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Denis and Dune: Reckless financial decision, or potential film for the ages?

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the interesting case of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation… Denis Villeneuve returns with another epic sci-fi. He’s fast becoming the master of rich sci-fi cinema, catering to cinephiles looking to give themselves over to a piece, rather than let excessive theatrics wash over them. Villeneuve is the antithesis to the […]

Alejandro Jodorowsky has a mixed reaction towards the first trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune

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Although the upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune from director Denis Villeneuve is one of the most highly anticipated films of 2020, director Alejandro Jodorowsky, who tried and failed to create a Dune movie in the 1970s, has a mixed reaction to the first official trailer. During an interview with France’s Premiere magazine, Jodorowsky stated that […]

First trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune

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Following on from yesterday’s teaser, Warner Bros. has unveiled the first trailer for Dune, the new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel from director Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049). Check it out below, along with the official synopsis and a selection of screenshots… A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the […]

Denis Villeneuve reveals his thoughts on David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of Dune

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Back in 1984, director David Lynch adapted Frank Herbert’s Dune and starred Kyle MacLachlan, however, the film was released to a mixed reception from audiences and critics alike after the studio was largely involved and ultimately denied him the final cut of the film. Now in an interview with Empire, director Denis Villeneuve, who is helming the […]

Dune could be the next Lord of the Rings says art director

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Dune’s supervising art director Tom Brown says that it could be the next The Lord of the Rings. There are certain high points in cinema when it comes to blockbuster franchises and in the fantasy realm, The Lord of the Rings trilogy is certainly it. Taking cinema to new places and engrossing audiences of all […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]