Earlier today, a group calling themselves the Spice DAO tweeted that they are the proud owners of an original Jodorowsky’s Dune Book, the compendium of conceptual art and notes containing filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s doomed attempts, a dune Movie from the 1970s.
(Recently) made famous by a 2014 documentary about the project, the film’s attempts to meld the iconic art styles of Moebius, Chris Foss and HR Giger, along with heavy doses of cranky theatrical excess from Jodorowsky himself, have lent the tome a cult following dune
The thing is, there isn’t a single book. At the time, multiple copies had to be made to share between various production members and executives, and it is estimated that there are still around ten copies in the wild. One was sold three years ago for just $42,500.
Which brings us to Spice DAO, who bought a copy last year for 2.66 million dollars, i.e. around $3 million. Today, a few months later, the group tweeted this incredibly ambitious mission statement:
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Which won’t be much because they can’t sell anyone to make it public because it already is; The book was scanned and photographed in 2021 and is now available for all to read and enjoywithout having to spend millions on auctions or contributing to a crypto scam. And the “original animated series” pitch is even sillier, because if it gets too close to Herbert’s story and/or Jodorowsky’s vision, they’ll be shut down by lawyers (since they bought a copy of a book, not the rights to the project). , and if it’s only loosely based on it, why did they have to buy the book?
Leaving the team with… a copy of the book. Good luck voting who gets to keep it at home on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, guys.
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