Tag: Denis Villeneuve
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ Sets Rerelease in Imax to Promote Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Sequel
A big screen bromance is afoot.Christopher Nolan’s Tenet will be released for one week in Imax screens later this month in the lead-up to the release of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, Warner Bros. announced Thursday. The two filmmakers are big fans of one another, and Nolan was eager to help Villeneuve’s upcoming event pic.The…
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Dune: There’s a Good Reason They Use Swords, Not Guns
Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 adaptation of Dune, based on Frank Herbert’s beloved novels, is in a word: epic. It has everything we could ask for in a science fiction fantasy of space opera proportions. A noble-born family, whose honor is rivaled only by their good looks? Check. A dangerous mission on a distant, exotic planet, as…
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‘Dune’ Sets Release Date on New Streaming Home
Originally set for a return to Arrakis this fall, it was announced that the pursuit of vengeance by House Atreides against its sworn enemy, House Harkonnen in Dune: Part 2 would have to wait till March 2024. Warner Bros., in what was clearly disappointing news, decided in August to push the Denis Villeneuve sequel in…
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Cool Stuff: McFarlane Toys Dune 2 Action Figures Unleash Desert Power
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.Who’s got “Dune fever”? Well, we have some good news and some bad news. Director Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 had to contend with a once-in-a-generation pandemic so, as disappointing as it is, perhaps it’s only fitting that the follow-up, “Dune: Part 2,” has been delayed by the…
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‘Sicario 3’ Is in Development, According to Producers
Sicario was a masterpiece. If you’ve seen the film, you know there are scenes you’ll never forget — yes we’re talking about the border crossing scene. An almost once-in-a-lifetime coming together of talents, the film was scripted by Taylor Sheridan, currently best known as the brains behind the Yellowstone universe, and directed by Denis Villeneuve,…
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‘Sicario’ Producers Confirm That A Third Film With Benicio Del Toro Is On The Way
It’s been five years since Stefano Sollima‘s “
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‘Oppenheimer’ Success Praised by Denis Villeneuve and Paul Thomas Anderson
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has proven to be not just a massive financial success, but also as a new touchstone for the future of “the theatrical experience” for filmmakers across the world, and it now has two big-name supporters in the form of Denis Villeneuve and Paul Thomas Anderson. After a first viewing of the film,…
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Denis Villeneuve Says ‘Oppenheimer’ Reminds Us Film Is an ‘Art Form’ and Not ‘Content,’ Paul Thomas Anderson Calls $900 Million Gross ‘Nature’s Way of Healing’
Denis Villeneuve and Paul Thomas Anderson marveled at Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” crossing the $900 million mark at the worldwide box office, which makes the Universal Pictures release the highest-grossing biopic in history. In an interview with the Associated Press, Villeneuve said he knew “Oppenheimer” was a “masterpiece” on first viewing, but he never thought it…
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Quebec’s Strong Film Community Flexes at Fests With Venice Winner ’Humanist Vampire,’ ‘Solo’ ‘Kanaval’
Toronto: “Humanist Vampire,” “Solo” Heat Up Market for Toronto’s Quebec Feature SlateBy Jennie PunterToronto has long been a go-to place for Quebec filmmakers to launch new work, connect directly to the U.S. marketplace and, by extension, propel their careers to the next level — Denis Villeneuve, Phillippe Falardeau and Jean-Marc Vallée, for example, premiered most…