Tag: Dune: The Sisterhood
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‘Dune’ HBO Max Prequel Series Loses Its Director, Star
HBO Max’s return to Arrakis is taking a bit of a setback. The “Dune” prequel series has lost both its director and one of its stars, IndieWire has confirmed. This news does not in any way affect the release of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” this fall.Johan Renck, who was set to direct the first…
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Dune: The Sisterhood Loses Lead Actor, Co-Showrunner, And Director In Massive Creative Shakeup
Much like how the original “Dune” novel was seemingly cursed to never make it to the screen, its prequel series may be developing the same notoriety. That’s because “Dune: The Sisterhood,” the prequel series to Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 epic, has lost a significant number of creative talent as it undergoes an alleged overhaul. Deadline exclusively…
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Dune: Sisterhood Co-Showrunner Diane Ademu-John Exits Role
Dune prequel series, Dune: The Sisterhood is going through a mild creative shake-up — show’s creator, Diane Ademu-John is vacating her role as co-showrunner according to a report from Deadline. This now leaves veteran TV writer-producer Alison Schapker as the sole showrunner of the series. It isn’t an entire exit from Ademu-John though as she…
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‘Dune’ Prequel Series at HBO Max Casts Travis Fimmel
Travis Fimmel has joined the prequel series “Dune: The Sisterhood” at HBO Max.The show is set 10,000 years before the events of “Dune” and is based on the novel “Sisterhood of Dune” by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Per the official logline, the show “follows the Harkonnen Sisters as they combat forces that threaten…
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‘Dune: Part 2’ Is Only the Beginning, Says Screenwriter: ‘We Might Not Be Done in This Universe’
“Dune: Part Two” has already made waves during pre-production, with Florence Pugh and Austin Butler being eyed to join the cast, as well as returning star Javier Bardem hinting at a sandworm showdown for his sci-fi hero. The film is expected to begin production by the end of this summer from Legendary Entertainment.But that might…
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‘Dune’: 8 Things to Know About the 2020 Film & TV Series
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the news that Jon Spaihts exited his co-writing duties on “Dune: The Sisterhood” on November 5 to focus on the sequel to the upcoming “Dune” film. IndieWire has independently confirmed that Spaihts will continue serving as an executive producer on the series.One of the most highly-anticipated…