It seems HBO Max’s upcoming series Dune: The Sisterhood, a televised spin-off of Denis Villeneuve’s anticipated adaptation of Dune, has hit a bit of a snag. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jon Spaihts will no longer be the series’ showrunner so he can focus on working on the sequel to the Dune feature film, which he co-wrote alongside Villeneuve. […]
Funko’s New York Comic Con exclusive movie-themed collectibles revealed
Funko’s New York Comic-Con 2019 exclusive movie themed collectibles have been unveiled and includes Pop! vinyl figures for Bluntman and Chronic from Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse, Marty McFly from Back to the Future, Killer Klown from the 1988 cult classic Killer Klowns from Outerspace, Feyd Rautha from Dune, Dr. Frank Poole from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: […]
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune pushed back a month to December 2020
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 […]
Filming wraps on Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
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 […]
Exclusive Interview – Stuber star Dave Bautista on finding his funny bone, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and the Fast & Furious franchise
Tom Beasley chats to WWE star turned Hollywood leading man Dave Bautista about his role as a near-blind cop who teams up with a kind-hearted Uber driver in action-comedy Stuber… Sometimes, comedy premises are so absurd that there’s no way they can completely fail. Stuber, from Goon director Michael Dowse, is one of those movies. […]
Exclusive: Dave Bautista was “floored” when Denis Villeneuve called him for Dune role
Dave Bautista has described getting the call from Denis Villeneuve for his Dune role as a “monumental moment” in his career, because the director didn’t originally want him for Blade Runner 2049. Bautista is reuniting with Villeneuve on Dune, having previously played rogue replicant Sapper Morton for the director in his lavish sci-fi sequel to […]
WarnerMedia taps Denis Villeneuve for Dune: The Sisterhood TV series
Ahead of the release of Denis Villeneuve’s (Blade Runner 2049) upcoming Dune adaptation, Warner Media has greenlit a spinoff series for their streaming platform. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series will be produced by Dune cowriter Jon Spaihts along with Brian Herbert and focus on an enigmatic order of women called the Bene Gesserit […]
Legendary Pictures confirms Denis Villeneuve’s Dune will span two movies
When it was first announced that Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 helmer Denis Villeneuve was turning his attention to Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi epic Dune, it was said that the big screen adaptation would span two movies. However, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures announced just one release date, and there was no mention of a […]
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune gets official synopsis and cast list as filming begins
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have announced the start of production on Dune, director Denis Villeneuve’s (Blade Runner 2049) star-studded adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi novel. The official synopsis for the movie reads: A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man […]
Funcom to bring us three games based on cult sci-fi Dune
Funcom, the developer responsible for hit games such as Anarchy and 2017’s Conan Exiles, has signed a deal with Legendary Entertainment to produce at least three games based on the cult sci-fi Dune, which is set for a new film adaptation in 2020. Development of the first of these three games is set to start later […]