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Dune: Part Two has shifted release dates again. Switching dates (again) Warner Bros (per Deadline) announced that Dune: Part Two will now open two weeks earlier than expected on March 1, 2024. The film was originally slated for an October 20, 2023 release date before moving to November 17, 2023. It was then pulled up […]

Timothée Chalamet is one of the most talented and versatile actors of his generation. He has starred in a variety of genres, from coming-of-age dramas to historical epics, and has earned critical acclaim and numerous awards for his performances. He is set to play the iconic character of Willy Wonka in the upcoming origin story […]

Dune’s female-led spin-off, The Sisterhood, got a major name change. The Max series will release in fall 2024. Prophecy IGN confirmed the news that the female-led spin-off has been retitled, Dune: Prophecy. The series is a prequel to Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi classic novel.  It takes place nearly 10,000 years before the events of the […]

A few months back, an epic collaboration between Lego and Dune was announced. The first look at the Ornithopter has been revealed. The Lego set Thanks to a listing on the Lego website, pictures can be seen of the Dune set. It shows the Ornithopter in all of its glory and the eight figures that […]

Volker Bertelmann, the Oscar-winning composer who scored the acclaimed Netflix film All Quiet on the Western Front, is making his way into the Dune world. Dune: The Sisterhood Film Music Reporter broke the news that Bertelmann will score the upcoming Dune: The Sisterhood series. The Sisterhood is a female-led series for Max that serves as […]

Austin Butler landed an Oscar nomination for playing Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic. Timothée Chalamet will play Bob Dylan in an upcoming biopic from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny director James Mangold. He revealed how Butler’s performance inspired his Dylan. Like A Rolling (and copying) Stone Speaking to GQ for their November profile […]

Dune star Timothée Chalamet probably saw Top Gun: Maverick more than you. Chalamet’s wild Top Gun 2 claim Speaking to GQ for their November profile, Chalamet revealed that he saw Top Gun: Maverick eight times in theaters. He thinks “it was one of the greatest films I’ve ever seen.” Additionally, he treated his Dune: Part […]

‘Dune’ part 1 has Timothée Chalamet surrounded by veteran co-stars like Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, and Oscar Isaac. But he considered them more like uncles than peers. He confessed to feeling like he was without contemporaries during that phase of his career. However, in ‘Dune: Part Two,’ Chalamet discovered a different dynamic, where he was […]

In a transformative phase of his career, Timothée Chalamet embraces the challenge of becoming a leading man in the film industry. After completing the first Dune installment, he received an inspiring email from none other than Tom Cruise. During an interview with GQ, Chalamet reveals the email from Cruise was a ‘guidance’ on the broader […]

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has revealed the rating it has given to Dune: Part Two, the highly anticipated second installment to the 2021 Denis Villeneuve film, Dune. According to the MPA website, the film officially received a PG-13 rating, the same as the 2021 movie as well as the 1984 David Lynch adaptation. The […]

Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve shared his review of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Speaking to the Associated Press, Villeneuve revealed that he saw an early screening of Oppenheimer. He dubbed the film “a masterpiece” and knew it was destined for success. The film has grossed over $912 million worldwide to date despite opening the same […]

The Dune: Part Two crew have talked about filming in the sand and sound a lot like Anakin Skywalker. Denis Villeneuve spoke to Empire about the complexity of shooting his Dune sequel in the desert. “For my mise-en-scène, I’ll want a particular shaped dune. But Greig Fraser [the film’s cinematographer], on the other hand, will […]

After a rave response to Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla film out of its Venice Film Festival premiere, A24 has moved the awards player’s release date. Deadline is reporting that Priscilla will now go wide on November 3, not October 27. This may be due to Dune: Part Two moving to March 2024, which opens more theatrical […]

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune film is a visual feast. That includes the sandworm setpiece which the film builds to. While there aren’t real sandworms to shoot with, Villeneuve and his team spilled on filming these sequences for the upcoming sequel. Speaking to Empire (via /Film) for their latest cover issue, Villeneuve and the production crew behind […]

During a recent interview, Zendaya revealed a major career change she wants to make. Speaking to Elle about her new movie Challengers, she participated in an “Ask Me Anything” video. When asked “I would love to play…” she answered “a villain of sorts.” She continued that she wants to “tap into the evil, supervillain vibes.” […]

