Browsing: Denis Villeneuve

Filming is underway right now in Budapest on the upcoming Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures film, Dune. Based on the seminal literary work of the same name by Frank Herbert, this live-action retelling of the story of Arrakis is much anticipated by fans all over the world. We were pretty tickled when actor David Dastmalchian was announced […]

We are absolutely THRILLED to share the news that Hans Zimmer will be composing the upcoming Legendary Pictures adaptation of Dune from director Denis Villeneuve. Who BETTER to create the sounds of Arrakis (other than you know, Toto) and the vast space scapes we’ll need to tell the story of Muad Dib and co?! According to the official […]

The remaining roles of Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction novel Dune at Legendary Pictures are finally filling up, with an important piece of the Harkonnen puzzle fitting into place. According to Deadline, David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man, Almost Human) has joined the film as Piter De Vries, Mentat in the service of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. The Mentats are […]

Okay, this is the first bit of casting news from Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune for Legendary Pictures that has us asking “really?” According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jason Momoa is currently “in talks” to play Atreides man and sword master, Duncan Idaho. We’re not sure how we feel about this one for […]

Today in “What’s happenin on Arrakis”- yet another interesting casting announcement for the upcoming Denis Villeneuve adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune for Legendary Pictures. No stranger to Marvel Studios fans, it would appear that Josh Brolin (aka Thanos) is joining Dune to play Atreides man Gurney Halleck, so says The Wrap. The big question is- DOES HE KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE […]

It’s always nice when an actor can pass along advice to the next generation to carry on a notable role. Such is the case with Kyle MacLachlan, who played the character of Paul Atreides in David Lynch’s 1984 film version of Dune by Frank Herbert. We’ve got a new version of the film coming from Oscar-winning filmmaker Denis Villenueve at […]

It’s been an exciting week for casting news for Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming Dune adaptation at Legendary Pictures, with Harkonnen, Atreides, and Fremen being named. Today, it’s news that Javier Bardem will be playing Fremen leader Stligar, who becomes one of the most trusted Arrakis persons in Paul Atreides/Muad Dib (Timothee Chalamet) Fedaykin circle. So far, Villeneuve’s Dune has a pretty impressive […]

Things are finally gearing up production-wise for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation for Legendary Pictures. Casting is nearing completion (we think), and star Timothée Chalamet had some interesting things to say about the Arrakeen saga. Chalamet, two-time Oscar nominee, will be playing Paul Atreides aka Usul, aka Muad Dib, the Kwisatz Haderach of the Bene Gesserit […]

Things are moving faster than a Spacing Guild highliner over at Legendary Pictures for Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction work, Dune. Some of the main cast has been assembled to head to Arrakis; minus some pretty big roles- Duke Leto Atreides, Stilgar, Chani, the rest of the Atreides household, the Mentants, etc.- you get […]

According to multiple sources, Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming Dune reboot for Legendary Pictures just landed a former Replicant- Dave Bautista. Bautista worked with Villeneuve on Blade Runner: 2049, and we’re pretty darn excited to find out what side of the Arrakis saga he ends up on. Could be possibly be a Harkonnen? The Beast Rabban maybe? Or what about a Fremen, […]