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Steven Spielberg calls Dune: Part Two “one of the most brilliant science-fiction films”

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When the filmmaker behind E.T: Extra-Terrestrial and Jurassic Park praises your film as one of the best genre films ever made, it must feel like quite the honor. Denis Villeneuve is now experiencing that as the iconic director Steven Spielberg sings high praises for Dune: Part Two. While interviewing Villeneuve on the latest DGA’s Director’s […]

Comic Book Preview – Dune: House Corrino #1

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Boom! Studios launches its new series Dune: House Corrino next week, and we have the official preview of the first issue for you below; check it out… House Corrino, once the deadliest House in the known universe as the Imperial family, set up the final pieces leading into the events of Dune and the fall […]

Denis Villeneuve says Blade Runner 2049 backlash scared him from universes he didn’t create: “Why did I do that?”

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Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve is no stranger to adaptations, but he doesn’t want to play in anyone else’s sandbox again. During a new interview with THR, Villeneuve revealed he has a few projects in development, but don’t expect another Blade Runner 2049 situation. The filmmaker notes, “I have four projects on the table currently. […]

Dune: Part Two mines sandworm-sized $178 million at the global box office

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Everything about Dune: Part Two has felt bigger; the anticipation, the size of the sandworms, and the amount of stars awarded by critics (read our ★★★★★ review here), yet the question remained as to whether that would translate into spice-level box-office returns. The answer is a resounding Bene Gesserit-style ‘YES!’, as Denis Villeneuve‘s big-budget sequel […]

Movie Review – Dune: Part Two (2024)

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Dune: Part Two, 2024. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem, Tim Blake Nelson, Souheila Yacoub, Roger Yuan, Babs Olusanmokun, Alison Halstead, Giusi Merli, Joelle, Peter Sztojanov Jr., Gino Salvano, and […]

Movie Review – Dune: Part Two (2024)

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Dune: Part Two, 2024. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem, Tim Blake Nelson, Souheila Yacoub, Roger Yuan, Babs Olusanmokun, Alison Halstead, Giusi Merli, Joelle, Peter Sztojanov Jr., Gino Salvano, and […]

Dune: Part Two on track for $170 million worldwide box office opening weekend

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As Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment prepare to take us back to the sands of Arrakis for the hotly-anticipated second instalment of Denis Villenueve’s Dune adaptation, Deadline is reporting that the sci-fi sequel is on track to amass a global opening weekend of around $170 million. According to projectionss, Dune: Part Two is looking at […]

Video Review – Dune: Part Two is weirder, messier, and spicier

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EJ Moreno reviews Dune: Part Two… Critic EJ Moreno leaps back into the world of Dune for his review of the Denis Villeneuve follow-up. For Dune Part Two, we see the film strip back some of its perfect sheen to make a dirtier and stranger project than ever before. Is it as camp or fun […]

Argylle fumbles and Lisa Frankenstein is sacked during lowest grossing box office weekend of 2024

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It was a depressing few days at the North American box-office over the weekend, with a year-low return of $40 million that not even the Super Bowl excuse could account for. Ordinarily a quieter weekend, with Sunday takings cratering as the country stands still to watch a sporting blockbuster, there are still plenty of examples […]