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We're seeing it again with Dune, and Vanity Fair asked director Denis Villeneuve about his film, which is the thing that introduces people to the world of Dune and helps them pick up the book for the first time. "Yes, I tried my best to stay close to the spirit and to stay close aesthetically to something I had[...]

Director Denis Villeneuve has been saying he's been working on a script for Messiah since before the second film came out, and it sounds all but guaranteed that it will be coming out eventually While people will refer to this as a trilogy, Villeneuve feels different, as he explained in Vanity Fair's "Little Gold Men" podcast. "First,[...]

Director / Writer / Producer DENIS VILLENEUVE on the set of Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures' action adventure "DUNE: PART TWO," a Warner Bros Pictures release | © 2024 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc All Rights Reserved Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures Godzilla in Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures' action adventure "GODZILLA[...]

However, Dune director Denis Villeneuve wanted her to be in the movie, and Taylor-Joy insisted she could be in two different places at once if that were what it took.  "Before I even sat down, he was like, 'I want you to be in "Dune," but you can't do it!'" Taylor-Joy recalls "I was like, 'Please?'[...]

Director Denis Villeneuve has had his eye on Dune: Messiah for a while now and hasn't been shy about the fact that he's been working on the film long before Dune: Part Two even came out We know that Hans Zimmer is already recording music, and the excellent box office and critical reception of the second film meant[...]

It's been pretty clear from well before this film was released that director Denis Villeneuve has also been thinking about adapting Dune: Messiah We heard about it as early as August of last year, but many have said that Villeneuve was talking about the film while production of Dune: Part Two was starting So it sounds[...]

All of that is very good, and director Denis Villeneuve hasn't exactly been dissuading people from talking to him about adapting Dune: Messiah He's been actively working on a script in some that we know of since at least August of last year, if not sooner He's admitted to multiple press outlets that the script[...]

Director Denis Villeneuve has said that he is sticking to that ending, so we know that is on the horizon and why people are already talking about a third film However, as always in capitalism, the fate of a third film will have very little to do with art and more to do with how[...]

The book has a definitive ending, but the story continues in the sequel, Dune: Messiah. Ever since director Denis Villeneuve hinted that he might be interested in adapting that book, people have been asking him about it He's working on a script but has also said that he needs a break from this world specifically[...]

However, if you think the ending to Dune: Part Two is exactly going to follow the books, it sounds like it might end a little differently, according to director Denis Villeneuve in an interview with Total Film The movie ending might be more tragic than the book, but it does lead into that part three[...]

Experience Denis Villeneuve's film the way it was meant to be seen This special event also includes a sneak peek at #DunePartTwo Get tickets now! https://t.co/CRhJbh6oxA #FilmedForImax pic.twitter.com/QiQjWhtS3r — DUNE (@dunemovie) January 17, 2024 Dune: Part Two – Summary, Cast List, Release Date The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on Dune: Part Two, the next[...]

It turns out that director Denis Villeneuve is self-aware enough to know that Part One of Dune is the weaker one compared to Dune: Part Two and that the second film is the stronger of the two He outright said that while doing a press conference with the Korean press (via Variety), he even went into why[...]

Director Zack Snyder recently spoke about how Part One and Part Two of Rebel Moon are very different, and now Denis Villeneuve has talked to Total Film about the differences between parts one and two. "The first movie was more meditative and contemplative We were following a young man discovering a new planet, a new culture," Villeneuve says[...]

However, during the Interview Magazine piece with his Dune: Part Two co-star Josh Brolin, Butler revealed that he believes director Denis Villeneuve is one of the best working right now. "Denis is one of the greatest filmmakers alive, so the idea of getting to work with him, and then you [Brolin], and all of the cast was so exciting[...]

Director Denis Villeneuve decided that teasing the hearts of Dune fans was the way to go with his latest interview with Empire Villeneuve hasn't been shy about the fact that while the Dune films are being greenlit as they go, he's always had a plan for the second book, Dune Messiah It hasn't been greenlit the same way[...]

That being said, it sounds like director Denis Villeneuve is very excited for people to see Part Two, saying that "it's alive" and "Part One was like the promise of something, but Part Two delivers on that I'm exhausted but a happy director." It's always good to hear that the director is happy with the progress that is[...]

