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Dune director Denis Villeneuve blasts HBO Max deal, says AT&T “hijacked” Warner Bros

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Dune and Blade Runner 2049 filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is joining the long list of filmmakers who are not happy with the on-going drama concerning AT&T’s bold decision last week that all of Warner Bros’ films from 2021 would debut on HBO Max at the same time as premiering in theaters.In an article penned for Variety, […]

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune receives PG-13 rating

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Although the upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune from director Denis Villeneuve has been delayed to 2021 as a result of the ongoing global health crisis, the film has received its age rating from the MPA.Denis Villeneuve’s Dune has officially been rated PG-13 for “sequences of strong violence, some disturbing images, and suggestive material.”Although the film is still […]

Brian Herbert says Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is the “definitive film adaptation”

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Although the upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune from director Denis Villeneuve has been delayed as a result of the ongoing global health crisis, it still remains one of the most highly anticipated films of 2021.Now, in an interview with Inverse, Brain Herbert, son of Dune author Frank Herbert, has offered his thoughts on the upcoming adaptation […]

Jason Momoa explains why he won’t see Dune right away

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Jason Momoa, one of the stars of Dune, says he won’t be seeing the Denis Villeneuve film right away.It has gotten to a point that when Denis Villeneuve decides to make a sci-fi film, people automatically pay attention and expect something special. The Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 director’s next effort Dune, is a new […]

Denis Villeneuve and Jake Gyllenhaal re-team for HBO’s The Son from Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy

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Jake Gyllenhaal will be re-teaming with his Prisoners and Enemy director Denis Villeneuve for The Son, an HBO limited series adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s novel from Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.The Son is “a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption.” It focuses on Sonny Lofthus, “an escaped convict: an opioid addict […]

Alejandro Jodorowsky has a mixed reaction towards the first trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune

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Although the upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune from director Denis Villeneuve is one of the most highly anticipated films of 2020, director Alejandro Jodorowsky, who tried and failed to create a Dune movie in the 1970s, has a mixed reaction to the first official trailer.During an interview with France’s Premiere magazine, Jodorowsky stated that he […]

First trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune

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Following on from yesterday’s teaser, Warner Bros. has unveiled the first trailer for Dune, the new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel from director Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049). Check it out below, along with the official synopsis and a selection of screenshots…A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story […]

Denis Villeneuve reveals his thoughts on David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of Dune

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Back in 1984, director David Lynch adapted Frank Herbert’s Dune and starred Kyle MacLachlan, however, the film was released to a mixed reception from audiences and critics alike after the studio was largely involved and ultimately denied him the final cut of the film.Now in an interview with Empire, director Denis Villeneuve, who is helming the upcoming […]

Dune could be the next Lord of the Rings says art director

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Dune’s supervising art director Tom Brown says that it could be the next The Lord of the Rings.There are certain high points in cinema when it comes to blockbuster franchises and in the fantasy realm, The Lord of the Rings trilogy is certainly it.Taking cinema to new places and engrossing audiences of all ages around […]