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Denis Villeneuve on Why He Chose to End Dune: Part Two Like That
When Dune: Part One ended on a breathless cliffhanger, audiences at least knew Dune: Part Two was on the way. Part Two does something similar, and while the odds are good that there will be a sequel, it’s not coming immediately. Nevertheless, the movie ends similarly to how Frank Herbert ended his novel, and director…
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Denis Villeneuve Has Seen What You’re Saying About the Dune Popcorn Buckets
As Dune: Part Twodraws closer and closer, one thing has been on everyone’s mind as the cast and crew open up about their experiences filming the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s spicy sci-fi saga: what about that popcorn bucket though? It’s a question that has been put to the cast over and over since the…
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Dune: Part Two: Who’s Who and What You Need to Remember
Dune: Part Two hits theaters in one week and it instantly thrusts you back into the action. After a new character gives the briefest of recaps of what happened in the first film, co-writer and director Denis Villeneuve picks up where things left off and doesn’t stop until the credits roll almost three hours later.…
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One of Dune’s Biggest, Non-Spoiler Questions Is Answered in Sandworm Poop
You can’t talk about the world of Dune without talking about sandworms. The massive, monolithic creatures are at the heart of not just Frank Herbert’s original novel, but both halves of Denis Villeneuve’s epic film adaptation. And if you’re talking about sandworms, you’re probably going to talk about thumpers. What’s a thumper? They’re the black,…