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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…
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Dune’s Making of Book Is So Massive, Hans Zimmer Wrote It a Score
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is going to be a movie with a massive scale, but it seems that even our wildest imaginations of just how big it could be might be selling it short. It turns out this movie is going to be so epic, so sweeping, so regal, even its making of book will have…
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Dune Character Posters Re-Introduce You to Its Stars
Dune’s grand cast of characters and its world of spice-mining empires and political machinations are full of dense complexities that, well, we’ve already explained a lot (a lot) about heading into Denis Villeneuve’s new movie adaptation. But now you can just have them loudly proclaim their names at you while they solemnly stare off into…