Dune director Denis Villeneuve took Frank Herbert’s iconic novel and made a two-part adaptation. However, while a two-part epic is a big task, Villeneuve’s ambitions is to make a third film to complete the trilogy. Speaking to Empire, Villeneuve revealed that he would like to make a third Dune film. This would be an adaptation […]

The news of Dune: Part Two being delayed has set the internet ablaze. On August 24, it was reported that Warner Bros is moving the upcoming Dune sequel to March 15, 2024. It’s not surprising, as reports of Warner Bros mulling a delay have been swirling. This move is due to the ongoing WGA and […]

Just in time for Dune: Part Two, it looks like a Lego set for the franchise is coming. It’s being reported by Promo Bricks that a Dune-themed Lego is impending. The set will be a replica of the Ornithopter spacecraft and will be released as a part of the Lego Icons line later this year. […]

Rumors that Warner Bros. could move Dune: Part Two out of its prime November release slot circulated last week, and a potential timetable for a new release date has been revealed. Deadline reports that there are three spring options for Denis Villeneuve’s highly-anticipated sequel. Dune: Part Two could be released in March, April, or over […]

Unfortunately, it appears that Denis Villeneuve’s highly-anticipated Dune: Part Two could be delayed. The Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya-led sequel is the latest project to be affected by the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. Variety reported that Warner Bros. is currently looking at the possibility of shifting Dune: Part Two out of its November 3, 2023, slot […]

With the SAG-AFTRA strike coming while the WGA strike is still going on, a lot of productions are scrambling (just look at the number of productions that had to be delayed). However, an upcoming Dune prequel series from Warner Bros. has made a major decision regarding its production. According to Deadline, the production of Dune: […]

Dune: Part Two star Rebecca Ferguson has teased the upcoming sequel from Denis Villeneuve and called it a “f*****g gut punch.” Talking to Collider ahead of the season finale of Silo, Ferguson teased Dune: Part Two. “I’m smiling so much right now. It’s so f*****g good. I get emotional talking about it because I love […]

Florence Pugh is a star who has done it all from indies to the MCU. In a recent interview, Pugh revealed how the jump from the indie scene into the conglomerate that is the MCU “pissed off” people in the industry. In her recent TIME profile, Pugh revealed that joining the MCU as Yelena Belova […]

Florence Pugh was recently profiled by TIME and the article featured some high praise for Pugh and her Dune: Part Two co-stars from director Denis Villeneuve. Part of the casting for Dune: Part Two was easy; Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya were already a part of the first film as Paul Atreides and Chani respectively, and […]

Dune: Part Two is one of the most highly-anticipated sequels coming in 2023, and while we’re still months away from the release, it’s never too early to speculate about festival premieres and screenings. What’s Dune: Part Two about?  It will continue the story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as he continues to grow into the […]

A recent trend in the marketing for a film is releasing a teaser for a teaser trailer coming at a later date. Dune: Part Two is the latest film to join the trend, but the 40-second teaser gave the first glimpses at some A-listers that are newcomers to the franchise. The teaser of Dune: Part […]

Even Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet need some assistance when filming romantic scenes. The actors gave a behind-the-scenes look at the pressure of shooting their romantic scenes on Dune: Part Two during a recent interview. While Zendaya and Chalamet’s characters Chani and Paul Atreides hardly shared the screen in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune (2021), expect that to […]

The creative heavyweights behind Dune: Part Two are trying to help its sandy sequel make waves before its premiere. Stars Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet and filmmaker Denis Villeneuve showed up at CinemaCon on Tuesday to unveil the trailer for Dune: Part Two during the Warner Bros presentation. This is a sequel to the 2021 Dune feature […]

Popular Fortnite leaker HYPEX leaks on Twitter that there will be a Dune crossover with Fortnite. The Dune bundle will feature nine cosmetic items including Zendaya skin’s Chani and Chalamet’s Paul Atreides. Despite having no official announcement yet, this Fortnite crossover is likely to happen. Timothee Chalamet, the actor who portrayed Paul Atreides, teased on […]