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Dune director Denis Villeneuve says “it will be a sprint to finish the movie” to meet the release date

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Despite the uncertainty of theatres reopening, Warner Bros. is still scheduling Denis Villeneuve’s Dune to be released this coming December. Now, the director has opened up about how the ongoing global health crisis has impacted his filming schedule.During a recent Montreal-based interview promoting the Shanghai International Film Festival (via IndieWire), Villeneuve revealed that “it will be a […]

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune heading back to Hungary for additional photography

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Deadline is reporting that Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming film Dune is not done with production just yet as the filmmaker is planning to head back to Hungary to shoot additional material for the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic.Warner Bros. is still planning for its December 18th date in the U.S, as the studio doesn’t believe the […]

Denis Villeneuve spent a year perfecting Dune’s sandworm design

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While Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have started to peel back the curtain on Denis Villeneuve’s hotly-anticipated sci-fi epic Dune, we’re yet to catch any kind of glimpse of one key element from Frank Herbert’s seminal book series – that of the enormous sandworms inhabiting the desert planet of Arrakis.Given how synonymous the sandworms are […]

Dune director Denis Villeneuve talks Timothee Chalamet’s Paul Atreides

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While we await the first trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, the director has been chatting to Empire Online about his hotly-anticipated adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi epic – specifically the film’s protagonist Paul Atreides, played by Oscar-nominated actor Timothee Chalamet, whom he compares to The Godfather’s Michael Corleone.“Paul has been raised in a very […]

New Dune image features Timothée Chalamet and Josh Brolin

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Empire has revealed a new image from Denis Villeneuve’s hotly-anticipated Frank Herbert sci-fi adaptation Dune featuring Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck; take a look here…SEE ALSO: David Lynch has “zero interest” in the new Dune after his experience on the 1984 film“It’s Paul’s first contact with the deep desert, […]

David Lynch has “zero interest” in the new Dune after his experience on the 1984 film

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While the upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune from director Denis Villeneuve is one of the most highly anticipated films of 2020, former Dune director David Lynch will not be checking out the film.In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Lynch revealed he has “zero interest” in the latest adaptation of Dune due to his prior frustrations during production […]

Brian Herbert praises Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation

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This week’s first-look reveal of Denis Villeneuve’s star-studded adaptation of sci-fi author Frank Herbert’s Dune impressed many fans of the franchise. One person in particular who is very happy with what they have seen is Herbert’s son Brian Herbert, who has continued writing Dune novels based off his father’s notes.With the release of the images, Brian […]

New images from Denis Villeneuve’s Dune showcase the cast of the sci-fi epic

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Following yesterday’s first look at Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides in Dune, another batch of images have been released from Denis Villeneuve’s hotly-anticipated adaptation featuring Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica Atreides, Zendaya as Chani, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Thufir Hawat, Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Jason Mamoa as Duncan […]

Official logo for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune leaks online

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With some official images reportedly shown off at a merchandising show in France, the official logo for director Denis Villeneuve’s (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049) hotly anticipated big screen adaptation of the classic Frank Herbert sci-fi epic Dune has leaked online. It’s disappearing just as quickly, with copyright claims hitting social media left, right and centre, […]