‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Is ‘Jodorowsky’s “Dune” Within Marvel,’ Film’s Writer Says

Turns out the elusive Quantum Realm has a lot in common with Arrakis.“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” scribe Jeff Loveness compared his script to Alejandro Jodorwosky’s never-filmed adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi series “Dune,” adding a complex layer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.“It’s ‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’ within Marvel,” Loveness told Empire.

“It’s a fun place.

It’s a limitless place of creation and diversity and alien life.”“Jodorwosky’s Dune” is a 2013 documentary about director Jodorwosky attempting to adapt “Dune” in the mid-1970s.

The film rights lapsed in 1982 after Jodorwosky ran out of funding; David Lynch eventually helmed the 1984 film “Dune” starring Kyle McLachlan.Denis Villeneuve resurrected the source material with 2021’s “Dune,” followed by the upcoming sequel “Dune: Part Two” which is set to be released November 3.

“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” helmed by Peyton Reed, will land in theaters February 17.Marvel Studios

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