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Dune featurette promises that “people are gonna be blown away”

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Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune has already grossed over $100M at the international box-office, and once Bond has had his moment it’ll be released in North America and other key territories, so Warner Bros. are still pushing the appeal of the sand and science-fiction epic with the likes of this new […]

Denis Villeneuve shades Marvel, but praises studio for hiring Eternals’ Chloe Zhao

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Denis Villeneuve has been grabbing headlines this week for criticising Marvel, stating that “there are too many Marvel movies, that are nothing more than a cut and paste of others”, but it seems he isn’t entirely without praise for the studio – specifically when it comes to hiring one of the most well-regarded directors working […]

Dune gets a Royal Houses featurette and new poster

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Following its premiere (and eight-minute standing ovation) at the Venice Film Festival, a new featurette has arrived online for Dune which sees director Denis Villeneuve and cast members Timothee Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, David Dastmalchian, Stellan Skargard, Dave Bautista, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, and Zendaya discussing the Royal Houses featured […]

House Harkonnen character promos for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune

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Earlier this month we got a batch of character promos for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune showcasing House Atreides, and now its the turn of House Harkonnen with promos for Stellan Skarsgard’s Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, David Dastmalchian’s Piter De Vries, and Dave Bautista’s Glossu ‘Beast’ Rabban; take a look here…SEE ALSO: Denis Villeneuve sparks controversy with comments […]

Dune director Denis Villeneuve says David Lynch’s version left him “half-satisfied”

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The latest and highly-anticipated adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune novel is almost upon us and director Denis Villeneuve has reflected on his experience of watching David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation for the first time.In an interview with Empire, Villeneuve stated that while he is a fan of David Lynch’s work, parts of his Dune adaptation left him “half-satisfied” – […]

Denis Villeneuve sparks controversy with comments on how and where to watch Dune

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Is seeing the new Dune film at home like “drive a speedboat in your bathtub?” According to director Denis Villeneuve, that’s exactly what it would feel like.The filmmaker has launched a debate over Film Twitter and the industry trades this past week. Known for wanting to preserve the cinematic experience, much like his peer Christopher […]

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune gets a new trailer and more character posters

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Following on from this week’s teaser, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have now unveiled the brand new trailer for Dune, director Denis Villeneuve’s hotly-anticipated adaptation of the classic Frank Herbert sci-fi novel; check it out below, along with a second batch of character posters this time featuring Beast Rabban (Dave Bautista), Thufir Hawat (Stephen McKinley Henderson), […]

Dune delayed three weeks, will go head-to-head with The French Dispatch and Last Night in Soho

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Even with the theatrical experience slowly returning, the release schedule is still shifting. Today, we’ve learned that Warner Bros is moving its fall slate around with its juggernaut blockbuster Dune moving to the end of October.Previously set for October 1st, the Denis Villeneuve-directed film will now open on October 22nd. This will be more than […]

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune co-writer says the adaptation is “spectacular,” discusses the sequel

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With the upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune from director Denis Villeneuve arriving later this year, one of the writers of the film has discussed his involvement with the project and the upcoming sequel.In an interview with Collider, Eric Roth, who co-wrote the film with Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, had nothing but praise for what the […]