks Elaine.

[@pikadasgalaxias306]

I've been dreaming about this book every day for the last 25 years.

[@chrisbergmanniii59]

I can't imagine him doing an historically accurate Cleopatra film. It would be NC17 at best.

[@AriManPad8gi]

have a very nerdy day too :D

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

I played the Commodore 64 game decades ago. I've been wanting a movie of RWR since I read it in the 70's.

[@Flomo112]

I wish he would do Oryx and Crake or House of Suns

[@macman1138]

I love Clarke's writing; big, big ideas and concepts in clean, simple, easy to read writing.

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

I think I need to read Rendezvous with Rama

[@anydaynow01]

Oh my, I hope this is a series of films, no way they are going to get the Rama story in two films. I know he's big on film but I hope someone is willing to pay for him to do a miniseries!

[@scott4092]

I'm guessing they'll do Cleopatra next, since it's so close to being ready. Then Timothee and Zendaya will be the right age to play the characters in Dune Messiah. But honestly all of those movies sound good lol.

[@gregsonvaux4492]

Strange, IMDB shows a Rama release date of June 28, 2024.

[@ulfingvar1]

As much as I'd love to see Rama, I also would like for someone to tackle Poul Anderson's Tau Zero. Now THERE is a story about time and space and loneliness..

[@thomasjtheobald]

Although I would love to see a treatment of Rama on the screen, it would not surprise me in the slightest to find he has been working on an adaptation of Eon all along.

[@FSM46AND2]

Now THAT would be amazing.

[@joshua43214]

I thought it fit the description of loneliness etc much better than Rama did. It also has in all honesty, more interesting characters, more interesting adventure, more interesting questions, and a more satisfying ending.

[@jockeb2651]

Holy hell that could be something!

[@fubaralakbar6800]

I want RwR. I mean, I WANT it. Another Cleopatra shot would be great, considering the flop of the last one. If there were to be, God forbid, a remake of 2001 A Space Odyssey, Villeneuve is the only one I would trust to do it.

[@jerrybailey5797]

Ive read the books of Rendezvous with Rama . I think this would be a brilliant film for the Cinema

[@abstractnonsense3253]

I'd like to see Denis's adaptation of Rama

[@shanenolan5625]

Thanks Elaine

[@562wiseguy]

Haven't we had enough Cleopatra already?

[@energ8t]

Villeneuve needs to just make all of these movies because no one can touch his cinematic skills at this point. Dune was EVERYTHING I wanted Star Wars to be all these years. Absolutely perfect in basically every way. Cinematography, score, cast, production, CGI, story/plot, writing & character development, costumes… everything. And on top of that every character has their strengths and weaknesses and without a single WOKE pandering. Perfect.

[@funhouse5453]

Please, PLEASE - convince him, or someone else of his calibre and vision (is there anyone?) to produce Ringworld?!?! The Duneiverse and Rama are certainly wonderful stories, no doubt about it. Ringworld has a similar scope, breadth, and the possibility to entrance.

[@ContumeliousEggs]

I'd be happy with either. Both novels are in my top 3 so it's a win win unless he goes with the Cleopatra film.

[@TonyA552]

The original Rama book was one of my all-time favorites. There were three sequel novels written by Gentry Lee and edited by Clarke but they got worse and worse through the series until I could barely stand the final book as I hated the main character. I'd love to see the original book put to the screen by Villeneuve but I'd never watch any movie based on the subsequent novels.

[@joshua43214]

Agreed, they badly written books filled with detestable people.

[@madboardjester]

Rendezvous with Rama is only the prequel to the trilogy afterwards. If Rendezvous does go ahead they can stop at the end of the novel. However the real story starts with Rama II and follows the same characters with Garden of Rama and Rama Revealed. I'm a bit wary of them becoming movies.

[@Noddyunplugged]

the crew that landed on the cylinder in the first book, were not space explorers (in the strictest sense), they were merely the nearest ship at that time that stood any chance of interception. I’ve been looking forward to the possibility of a move of the Rama series since my early teens. It’s the one set of books I can’t bring myself to finish 😅. I keep getting to within the last few chapters of Rama Revealed, stop, wait a while then start again from Rendezvous.

[@fakecubed]

The ending is one of the best parts. I hope you finish it someday.

[@Noddyunplugged]

@@fakecubed I know I really should. This next read through I might just. I just don’t want it to be over haha.

[@lgjm5562]

Not only have I stopped hoping Hollywood make my favorite sci-fi stories, their recent attempts have taught me to hope they DON'T. Except for this director. From his Dune part 1, I am willing to give him a chance.

[@josephnizolek3975]

I do have high hopes for this

[@JWRay-xh9wl]

I want him to please do this in my lifetime,then he needs to do Ringworld...

[@baldeagledelta3482]

Finally!! This film hopefully is true to the hook form.

[@bentex40]

He would be a great pick to make Greg Bear's Eon as well looking forward to Rama.

[@RedRobin0]

Rama needs to be a 6 hour movie... for part 1

[@countzer0408]

I remember reading about David Fincher writing / directing a Rama film back in the late 90s and again in the early 2000s with Norman Freeman involved. I hope this happens as it’s one of my favourite books of all time. Certainly my favourite Arthur C Clarke book. Didn’t care much for the sequel books.

[@obsidian00]

Yesssssss...🙌🏾

[@marknovak6498]

My sidy instincts say this is not the era to do Cleopatra. Dune Meesiah or Rama, yes. Though the description of the script sounds like Asimov's End of Eternity, and I would love his take.

[@user-tz3sf2ho7s]

Adapting A.C. Clarke, in movie history, would link Villeneuve (even) to Stanley Kubrick. Well, an eventual comparison with "2001 - A Space Odyssey", to Villeneuve, might be another huge task to shoulder - consider Christopher Nolan´s ridiculously failed ending of "Interstellar", failed to achieve something even remotely comparable to Kubrick´s thwarted endgame in "2001". Coming back to "2001": Kubrick just adapted a short story, not a novel; and in 1968, Kubrick could enjoy so much more creative freedom to achieve his very own results. Unfortunately, it may be overlooked for too long in the English speaking world that there were three incredibly groundbreaking, visionary movie adaptations of novels by the brothers Strugatsky in the Soviet Union/Post Soviet Russia: 1. Andrej Tarkovsky´s "Stalker" (1979), 2. Alexander Sokurov´s "Days of Eclipse" (1988), 3. Aleksei German´s "Hard to be God" (2013). In my opinion, Villeneuve cited some scenes of Konstantin Lopushansky´s Glasnost masterpiece "Dead Man´s Letters" (1986) in "Blade Runner 2049", so, probably, our favorite Canadian movie maker might be familiar with all of these three best Strugatsky adaptations as well. To push the dumb comparison with Kubrick away could mean, that Villeneuve might be doing something comparable to the Soviet/Russian trio, then, with "Rama" on his own terms. Would he be capable or even in favor of moving creatively that far out of today´s commercial blockbuster boundaries? (By the way, I missed this otherworldly vision in "Dune Part 1"; David Lynch, in return, had it, at least in certain parts of his adaptation. Villeneuve´s take was the sheer opposite, it was just "Inhaltism", as we say in German, desaturated colors and the actors had to downplay everything, as if the 180-turn to Lynch´s version had been the overall command.) May I add a long term wish here? I love the Culture universe by Iain M. Banks so much. Until today, no one in the "Western" world ever risked a movie adaptation. Could this be a project for our dear Denis?

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Wow, I just saw that Lopushansky did the Strugatsky´s "The Ugly Swans" (2006). Does his adaptation compete with the three movies I named?

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I read Clarke’s Rama book back in 1973.