Bautista has been in two movies with director Denis Villeneuve in smaller roles, and he's working on a third with Dune: Part Two In a new spotlight piece on GQ, Bautista says he would work for Villeneuve for free if it meant being a lead. "If I could be a number one [on the callsheet] with[...]

Dune, the Denis Villeneuve version, finally opened this weekend in the US It's a grand, stately epic, portentous, and somewhat lugubrious in its seriousness, treating Frank Herbert's novel as a sacred text As we watched the movie, we suddenly remembered the story about Ridley Scott expressing an interest in making a version of Dune back[...]

While the first trailer was rather underwhelming, mostly due to a weird song choice, the second was a lot better, and now that Shang-Chi is out, Marvel can start hyping this movie up. Eternals is one of the big releases of the fall season alone, with Denis Villeneuve's Dune next month  Harper's Bazaar had a conversation between[...]

It didn't occur to me until later that I guess I'd offended him." When it came to working with director Denis Villeneuve for the 2017 sequel, Young's face was scanned and de-aged over a body double in her brief cameo reuniting with Harrison Ford's character Rick Deckard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDx3WwWR6y4Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Blade[...]

If they did, they would have the support of Dune director Denis Villeneuve Villeneuve wrote an op-ed for Variety where he very blatantly called out Warner Bros for the decision. With this decision AT&T has hijacked one of the most respectable and important studios in film history There is absolutely no love for cinema, nor for the audience[...]

Denis Villeneuve (Dune) will direct and executive produce, with writer Lenore Zion serving as showrunner and executive produce with Kilter Films' Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy (HBO's Westworld), Nine Stories' Riva Marker, and Kilter Films' Athena Wickham. Jake Gyllenhaal (left) and Denis Villenueve (right) Source: Variety "Jonah and Lisa are a formidable creative force and we are[...]

Agree? Just in case you haven't seen it yet, or need a refresher, watch the Dune trailer below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9xhJrPXop4Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Dune Official Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9xhJrPXop4) Dune Looks "Predictable" "I wish his Dune would be a great success because Denis Villeneuve is a nice director, about whom I have been told a lot of good things,"[...]

Just released online, the first trailer for the new adaptation of the Frank Herbert classic by Denis Villeneuve is a spectacle, just like the first images from months ago promised Dune is still due to come out on December 18th in theaters, as more and more continue to open back up Villeneuve is scrambling and[...]

Director Denis Villeneuve is scrambling and sprinting to the end of the journey on the film, which at this point is not done We will at least now have a trailer, as those who have seen Tenet have experienced it on the big screen already We will all be able to stop wondering what to[...]

Dune director Denis Villeneuve is getting out there and letting things fly more than anytime in the past few months of production Earlier this week, we got some quotes about how he is trying to finish the film to make it's still on the books December 18th release date Now, in a new chat with[...]

All Rights Reserved.Photo Credit: Chiabella JamesCaption: (L-r) Director DENIS VILLENEUVE and JAVIER BARDEM on the set of Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures' action adventure "DUNE," a Warner Bros Pictures release. Mid-August is rather late for reshoots for a movie that is set to come out in December of this year However, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic[...]

Fans are in a frenzy waiting for footage from the Denis Villeneuve version of the classic Frank Herbert story, and part of that excitement comes from cinematographer Greig Fraser The man has a true gift, working recently on The Mandalorian, Rogue One, Zero Dark Thirty, and Vice Now he brings that keen eye to Dune,[...]

It is rapidly climbing to the top of my must-see list for 2020, and that is not just because new movies won't release in theaters again until July. Dune, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Issac, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Stellen Skarsgard, Dave Bautista, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, and Charlotte[...]

All Rights Reserved. Photo Credit: Chiabella James Caption: (L-r) Director DENIS VILLENEUVE and JAVIER BARDEM on the set of Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures' action adventure "DUNE," a Warner Bros Pictures release. Copyright: © 2020 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc All Rights Reserved. Photo Credit: Chiabella James Caption: SHARON DUNCAN-BREWSTER as Liet Kynes in Warner Bros[...]