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Denis Villeneuve Is Ready to Return to Dune a Third Time
Speaking to Empire, Denis Villeneuve has said that “there are words on paper,” for a third Dune film. He’s been talking about continuing the story beyond Dune: Part Two since 2021, but this is the first time he’s said anything further on the subject. Villeneuve said to Empire, “If I succeed in making a trilogy,…
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Dune’s Stephen McKinley Henderson Talks Jumping to Blockbusters and That Cool Parasol
Dune has a stacked cast of actors both established and on the rise, from Timothée Chalamet as supposed messiah Paul Atreides and Rebecca Ferguson as his mother Jessica to Jason Momoa as loveable warrior Duncan Idaho. But few of the film’s stars have the “oh, it’s that guy!” energy of character actor Stephen McKinley Henderson.…
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Dune Part 2: What Can We Expect From the Sequel?
At least director Denis Villeneuve is upfront about it. Before you see much of anything in his new film Dune, the opening title card says “Dune Part 1.” It’s an admission that what you’re about to see isn’t the whole story — and by the end, whether you liked the film or not, you’ll certainly…
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Denis Villeneuve Aimed for Dune to Be Approachable, Even If You Didn’t Read the Books
There’s a very good reason why Dune, one of the most influential sci-fi books of all time, has never had a great adaptation. Basically, it’s just a lot. The story is set across multiple planets; follows several families, factions, and belief systems; and is less about action than it is about persuasion — diplomacy or…