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Twenty Must-See Movies of 2020

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EJ Moreno on the must-see movies of 2020…As we enter a new decade, we also open a new era of film. 2020 is coming with some notable films: like the last Bond of a generation or the return of some iconic movie characters. There is something for everyone in the coming year of cinema, and […]

Original Dune star Kyle MacLachlan is “very excited” for Denis Villeneuve’s film

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Kyle MacLachlan, one of the original cast members of David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of Dune, has expressed his excitement for the upcoming remake directed by Denis Villeneuve and for Timothee Chalamet to take the leading role.“I’m very excited to see it,” MacLachlan told Kevin Smith and IMDB. “There will be another one, there will be […]

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, […]

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’s Dune and Bond 25 find cinematographers, and they’re not Roger Deakins

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Having finally won an Oscar for his work with Denis Villeneuve on last year’s Blade Runner 2049, legendary filmmaker Roger Deakins is set to set out Villeneuve’s next film(s), the two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune.According to a report at Variety, Dune will see Villeneueve – who has worked with Deakins on Prisoners, Sicario and […]

Dune: The Sisterhood showrunner exits HBO Max series to focus on film sequel

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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.Dune: […]

Funko’s New York Comic Con exclusive movie-themed collectibles revealed

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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

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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 […]