Dune is struggling at the box office all around the world. It’s receiving mixed reviews, but it was going to be a tough go for anyone not familiar with the source material (the Frank Herbert classic is charting at #1 in all books on Amazon.com, by the way). Also, the tepid reception in China ($6.4...
Read MoreDenis Villeneuve’s Dune is on track for a $30-$32 million box office opening weekend. Friday numbers were between $16-$17 million for the Legendary/Warner Bros’ joint venture. IMAX sales are doing a lot of the heavy lifting, currently accounting for 22%-24% of the overall number. All the film ne...
Read MoreTimothée Chalamet will be a busy boy over the next few years. The man who is soon to be Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune just posted a sneak peek for the upcoming Wonka. He will be portraying Willy Wonka in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel, scheduled for a 2023 release. The�...
Read MorePretend I said something clever about spice because Warner Bros. has released a new Dune trailer. An adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction novel, Dune stars Timothée Chalamet as hero Paul Atreides, with Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, and J...
Read MoreThe Kwisatz Haderach has finally arrived, as the first full trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is online. For years, this long-in-development adaptation has become almost mythical to fans, as everyone had an idea of what it might look like, whether they had read the books, seen the Sci-Fi Cha...
Read MoreWe have some new insight into Denis Villeneuve’s work on Arrakis. In an interview around the Shanghai International Film Festival, the acclaimed Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 director talked about a myriad of things related to his highly anticipated adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune....
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