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Dune: Part Two Lured Christopher Walken Out of His 4-Year Acting Break
As was foretold in Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” music video, in which Christopher Walken danced to a line from Dune (“Walk without rhythm, It won’t attract the worm”), the actor would be destined to join Frank Herbert’s sci-fi universe in Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed adaptation. In fact, Dune: Part Two brought Walken out of a…
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Stellan Skarsgård on Dune: Part Two and How You Know a Movie You’re in Is Going to Be Good
Stellan Skarsgård has always been a talented, well-respected actor, but the last few years have put him into a whole other stratosphere, especially in sci-fi. For starters, he’s the game-changing Star Wars hero Luthen Rael on Andor. As Erik Selvig, he helped Thor across multiple Marvel movies. He danced across Greece in the Mamma Mia…
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Denis Villeneuve Was the Only One Who Imagined Dune: Part Two Not Happening
With Dune: Part Two about to hit theaters, it’s easy to forget a time when that wasn’t a certainty. When the first film was released in 2021, it was advertised as just “Dune.” Some fans knew it was only the first half of Frank Herbert’s book, made and released with a hope and a prayer…
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What Should The Exorcist Do After Believer’s Disappointments?
Last week, David Gordon Green—director of 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer, as well as the recent Halloween films—announced he was stepping down from directing the previously announced second film in the revival trilogy, The Exorcist: Deceiver. Today, we’re sorting through this demonic kerfluffle to see where the franchise has been so far… and where it could…