One of the biggest questions in Hollywood right now is who will be the next James Bond. I have no idea, I just know it won’t be me. I very much doubt Amazon MGM Studios and Denis Villeneuve want their 007 to have a Boston accent.
The Dune franchise, thanks to its uncompromising commitment to theatrical scale, has become a pop culture phenomenon in no time. From a pandemic-era hybrid release to a billion-dollar franchise, Denis Villeneuve has brought Frank Herbert’s historically unadaptable sci-fi epic a long way.
Was the arrival of the Kwisatz Haderach good for the galaxy? Obviously not, since the Lisan al-Gaib immediately led the Fremen on a holy war of death. But has the Muad’Dib been good for filmgoers?
In 1982 when Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner came out, the year 2019 felt like a distant science fiction year. Well, if you didn’t realize, this year is 2026, so sci-fi needs a much further date.
Ryan Gosling is more than Kenough. He's a versatile, lovable movie star who can have chemistry with everyone from a rock to a stone (Emma Stone), with a handsome, chiseled blonde look that makes him the internet's darling boyfriend.
Dune: Part Three will deal with the fallout of Paul Atreides rise to power this December. It will be quite an epic weekend at theaters, with Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday giving us a “Dunesday” double feature.
It’s been headline after nauseating headline about Paramount Skydance’s megadeal to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery. You’ve heard about it. I’ve heard about it.
The first teaser for Dune: Part Three just dropped—as did a ton of character posters—and we’re pretty stoked. We’re also a bit confused about who and what we’re looking at.
It may have only been two years since the release of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, but within the narrative of Paul Muad’Dib and Arrakis, it’s more like 17.
After swallowing a tough loss for Marty Supreme at the 2026 Academy Awards on Sunday, March 15, Timothée Chalamet is pivoting forward to his next major project—one where he returns to the sweeping sands of Arrakis.
The world of Dune is one filled with mystery, spice, and a powerful appreciation for knowledge, wisdom, and leaning into intuition. Denis Villeneuve’s current Dune films, which will continue with a highly-anticipated third installment, have brought Frank Herbert’s world to a new generation of fans.
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films have more than revived interest in Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi fantasy. They’ve made spice, Arrakis, and the Kwisatz Haderach a ubiquitous part of modern-day pop culture.
In 2023, Insight Editions gave movie lovers a spicy behind-the-scenes look at one of this century’s most beautiful films with a beautiful book. Dune: Part One: The Photography showed how Denis Villeneuve brought Frank Herbert’s iconic novel back to the big screen.
The future of James Bond is somewhat clearer than it has been in several years.
It’s official: Dune and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve is taking the reins of the next James Bond film. Yep, you read that right. The visionary filmmaker known for turning sci-fi epics into visual poetry is now steering Britain’s most iconic spy into a brand-new chapter.
Denis Villeneuve is disappointed ‘Dune: Part Two’ was not nominated for Best Original Score for the 97th Academy Awards. The sci-fi blockbuster’s 2021 predecessor ‘Dune’ took home the accolade at the 94th Academy Awards, though was rejected from the category for this year’s ceremony.
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movies brought Paul Atreides’ story to the screen, but the story of the Kwisatz Haderach actually started millennia before he was even born.
Legendary like what they see from Denis Villeneuve because the studio and three-time Academy Award nominee have two more potential projects on the cards.
In Frank Herbert’s Dune, there exists a powerful drug cherished by the known universe for its psychotropic properties, its time-alerting abilities, and its extreme rarity.
Some of the best film and TV universes feature meticulous world-building, detailed lore, and colorful characters, whether fantastical, futuristic, dystopian, or even suburban. Audiences can’t help but feel immersed and a part of these worlds, often wishing they were real and could visit them.
Don’t be afraid to read these 20 facts you might not know about Dune. After all, fear is the mind-killer.
Dune crushed the box office in its first weekend, and that was enough to convince Legendary Entertainment that a sequel is a good idea.
Denis Villeneuve believed so staunchly that there will be two Dune films that he only signed on to direct after Warner Bros. and Legendary agree to let him split his feature film adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 sci-fi novel by the same name into two parts, and then he intended to shoot both films at the same time.
The public will finally have a chance to experience what Chalamet and the audience at the Venice Film Festival loved so much when Dune hits theaters Oct. 22.
Timothée Chalamet isn't playing Paul Atreides in Dune by accident. The 25-year-old actor walked Deadline's Joe Utichi through his dedication to director Denis Villeneuve casting him in the feature film adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 sci-fi novel by the same name in this new interview published Tuesday (Aug.
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