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Dune Review: Perfectly Adequate World Building

November 4, 2021

Thanks to the sheer density of Frank Herbert's material, Dune has been notoriously hard to adapt for the silver screen. The first attempt by Alejandro Jodorowsky never got made, while the 1984 adaptation hel...

Director Denis Villeneuve Shuts Down Rumors Of A Director’s Cut For Dune

John F. Trent

November 3, 2021

Movies

Dune director Denis Villeneuve shut down rumors about a Director's Cut for the first part of his film adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction novel. Source: Dune A Director's Cut had been r...

Dune Actor Stellan Skarsgard Wanted To Do More Naked Scenes As The Film’s Villain Baron Harkonnen

JB Augustine

October 29, 2021

Movies

Thor film actor Stellan Skarsgard's latest turn is in Denis Villeneuve's epic adaptation of Dune, the novel by Frank Herbert. Source: Thor (2011), Marvel Related -- Dune: Legendary Entertainment Gives Se...

Dune: Legendary Entertainment Gives Sequel The Greenlight

John F. Trent

October 26, 2021

Movies

Legendary Entertainment, the production company behind Denis Villeneuve's first Dune film, officially confirmed the sequel will be made. Source: Dune WarnerMedia Studios CEO Ann Sarnoff all but confirmed...

Warner Bros. Excludes Black Liet Kynes Played By Sharon Duncan-Brewster From Chinese Dune Poster

John F. Trent

October 25, 2021

Censorship, Movies

Warner Bros. debuted a promotional poster for their recently released Dune film from director Denis Villeneuve that excludes black actress Sharon Duncan-Brewster, who plays a race-swapped Dr. Liet Kynes in the ...

Box Office: Dune Takes Top Spot With $41 Million

John F. Trent

October 25, 2021

Movies

Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune took the top spot at the box office bringing in $41 million at North American theaters. Source: Dune The film had previously opened in international ...

WarnerMedia Studios CEO Ann Sarnoff Gives Update On Dune Sequel

John F. Trent

October 21, 2021

Movies

WarnerMedia Studios CEO Ann Sarnoff recently provided an update on a sequel to Denis Villeneuve's upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction novel. Source: Dune A sequel to the film hasn't be...

Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Posits Marvel And Superhero Films “Have Turned Us Into Zombies”

John F. Trent

September 16, 2021

Movies

Dune director Denis Villeneuve recently posited that Marvel and superhero films have turned filmgoers "into zombies." Source: Dune Villeneuve's comments came during an interview to promote the upcoming D...

Denis Villeneuve Explains Why Dune Is Still So Relevant By Referencing Colonialism And More

John F. Trent

September 13, 2021

Movies

Dune director Denis Villeneuve recently explained why the film based off of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel of the same is still so relevant. Source: Dune Related: Dune Screenwriter Jon Spaihts Explains Why Lie...

Dune Screenwriter Jon Spaihts Explains Why Liet Kynes Is Race And Gender Swapped In Denis Villeneuve’s Upcoming Film

John F. Trent

September 8, 2021

Movies

Dune screenwriter Jon Spaihts recently explained why Liet Kynes is race and gender swapped in the upcoming Dune film from director Denis Villeneuve. Source: Dune Bounding Into Comics first reported that ...

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