David Lynch picked Dune after The Elephant Man despite having no connection to the material, later admitting 'I started selling out even in the script phase.' Villeneuve read the book at 14 and came to the adaptation with deep source knowledge. The contrast explains why Lynch's surrealism 'ill served' the material while Villeneuve's vision felt authentic despite a $185M budget track record.
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