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 […]
Dune: Awakening brings open world survival to Arrakis
As we ready ourselves for a return to Arrakis next year with Denis Vulleneuve’s Dune: Part Two, Funcom and Legendary Entertainment are bringing the world of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi masterpiece to life with Dune: Awakening, a new open world survival MMO inspired by the classic book and its award-winning feature film adaptation. In Dune: Awakening, […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Dune (2021)
Dune, 2021. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem. SYNOPSIS: The highly anticipated first part of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation arrives on 4K with a reference-quality presentation and a solid […]
Brian Herbert says Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is the “definitive film adaptation”
Although the upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune from director Denis Villeneuve has been delayed as a result of the ongoing global health crisis, it still remains one of the most highly anticipated films of 2021. Now, in an interview with Inverse, Brain Herbert, son of Dune author Frank Herbert, has offered his thoughts on the upcoming […]
Denis and Dune: Reckless financial decision, or potential film for the ages?
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 […]
Brian Herbert praises Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation
This week’s first-look reveal of Denis Villeneuve’s star-studded adaptation of sci-fi author Frank Herbert’s Dune impressed many fans of the franchise. One person in particular who is very happy with what they have seen is Herbert’s son Brian Herbert, who has continued writing Dune novels based off his father’s notes. With the release of the images, […]
Timothée Chalamet in talks for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
One of the undoubted supernova’s of 2017 (Lady Bird, Hostiles, Call Me By Your Name), Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet has just made the prospect of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune that much more tantalising by entering negotiations to join the ambitious adaptation of Frank Herbert’s opus. Deadline are reporting that Chalamet will take the lead role of Paul […]
Legendary acquires film and TV rights to Frank Herbert’s Dune
Legendary Entertainment has reached a deal with the estate of Frank Herbert to acquire the film and television rights to his iconic 1965 sci-fi novel Dune. The studio is looking to launch the property as a franchise with potential film and TV projects aimed at a global audience. Dune has twice been adapted for the […]
