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Florence Pugh May Join Cast of Dune Part 2 as Princess Irulan

Florence Pugh is in negotiations to join the cast of the anticipated epic sci-fi film, Dune: Part 2 as Princess Irulan Corrino. The character is a royal who will become romantically involved with lead actor Timothée Chalamet’s protagonist of Paul Atreides, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Princess Irulan will be a critical role in the…

Oscar Nominees Announced – ‘The Power of the Dog’ Leads, ‘Drive My Car’ Makes the Cut in Best Picture

Nominations for the 94th Academy Awards were announced this morning by actors Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross in twenty-three categories. The overall nominations leader is The Power of the Dog with 12 bids, including four acting nominations. Next up was Dune with ten bids, though it missed an expected mention for director Denis Villeneuve,…

‘The Batman’ Still On Track for March Release and Exclusive 45-Day Theatrical Window

The effects of the Omicron surge and many people testing positive for COVID-19 on sets has understandably led to delays for numerous projects. One that doesn’t appear to be experiencing them, at least for the moment, is The Batman, from director Matt Reeves. According to Variety, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar has stated that there the…

The Top 10 Best Films Of 2021

It’s New Year’s Eve, it’s time to look back at the past year in cinema and select the top 10 best films of 2021. We picked our favorites, so check out to see what we selected. To pay homage to filmmakers and actors, we don’t dare to rank them. Abe Friedtanzer  ・CODA ・Malcolm and Marie…

Denis Villeneuve Has a New Sci-Fi Project: A ‘Rendezvous With Rama’ Movie

Now that he has officially endeared himself to many diehard science fiction fans with his well-received take on Dune, director Denis Villeneuve has lined up another adaptation of a beloved novel from the same genre. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Villeneuve has been hired for a big-screen version of Rendezvous With Rama, Arthur C. Clarke’s…

Dune, Visual Grandeur Does Not Compensate For Narrative Vacuity

The novel Dune, written by Frank Herbert in 1965, is a science-fiction that takes place in a distant future, within a feudal interstellar society where various noble houses control planetary fiefs. Many have defined it as an arduous, if not impossible, book to adapt for the screen. Nevertheless, David Lynch tried to embrace the challenge…

Top 3 Films That We Expected to See This Year!

Now, Toronto Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and New York Film Festival are coming up, around this time of the year, we start to see some Oscar contenders, so we decided to pick Top 3 movies that we expected to see this year. Abe Friedtanzer Dune West Side Story Parallel Mothers 2021 has been a…

Denis Villeneuve Wants to Make a Dune Trilogy That Includes Adaption of Frank Hebert’s Second Novel

Ahead of its official release next month, Dune director Denis Villeneuve has revealed his interest in turning his take on the franchise into a movie trilogy. Although the two sequels to the sci-fi movie haven’t been officially announced yet by its distributor, Warner Bros., the Academy Award-nominated filmmaker recently told CBC’s Radio Canada that he…

Zendaya Will Play the Main Character in Dune Part 2

The long-anticipated movie version of Dune from director Denis Villeneuve is set to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 3rd and will finally arrive in theaters and on HBO Max on October 22nd. Because Villeneuve negotiated that the story would be split into two films as a condition of his…

Toronto International Film Festival Announces Dune Will Lead Official 2021 Lineup

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced its official lineup for this year’s upcoming edition, which is set to hold in-person and digital screenings. The festival revealed that its schedule will be led in part by a special presentation of Dune, the anticipated screen adaptation of author Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel of the…

Could Dune Go Just to Theaters?

The ever-changing slate of release plans for high-profile films has just added a new question mark. The theatrical success of Godzilla vs. Kong (which we reviewed here) may convince Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures to try debuting the film exclusively on the big screen, rather than simultaneously on HBO Max. There are still many factors…