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Image: Universal Pictures, Paramount, Toho, Netflix, Marvel, Hasbro, Netflix, Studio Ghibli, Photo: Richard Foreman/Prime Video, Screenshot: Disney+David Lynch’s Dune might just be the ultimate “what if?” movie, especially in a world where Denis Villeneuve’s take is the biggest film at the box office right now. So when you get unseen creepy baby talk uncovered for the first time in decades, by god, you take it. Check out that, why Oscar-winner Godzilla Minus One isn’t in theaters anymore, and Jennifer Lopez doing…

Image: Universal PicturesDavid Lynch’s 1984 Dune was the eccentric auteur’s take on Frank Herbert’s “unfilmable” classic science fiction book series. It was divisive but became a cult film nonetheless, and stars Kyle Machlachlan, Patrick Stewart, Max von Sydow, and Linda Hunt.Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part TwoAs Denis Villeneuve’s masterful films adapting Herbert’s work have reinvigorated interest in the series, there’s now a new appreciation of what Lynch was able to accomplish. He walked without rhythm so…

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 four-year acting break.Denis Villeneuve on Ending Dune: Part Two That WayIn an interview with Vanity Fair, Walken discussed why he took on the role of the formidable Emperor who sets in motion…

Image: Warner Bros.It’s March, and we’ve got our first big movie for 2024 in Warner Bros. and Legendary’s Dune: Part Two. Even as its release date shifted around a few times, there’s been a palpable excitement in the air for the second half of Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel, and that was before it was getting high marks from nearly everyone. Financially, it’s starting off on the right foot and doing better than originally projected.Spoilers of the Week April 24-29Per the Hollywood Reporter, Dune…

Image: Warner Bros./Legendary PicturesDenis Villeneuve’s first Dune managed to become a hit in 2021, even as it came out during the pandemic and with a simultaneous streaming date on HBO Max. After WB and Legendary greenlit Dune: Part Two for 2023 (to the delight of many), anticipation for it has been through the roof, even when it was delayed to 2024 due to the strikes. Now it’s here, and it’s not wrong to say that folks are fairly high on Dune: Part Two’s supply. Denis Villeneuve on Ending Dune: Part Two That WayAhead…

Photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Disney (Getty Images), Image: Marvel, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Twitter/Warner Bros, Warner Bros., Disney, DisneyEvil! This week there’s a lot of it, whether it’s seeming confirmation as to just who Emma Corrin will play in Deadpool and Wolverine, or Star Wars subtly and not so subtly reminding us that the Jedi Order really did go off the rails with all that systemic rot. Also evil: the way Bill Skarsgård looks in the new Crow reboot? Maybe! Check out all this evil, and some good, in…

When Dune: Part One ended on a breathless cliffhanger, audiences at least knew Dune: Part Two was on the way. Part Two does something similar, and while the odds are good that there will be a sequel, it’s not coming immediately. Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part TwoNevertheless, the movie ends similarly to how Frank Herbert ended his novel, and director Denis Villeneuve was very confident he had to do the same thing. “I was adamant,” the director told io9. “I was like 100% certain that it was the best way. I love…

In “Dune: Part 2,” Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) rallies the Fremen people against the oppressive House Harkonnen, leading to an epic clash that unites characters from across the galaxy that author Frank Herbert first visited in his 1965 science-fiction novel “Dune.” Director Denis Villeneuve’s sequel, which comes out on Friday, March 1, is a complex portrait of a people at war that has already garnered widespread critical acclaim. Naturally, any game that’s officially tied to it must echo that sense of scale and…

If you hadn’t already done it after Arrival or Sicario or Blade Runner 2049, we think it’s time to officially declare that Denis Villeneuve is one of the best filmmakers working today. He cements that and more with Dune: Part Two, a thrilling, engaging conclusion to Villeneuve’s vision of adapting Frank Herbert’s Dune. One that has been on his mind for decades, and in the works for pretty long too. Few filmmakers would’ve had the guts to say “This story is two movies” and then convinced a studio to agree to that. But…

Image: Twitter/Warner BrosAs Dune: Part Two draws closer and closer, one thing has been on everyone’s mind as the cast and crew open up about their experiences filming the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s spicy sci-fi saga: what about that popcorn bucket though?Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part TwoIt’s a question that has been put to the cast over and over since the internet got its hold on the, uh, wormussy late last month—a horrifying sandworm-shaped opening slapped on top of a collectible popcorn bucket that…