Morel was the director of the hit film Taken, starring Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace, and has been picked up by Paramount Pictures to helm a new version of Dune. It’s hard to say it’s a remake though, seeing as the movie will actually be an adaption of the 1965 Hugo Award winning book of the same name written by Frank Herbert.
Taken from Wikipedia;
Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary fiefdoms are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the Imperial House Corrino, Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides (the heir apparent to Duke Leto Atreides and the scion of House Atreides) as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the "spice" melange, the most important and valuable substance in the universe. The story explores the complex and multi-layered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion, as the forces of the Empire confront each other for control of Arrakis and its "spice".
Paramount is also now looking for a new writer to incorporate Morel’s thoughts into the original draft of the screenplay written by Josh Zetumer, the man behind the most recent Bond film, Quantum of Solace.
The movie, being produced by Kevin Misher and Richard Rubinstein, is a high priority for Paramount’s production chief, Adam Goodman.