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Today in "What's happenin on Arrakis"- yet another interesting casting announcement for the upcoming Denis Villeneuve adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune for Legendary Pictures. Josh BrolinPhoto by Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com No stranger to Marvel Studios fans, it would appear that Josh Brolin (aka Thanos) is joining Dune to play Atreides man Gurney Halleck, so says The Wrap. The big question is- DOES HE[...]

Such is the case with Kyle MacLachlan, who played the character of Paul Atreides in David Lynch's 1984 film version of Dune by Frank Herbert. Filmmaker David Lynch, actor Kyle MacLachlanphoto by Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com We've got a new version of the film coming from Oscar-winning filmmaker Denis Villenueve at Legendary Pictures, which will star two-time Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet as Paul. MacLachlan[...]

Legendary's upcoming monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters got into the Lunar New Year spirit yesterday with four new beautiful posters featuring

It's been an exciting week for casting news for Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune adaptation at Legendary Pictures, with Harkonnen, Atreides, and Fremen being named. Today, it's news that Javier Bardem will be playing Fremen leader Stligar, who becomes one of the most trusted Arrakis persons in Paul Atreides/Muad Dib (Timothee Chalamet) Fedaykin circle. Javier BardemPhoto by BAKOUNINE / Shutterstock.com So far, Villeneuve's Dune has[...]

Things are finally gearing up production-wise for Denis Villeneuve's Dune adaptation for Legendary Pictures Casting is nearing completion (we think), and star Timothée Chalamet had some interesting things to say about the Arrakeen saga. Timothée ChalametPhoto by DFree / Shutterstock.com Chalamet, two-time Oscar nominee, will be playing Paul Atreides aka Usul, aka Muad Dib, the Kwisatz Haderach[...]

It would appear that the role of Chani in Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune adaptation for Legendary Pictures may be filled. According to our friends over at Collider, "multiple sources" have confirmed to them that Zendaya is being eyed for the role of the young Fremen warrior who catches the eye of Paul Atreides. ZendayaPhoto by Kathy Hutchins /[...]

AND FOR THE FATHER….NOTHING. We've been talking a lot recently about who we'd like to see take on the role of Caladan's Duke Leto Atreides in Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune adaptation for Legendary Pictures, and it seems like it may just be Oscar Isaac. Oscar IsaacPhoto by Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com According to Variety, Issac has entered "talks" (read:[...]

Things are moving faster than a Spacing Guild highliner over at Legendary Pictures for Denis Villeneuve's upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction work, Dune Some of the main cast has been assembled to head to Arrakis; minus some pretty big roles- Duke Leto Atreides, Stilgar, Chani, the rest of the Atreides household, the Mentants, etc.- you get[...]

We're still several months out from the theatrical release date for Legendary Pictures' upcoming live-action Pokemon film Detective Pikachu, and something about the process has encouraged the studio to start working on a sequel Already. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Legendary Pictures has brought on 22 Jump Street's Oren Uziel to craft the script for a Detective Pikachu followup film[...]

There is every likelihood we may get teases of additional giant monsters, especially considering that production on the next film in Legendary Pictures' kaiju series Godzilla Vs Kong has already begun. Godzilla: King of the Monsters is set to hit theaters on May 31st, 2019. We're still in shock really about how good Godzilla: King of the Monsters looks[...]

The more we see from Legendary Pictures' upcoming Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the more excited we get Each update from the truly brilliant viral marketing campaign which utilizes Monarch Science's global alert system continues to up our expectations about what Mike Dougherty's film can deliver. There's one thing we KNOW we're getting- okay, three things[...]

Legendary Pictures is actively developing a new feature film based on The Toxic Avenger, proving that they're totally willing to take risks on…stranger titles. Legendary recently acquired the film rights for the property, and according to Variety, Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment will serve as producers, with Alex Garcia and Jay Ashenfelter overseeing for[...]

While yes, it's highly unlikely any movie trailer could beat the new world record of views on youtube, we're kind of hoping Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Sounds like things are moving along on Legendary Pictures upcoming Dune reboot project with director Denis Villeneuve, with one or two notable updates. The first being that it appears cinematographer and longtime Villeneuve collaborator Roger Deakins will NOT be the eye behind the lense on this project Deakins picked up an Oscar for his most recent collab with[...]

