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"Frank Herbert&amp;#039;s Soul Catcher has been optioned for film. The rights to the Dune writer&amp;#039;s novel have been acquired by producer Dimitri Villard, reports Deadline.  Villard is best known as the producer of &amp;#039;80s cult hits Flight of the Navigator and the Jim Carrey-starring Once Bitten. Soul Catcher centres around a young Native American student who kidnaps the 13-year-old son of a US politician, planning to sacrifice him in vengeance for the wrongs committed against his people. As the pair flee from federal hunters, they form a bond which threatens to derail the plan. &amp;quot;The book is an extraordinary example of Frank Herbert&amp;#039;s brilliant writing, and it is something I&amp;#039;ve always wanted to turn into a film,&amp;quot; said Villard.  &amp;quot;I remember the rights being unavailable when I first pursued the Soul Catcher project in the &amp;#039;80s, but as my producing career developed I never forgot the powerful effect the story had on me. &amp;quot;Now, with full support from the Frank Herbert estate, we have the opportunity to make a culturally impactful film that combines elements of suspense, high drama, mysticism and Native American history that will resonate for years to come and appeal to the millions of Frank Herbert fans worldwide.&amp;quot; The late Herbert&amp;#039;s Dune was adapted to film in 1984 by David Lynch, following a failed attempt by Alejandro Jodorowsky. It was made into a television miniseries in 2000. Villard took an extended break from film to work at music company ArtistDirect until last year. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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