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Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.comThe first reviews for Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” are in, and the reactions are split.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn “Dune,” Denis Villeneuve’s droolingly anticipated, eye-bogglingly vast adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 cult sci-fi novel, the characters fly around in airplanes that have three sets of wings, all of which flap very fast. The planes look like insects, and the film suggests that’s one way that a flying machine, in another planetary sphere, might have evolved.

VENICE, Italy -- Denis Villeneuve’s adaption of Frank Herbert’s “Dune” was always envisioned as two films. But even if the sequel is anything but a certainty, it’s already been a “dream” for the Canadian director and his star Timothée Chalamet.“Simply put, this was the honor of a lifetime for me,” Chalamet said Friday at the Venice Film Festival.

Denis Villeneuve joked that wrangling Timothée Chalamet’s infamous hairdo, which he claimed was “alive”, was the biggest challenge he faced delivering Frank Herbert’s Dune to the screen. The movie premieres Friday night at the Venice Film Festival, and Villeneuve and his cast assembled earlier in the day for the film’s official press conference. “I had to direct Timothée and I had to direct his haircut,” the director laughed.

The 78th Venice Film Festival kicks off tomorrow with one of its strongest line-ups in recent memory. And among the films taking their world premiere bows is Denis Villeneuve’s long-gestating adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi classic Dune. The grand scale of the novel outfoxed directors like Alejandro Jodorowsky (whose version never got to set) and David Lynch (who disowned his version citing producer and financier interference), but Villeneuve’s version promises to be definitive.

Dune, describing it as “like nothing you’ve seen before”.The actor plays the role of Piter De Vries in the upcoming sci-fi flick, based on the classic 1965 novel by Frank Herbert.Speaking about Dune in an exclusive interview with NME, Dastmalchian said: “The scope and magnitude of this film is like nothing you’ve ever seen before.

Anyone that has read Frank Herbert’s “Dune” knows just how difficult it can be to get through. For every person that absolutely adores the sci-fi classic, there are probably dozens that started it and never finished because of just how dense the prose can be at times.

We are mere weeks away from the release of Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic, “Dune.” But this is definitely not the only time that a filmmaker has tried to adapt Frank Herbert’s classic novel into a film or TV series. Back in 2000, Syfy attempted to adapt “Dune” as a limited series, and while the story seemed to cover all the bases, the budget limitations ultimately hurt the finished product.

Other than film festival audiences, “Dune” won’t be seen by most audiences until October. Still, director Denis Villeneuve is already preparing fans for his plans to move forward with a franchise.

Legendary is looking to give audiences an extremely ambitious space opera epic with Denis Villeneuve‘s “Dune” the Frank Herbert novel is considered to be “Lord of The Rings” of the sci-fi fantasy genre. With that in mind, they keep hinting that this will become a franchise and new comments seems to reinforce those plans.

The sci-fi epic “Dune” won’t be released to the public until October 22 in theaters and HBO Max, but there is already development on the script for “Dune: Part Two.” Legendary and director Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049“) decided early on to split the original novel from Frank Herbert into two movies, telling one single story.

Legendary‘s upcoming film “Dune” is only part one of a two-part story, as the screenwriters and director Denis Villeneuve purposefully split the first novel from author Frank Herbert into two feature films. We have to assume the reasoning is to make it more palatable to audiences after David Lynch‘s 1984 version and the Sci-Fi series told the same story before but radically different ways concerning run times.

Legendary‘s upcoming film “Dune” is only part one of a two-part story, as the screenwriters and director Denis Villeneuve purposefully split the first novel from author Frank Herbert into two feature films. We have to assume the reasoning is to make it more palatable to audiences after David Lynch‘s 1984 version and the Sci-Fi series told the same story before but radically different ways concerning run times.

Timothee Chalamet is front and center in the official poster for Dune!

Jason Momoa is campaigning for a full length director’s cut of Denis Villeneuve’s forthcoming Dune movie.The sci-fi epic, based on the first half of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name, is due for release on October 22 in the UK.And the Game Of Thrones star is already calling for a four to six hour cut to be released.“It was a cool movie,” he told The New York Times.

Dune has just been released – check it out below.The upcoming sci-fi epic, based on the first half of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name, is due for release this October.Dune stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, the son of a noble family tasked with protecting “the spice”, the most valuable substance in the universe found on the desert planet Arrakis.Rebecca Ferguson will play Paul’s mother Lady Jessica, while Duke Leto Atreides is portrayed by Oscar Isaac.