Turns out we were….partially…right? There *WAS* footage shown during the panel last night, but it hasn't been publicly released yet. There was also a banner at the bottom of the footage which read "trailer coming soon", which was addressed by Godzilla director Mike Dougherty, saying that a new trailer would be coming NEXT week. 「伊福部さんを敬愛しており、ゴジラのテーマを使用する。モスラのテーマも使う」 ゴジラのテーマは、この開演前に流れていた新アレンジの模様#東京コミコン #tokyocomiccon #ゴジラ #GODZILLA pic.twitter.com/MhhB69b94y — 大内ライダー (@Ohuchi_RIDER)[...]

Godzilla fans, do you already know about the Monarch Science website where you can track the whereabouts of King of the Monsters? Okay well if you didn't know about it, you should check it out here, because it'll play a big part of this latest monstrous fan-theories. If you've forgotten- Monarch is the company created for[...]

Understandably, such a tome would then be translated to the silver screen in a lengthy script, and possibly more than one film. We do know that director Denis Villeneuve is already planning for his take on Dune for Legendary Pictures to be at least two feature films to cover the first half of the first book, as he feels the[...]

Yesterday we were….gifted…the first trailer for Legendary Pictures live-action Detective Pikachu, featuring Ryan Reynolds as the voice of the crime-solving Pokémon. Today, we've got the official synopsis of the film, and the internet's reaction to yesterday's trailer. "The story begins when ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened[...]

Hot off his Oscar nominations this year for Call Me By Your Name, Timothée Chalamet is apparently the frontrunner to take on the role of the Kwisatz Haderach Paul Atreides/Muad'Dib in Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune adaptation for Legendary Pictures. Timothée Chalamet at the Producers Guild Awards 2018 on January 20, 2018[...]

The third entry in Legendary Pictures' "monster-verse" hasn't made much noise over the last year or so, but that's looking to change Entertainment Weekly has shared a first look at the movie and spoke to director Michael Dougherty. "The world is reacting to Godzilla in the same way we would react to any other terrifying incident, in[...]

Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' cinematic MonsterVerse: an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history. Godzilla: King of the Monsters, directed by Michael Dougherty, stars Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Kyle Chandler, and Thomas Middleditch It will be released May 31st, 2019. There has been[...]

Legendary Pictures has announced that they are teaming up with Sunrise to bring the anime series Gundam to life in a live-action movie The announcement was made at Anime Expo. The original Gundam series is set in the Universal Century, an era in which humanity's growing population has led people to emigrate to space colonies[...]

The Dwayne Johnson-led action movie Skyscraper has secured a rare July release date in China.

However, it told more of the story and even ventured into the sequel book, The Children of Dune. Legendary Pictures has been working on a new adaptation for some time, with Oscar-nominated director Denis Villeneuve at the helm and Brian Herbert (Frank's son, and author himself) on board as a consultant We know there have been a few[...]

Four new pieces of concept art for Pacific Rim Uprising have been shared ahead of the June 19th home release.

The 'final' trailer for Universal and Legendary Pictures' upcoming "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" is here; dinos, danger and more.

We're mere weeks away from the release of Pacific Rim Uprising which means it's time for clips, a TV spot, and a poster.

We're still not really sure what Universal and Legendary Pictures are planning with their upcoming live-action Pokemon film Detective Pikachu, but their cast sure is getting good. Photo by Tinseltown/Shutterstock.com Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai, Inception) has just been brought in to join the cast, apparently in a role that was specifically created for the film (so says[...]

He's since become the written voice of Arrakis, continuing the saga of House Atreides and the Fremen, as well as several of his own titles and works. Announced as a possibility last year and confirmed this year, Legendary Pictures is working on a reboot Dune film with Oscar-nominated director Denis Villeneuve on board to direct. Today on[...]

Two more posters for Pacific Rim Uprising have been released, and they're as flashy as ever with striking orange imagery.