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Denis Villeneuve has “an appetite and desire” for Dune: Messiah to be next film

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Last year Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two was released to wide and massive acclaim as it completed the story of Frank Herbert’s Dune, the first book in his epic sci-fi saga. Villeneuve has made his plans to adapt Dune: Messiah known  in order to close out the story of Paul Atreides, but he was going to take a break […]

Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides gets a 1:3 scale Dune: Part Two collectible statue

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Sideshow has shared promotional images for Prime 1 Studio’s 1:3 scale Paul Atreides statue which is inspired by the likeness of Timothée Chalamet in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel Dune: Part Two. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $1,505; take a look here… “I am Paul Muad’Dib Atreides, Duke of Arrakis. The Hand […]

Peek behind the veil with Dune: Prophecy featurette

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With less than a week to go until its premiere, HBO has shared a new featurette for Dune: Prophecy which sees cast members Mark Strong, Emily Watson, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Jade Anouka, Jessica Barden, and Chloe Lea, and the series’ executive producers discuss what we can expect from the sci-fi drama prequel; watch it below… From […]

Explore the origins of the Bene Gesserit with Dune: Prophecy trailer

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With just a month to go until Dune: Prophecy premieres on Max, a new trailer has arrived online for the small screen adaptation of Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson’s Dune prequel novel Sisterhood of Dune. The sci-fi drama series is set 10,000 years before the event of Dune and follows two Harkonnen sisters as […]

Three Recent and Wildly Overrated Sequels

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They’ve all been championed as some of the best of their genre but are these bloated and overlong sequels really that good? I love event cinema, especially when it’s good and in recent years, although we’ve seen an increasingly mediocre output from Disney and Marvel, we’ve still seen some pretty great blockbuster cinema. Top Gun: […]

Dune: Awakening unveils gameplay reveal trailer

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At this year’s Gamescom, Funcom released a new gameplay reveal trailer for their upcoming Open World Survival MMO Dune: Awakening, delivering 5 minutes of a character’s rise from scavenging and survival to hunting down Spice with an entire guild.  They also revealed the exciting news that Dune: Awakening will release on PC in early 2025 (and later […]

Explore the origin of the Bene Gesserit with Dune: Prophecy trailer

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Max has released a new trailer for Dune: Prophecy the upcoming prequel series based on Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson’s novel Sisterhood of Dune. Set 10,000 years before the events of Dune, the sci-fi drama explores the origins of the powerful sisterhood known as the Bene Gesserit and features a cast that includes Emily […]

Denis Villeneuve “event picture” set for 2026 sparks Dune Messiah speculation

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When Warner Bros. sets a release date for a Denis Villeneuve-directed ‘event film,’ it’s safe to say the Dune fans got hyped on spice. While only being labeled as “an event picture released in IMAX,” that was enough to instantly cause chatter about getting Dune Messiah from Villeneuve. It’s not official, but even Deadline reports […]

Comic Book Preview – Dune: House Corrino #3

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Boom! Studios continues its Dune: House Corrino comic adaptation next week with the release of the third issue, and you can get a sneak peek with the official preview below… Renowned authors Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson and acclaimed artist Simone Ragazzoni (Power Rangers Universe) continue the third and final prequel to the widely […]