Diane Ademu-John (The Haunting of Bly Manor) has been tapped as the new showrunner for HBO Max’s Dune: The Sisterhood, Deadline has confirmed. She replaces Jon Spaihts, who stepped down in November 2019 to focus on writing the script for the new Dune feature film.

Diane Ademu-John is the new showrunner for HBO Max’s upcoming “Dune” spinoff TV series. She replaces Jon Spaihts, who left the project at the end of 2019 in order to focus on writing the sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming big screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic.

Fans are getting an even better look at the world of “Dune”.

Jennifer Yuma editorWarner Bros.

Timothee Chalamet stars in the official trailer for Dune which was just released moments ago!

Denis Villeneuve has waited a while to showcase his latest film to mainstream audiences. “Dune,” based on Frank Herbert‘s iconic series of novels, is a high-budget fantasy epic with an all-star cast starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, and Josh Brolin, just to name a few of the film’s stars right now.

Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is returning to the world of big-budget science fiction after the fantastic “Blade Runner: 2049,” a follow-up to the original directed by Ridley Scott. His latest film “Dune,” is a remake of the classic Frank Herbert sci-fi fantasy epic that partially helped inspire many elements of George Lucas‘ original “Star Wars” trilogy.

Warner Bros on Monday released a series of character posters from Dune, its upcoming sci-fi tentpole directed by Denis Villeneuve. The pic, an update of Frank Herbert’s novel which was turned in into a 1984 movie by David Lynch, is set to have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September before it hits theaters and HBO Max day-and-date on October 22.

Check out the first character posters from the upcoming movie Dune, starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya!

With the fall and early winter corridor being fiercely competitive, Warner Bros. is changing a trio of release dates in order to best position their movies. All of them will still go day-and-date on HBO Max (for first 31 days) with theatrical.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNew works by Kenneth Branagh, Edgar Wright, and Céline Sciamma will screen at the 2021 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.

Canadian director Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic “Dune” will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentIt’s official: Denis Villeneuve’s hotly anticipated “Dune” reboot will world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September.As first anticipated by Variety, the fest has announced that the big budget sci-fi epic toplining Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya will world premiere in Venice out-of-competition on September 3.The film is adapted from Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction bestseller about young Paul Atreides (Chalamet), scion of the noble House

The Venice Film Festival has confirmed that Denis Villeneuve’s Dune will make its world premiere out of competition at the 78th edition in September. Deadline reported in May that the film was expected. From Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures, Dune is the highly anticipated big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction bestseller of the same name. The film will be shown on Friday 3 September 2021, in the Sala Grande. The fest runs from September 1-11 on the Lido.

Dune nerd” since starring in Denis Villeneuve’s film.The actress, who plays Chani in the forthcoming sci-fi epic, explained how she has become a fan of Frank Herbert’s universe in light of her role.“I have become a Dune nerd, for sure,” Zendaya told Stephen Colbert on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. “I’m very, very excited.

Timothée Chalamet closed off his Saturday Night Live hosting debut by donning a Legendary-brand hoodie during the sketch show’s curtain call.

When you read Frank Herbert’s iconic sci-fi epic novel, “Dune,” it’s very easy to fall into the common thought that there’s no way a filmmaker could bring the story to life. This isn’t “Star Wars” or “Guardians of the Galaxy.” “Dune” is a deeply philosophical book about religion, politics, and war.

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ “Dune” became the latest in a slew of Hollywood films to delay its release due to the coronavirus pandemic.Director Denis Villeneuve’s big-budget adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel, starring Timothée Chalamet, will shift from Dec.

Dune has been delayed until late 2021.The sci-fi epic was set to be released this December, however it will now be almost a year until it hits cinemas.According to Collider, the film will now be released on October 1, 2021. They cite studio Warner Bros’ recent decision to delay Wonder Woman 1984 until Christmas Day as one of the reasons for the new date.The first trailer for the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel was revealed last month.

Hans Zimmer used FaceTime to oversee the recording of ‘Eclipse’, a cover of the Pink Floyd classic that the Dune composer arranged for the film.The closing track to Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973), has been reimagined by Zimmer for Denis Villeneuve’s forthcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel.