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Many questions abound with “Dune: Part Two” now in theaters.

Though it wasn’t a massive hit at the box office, Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049” is often regarded as one of the best sci-fi films of the past decade. That’s saying a lot, especially when you consider Ridley Scott wasn’t behind the camera.

Though it wasn’t a massive hit at the box office, Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049” is often regarded as one of the best sci-fi films of the past decade. That’s saying a lot, especially when you consider Ridley Scott wasn’t behind the camera.

Denis Villeneuve is that most uncommon of contemporary filmmakers, to the degree where he’s pretty much a unicorn in Hollywood terms. Put more plainly, Villeneuve is one of a handful of noteworthy studio directors capable of re-imagining venerated properties in ways that shouldn’t work – like say, for instance, a sequel to Ridley Scott’s beloved “Blade Runner” or an epic take on Frank Herbert’s long-thought-to-be-unfilmable “Dune” – and making them sing onscreen.

“Dune” director Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) hasn’t shied away from giving his opinions on superhero projects with both dinging Marvel Studios films for “cutting and pasting” while also completing them by calling their hiring of Chloé Zhao for “Eternals,” a brilliant move.

While many film fans think of the “Blade Runner” franchise in terms of the two feature films, “Blade Runner” and its sequel ‘2049,’ the cyberpunk story stretches through various novels, comics, short films, and an upcoming TV series, titled ‘Black Lotus.’ And because of this, Alcon Entertainment, the studio that owns the rights to the sci-fi franchise, has hired two people that have perhaps the best job in all of Hollywood—they are the timekeepers of “Blade Runner.” READ MORE: Fall 2021 TV

There are few people in the world of acting that are as polarizing as Jared Leto. And there are a number of reasons why people either love or hate him.

Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049” is a beautifully crafted, well-acted, quality sci-fi film that also serves as a worthy sequel to the classic Ridley Scott film from 1982. But what it isn’t, sadly, is a box office hit.

Director Denis Villeneuve has been comfortably positioned in the sci-fi genre in recent years, dating back to 2016’s “Arrival.” And even when you compare that film to his more recent “Blade Runner 2049” and “Dune,” it’s clear the filmmaker is working with much bigger budgets and massive sets and crews. His recent features dwarf the size of films like “Sicario” and “Prisoners,” making them feel, in retrospect, like scrappy indie features.