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Watch two VFX reels for Blade Runner 2049

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Two new VFX breakdown reels have arrived online from Universal Production Partners and Rodeo FX for Blade Runner 2049 which gives us a look at the extensive CG work that went into Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel; take a look below…SEE ALSO: Order Blade Runner 2049 via Amazon US or Amazon UKhttps://vimeo.com/248318780Thirty years after the events of the first film, […]

Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve would like to return to the franchise

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Blade Runner 2049 and Dune director Denis Villeneuve has expressed interest in returning to the Blade Runner universe if he was able to create an original story rather than a continuation of the first two films in the franchise.“It’s such an inspiring place, the Blade Runner world,” Villeneuve shared with Empire. “The problem I have is the word ‘sequel’. I think cinema needs […]

Denis Villeneuve on why Blade Runner 2049 tanked at the box office

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Blade Runner 2049 was by far this fall’s biggest box-office upset. A film that was almost unanimously praised by critics, but was a complete failure financially. The entire situation has made many people question if there is even a place for cerebral cinema in today’s market; a world saturated with sequels, comic-book adaptations, and big […]

Blade Runner 2049 director was “frightened” to take on the sequel

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Imagine being given the task of directing the sequel to a 30 year old classic? That’s a tall order. The film has to be good, but not a retread. It also can’t be too different, or it risks alienating the original fanbase. However, it also needs to be accessible to a modern audience, and every […]

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune will be “shocking” and “very visceral”, according to Oscar Isaac

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In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker star Oscar Isaac shared a few comments on his next project, director Denis Villeneuve’s Frank Herbert adaptation Dune, which is set to release a year from now in December 2020.“It’s just a wholly, wholly different thing,” said Isaac when EW asked how […]

Denis Villeneuve has no interest in directing a superhero movie

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Although he’s expressed his interest in directing both James Bond and Star Wars movies in recent weeks, it seems that Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 helmer Denis Villeneuve has ruled himself out of tackling a superhero movie.Speaking to the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Villeneuve stated that: “I’m not from that culture. I’m French-Canadian which means […]

Denis Villeneuve to direct Blade Runner 2, Harrison Ford confirmed to return

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Alcon Entertainment has announced that it has found a director for Blade Runner 2, with Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Enemy) signing on to helm the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic, and Harrison Ford confirmed as reprising the role of Rick Deckard.“We are honored that Harrison is joining us on this journey with Denis Villeneuve, […]

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune pushed back a month to December 2020

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It seems we’re going to have to wait a little longer for Denis Villeneuve’s Frank Herbert adaptation Dune, with Warner Bros. announced that it has pushed back the release of the sci-fi epic a month from November 20th 2020 to December 18th 2020.The film will now open alongside Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Paramount’s comedy […]

Filming wraps on Denis Villeneuve’s Dune

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Brian Herbert, son of the legendary sci-fi author Frank Herbert, has announced that filming has wrapped on the hotly-anticipated feature film adaptation of Dune from visionary director Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049).Planned as the first of a two-part adaptation of Herbert’s seminal novel, Dune began filming in Jordan back in March, and sees Timothee […]