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Dune: The Sisterhood is meant to compliment and coincide with director Denis Villeneuve's feature film adaptation from Warner Bros – in fact, Villeneuve is set to direct the pilot episode with feature film co-writer Jon Spaihts aboard to write the series. Herbert's Dune portrays a future in which humanity has spread across the galaxy to thousands[...]

Based on the seminal literary work of the same name by Frank Herbert, this live-action retelling of the story of Arrakis is much anticipated by fans all over the world. David DastmalchianPhoto by Markus Wissmann / Shutterstock.com We were pretty tickled when actor David Dastmalchian was announced as playing the role of twisted mentat Piter De Vries in Denis Villeneuve's[...]

We are absolutely THRILLED to share the news that Hans Zimmer will be composing the upcoming Legendary Pictures adaptation of Dune from director Denis Villeneuve Who BETTER to create the sounds of Arrakis (other than you know, Toto) and the vast space scapes we'll need to tell the story of Muad Dib and co?! Hans Zimmer by Brinson Banks[...]

The remaining roles of Denis Villeneuve's upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction novel Dune at Legendary Pictures are finally

Okay, this is the first bit of casting news from Denis Villeneuve's upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune for Legendary Pictures that has us asking "really?" According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jason Momoa is currently "in talks" to play Atreides man and sword master, Duncan Idaho. Jason Momoa, photo by Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com We're not sure how we feel[...]

Today in "What's happenin on Arrakis"- yet another interesting casting announcement for the upcoming Denis Villeneuve adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune

It's always nice when an actor can pass along advice to the next generation to carry on a notable role. Such is the case with Kyle MacLachlan, who played

It's been an exciting week for casting news for Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune adaptation at Legendary Pictures, with Harkonnen, Atreides, and Fremen

Things are finally gearing up production-wise for Denis Villeneuve's Dune adaptation for Legendary Pictures Casting is nearing completion (we think), and star Timothée Chalamet had some interesting things to say about the Arrakeen saga. Timothée ChalametPhoto by DFree / Shutterstock.com Chalamet, two-time Oscar nominee, will be playing Paul Atreides aka Usul, aka Muad Dib, the Kwisatz Haderach[...]

Paul will be played by 2-time Oscar nominee Timothèe Chalamet (age 23), and Mission: Impossible- Rogue Nation star Rebecca Ferguson (age 35) will be playing Jessica, Bene Gesserit. We mention the ages, because it's a little odd, right? Just a bit? Once we find out who's playing Leto maybe it'll make more sense, as it is noted in the[...]

According to multiple sources, Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune reboot for Legendary Pictures just landed a former Replicant- Dave Bautista. Bautista

Sounds like things are moving along on Legendary Pictures upcoming Dune reboot project with director Denis Villeneuve, with one or two notable updates. The first being that it appears cinematographer and longtime Villeneuve collaborator Roger Deakins will NOT be the eye behind the lense on this project Deakins picked up an Oscar for his most recent collab with[...]

The beginning is a delicate time, especially for Denis Villeneuve's Dune for Legendary Pictures When it was first revealed that Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet would be playing the part of Paul Atreides, we were pretty excited He's a good choice, his age is about right (although a little old for the true story line), but his demeanor and[...]

It would appear that Mission: Impossible star Rebecca Ferguson is currently in negotiations to join the upcoming Dune film from Legendary Pictures and director Denis Villeneuve. Editorial credit: Twocoms / Shutterstock.com Obviously this isn't a done deal yet, but if Ferguson joins the film, we're thinking she'd be perfect in the role of the Lady Jessica, mother to Paul Atreides, who[...]

We may have Worm Sign -- a possible release date for Legendary's upcoming "Dune" film adaptation from Denis Villenueve released?

Author Brian Herbert, son of "Dune" author Frank Herbert, offers another update on the upcoming reboot film from Legendary and Denis Villeneuve.

However, it told more of the story and even ventured into the sequel book, The Children of Dune. Legendary Pictures has been working on a new adaptation for some time, with Oscar-nominated director Denis Villeneuve at the helm and Brian Herbert (Frank's son, and author himself) on board as a consultant We know there have been a few[...]

Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve has said he is planning more than one "Dune" movie in his remake, but it'll still be awhile before we see it.

The closest to movie-theater quality at home, the Warner Brothers 4K release of "Blade Runner: 2049" is a must-have for fans and collectors.

It was way back in February when word finally came out that Legenday's reboot of the classic Dune series had found its director in Denis Villeneuve At the time he'd had two award-winning back to back films with Sicario and Arrival and this year he added another award contender to his lineup with Blade Runner 2049[...]

The last few years' filmography from Sir Ridley Scott has been….interesting….with some notable misses and at least one pleasant surprise, his movie magic prowess is world renowned. Directors Sir Ridley Scott and Denis Villeneuve during the British premiere of Blade Runner 2049, photo from the BFI (British Film Institute) twitter. Of course one the titles most synonymous[...]

During an interview about All the Money in the World, screenwriter David Scarpa dropped some details about Cleopatra, which will reportedly be directed by Denis Villeneuve According to Scarpa, the movie will eschew the pageantry of past biopics like the 1963 classic starring Elizabeth Taylor for a more modern, gritty take. "It's similar [to All the Money in[...]

He's since become the written voice of Arrakis, continuing the saga of House Atreides and the Fremen, as well as several of his own titles and works. Announced as a possibility last year and confirmed this year, Legendary Pictures is working on a reboot Dune film with Oscar-nominated director Denis Villeneuve on board to direct. Today on[...]

While the studio bidding war for the "Bond 25" film is still happening, the list of directors is getting shorter and shorter.

Now that Blade Runner 2049 has screened for some critics and the reviews are largely positive, other studios are trying to snatch director Denis Villeneuve up According to Deadline, Sony is the first one out of the gate, as they are trying to bring him onto their adaptation of Cleopatra. "Based on the bestselling Stacy Schiff[...]

My character's name is Sapper Morton." When it comes to working with director Denis Villeneuve Bautista had nothing but positive things to say about the acclaimed director. "It was amazing, it was amazing," says Bautista "He's a very insightful person He's very particular about every little detail of performance, which was really great, and really interesting, because[...]

Amen. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, the sequel to the 1982 classic is set thirty years after Blade Runner, and stars Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Dave Bautista, Ana de Armas, Robin Wright, and Jared Leto. Watch the trailer below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZOaI_Fn5o4Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: BLADE RUNNER 2049 – Trailer 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZOaI_Fn5o4) The past will always find you[...]

Ahead of the original film's 35th anniversary, sequel "Blade Runner 2049" releases a video of film scenes and BTS footage

If there is one big risk this fall it's Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 Villeneuve has been kicking down the door to the movie industry for years but the last several have really seen him ride to prominence Prisoners took Hugh Jackman during his peak superhero persona and turned him into a terrible person back[...]

Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford also star in the Denis Villeneuve directed film, which will apparently totally blow away the original Blade Runner in October Watch a teaser trailer here. Guardians of the Galaxy star and former pro wrestler Dave Bautista has boldly claimed what no man has claimed before, and frankly, what no one[...]