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On YouTubeEntertainment News / Nerdist / May 8
DUNE: PART TWO’s Sandworm Attack Comes to Life in Giant New Poster
Dune: Part Two was a big deal at the box office. It was also a big deal with critics. And, of course, it featured some really big sandworms. So it’s only fitting the second installment in Denis Villeneuve’s epic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal novel is now getting a really big poster.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / May 7
Michelle Yeoh Will Star in Prime Video’s BLADE RUNNER 2099 Series
The Michelle Yeohaissance continues. Just days after going to the White House to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, she’s got another big time gig lined up.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / April 22
Denis Villeneuve’s Writing the Script for a Possible DUNE: PART THREE
Long live the writers! And I’m not saying that just because I write for a living. It’s because Denis Villeneuve revealed he is writing the script for a potential Dune: Part Three.
The 20 best sci-fi movie sequels
Featuring unique world-building, detailed lore, vast universes, and non-human species, sci-fi films offer thrilling adventures and heroic characters. Many of the best sci-fi movies earn sequels, and while not all live up to their original films, some are just as good, if not better, than their predecessors.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / March 8
DUNE: PART TWO Understands That Paul Atreides Is Not a Hero
“All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / March 6
DUNE: PART TWO’s Women Mirror Real-Life (and Mythical) Historical Figures
Dune: Part Two is here and it’s a breathtaking epic with themes of tragedy, heroism, appropriation, and history woven into every frame. One walks away from the film almost exhausted by the overwhelm.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / March 5
What Is Spice in DUNE and Why Is It Important?
In Frank Herbert’s Dune, there exists a powerful drug cherished by the known universe for its psychotropic properties, its time-alerting abilities, and its extreme rarity.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / March 4
DUNE: AWAKENING Direct Event Shares New Trailer and Game Footage
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two once again showed the only thing more brutal than Harkonnens is Arrakis itself. Surviving that harsh desert planet is challenging enough for natives, let alone outsiders.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / March 1
Everything STAR WARS Borrowed From DUNE
Star Wars is one of the biggest and most beloved pop culture franchises of all time. It’d be impossible to name every bit of art influenced by the galaxy far, far away since the release of Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / March 1
DUNE: PART TWO’s Biggest Differences From the Book
Fans of Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 sci-fi masterpiece have longed for a live-action version worthy of shai-hulud. Now Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two has let those book lovers see scenes and characters they’ve always dreamed of coming to life on a big screen with.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / February 29
DUNE: PART TWO’s Ending, Explained
In Dune: Part One, Paul Atreides had a spice-induced vision of a future that truly terrified him. “I see a holy war spreading across the universe like unquenchable fire,” he told his mother.
Entertainment News / Nerdist / February 29
Anya Taylor-Joy’s DUNE: PART TWO Character, Explained
Anya Taylor-Joy is no stranger to Dune casting rumors. Long before she confirmed her role in the epic sequel, her name was thrown around for Princess Irulan.
Entertainment News / Murphy's Multiverse / February 16
First Reactions to ‘Dune: Part Two’ Hail the Film as a Sci-Fi Masterpiece, Praise Director Denis Villeneuve
Supermega-visionary-auteur Denis Villeneuve went all in on Dune: Part Two and if the early reactions from critics who screened the film at its world premiere in London are anything to go by, his gamble paid off.
The 20 best fictional worlds in film and TV
Some of the best film and TV universes feature meticulous world-building, detailed lore, and colorful characters, whether fantastical, futuristic, dystopian, or even suburban. Audiences can’t help but feel immersed and a part of these worlds, often wishing they were real and could visit them.
The 20 most epic moments in sci-fi movies
People often go to sci-fi films to see the world brought to life in ways new, strange, and sometimes terrifying, precisely because the genre is so adept at taking things in the present and exploring what they might look like in the future.
20 movie directors known for their signature styles
The term "auteur" refers to filmmakers with a distinct approach to their craft that gives their films a personal and singular stamp. Many directors in the film industry, past and present, fall into this category.
The 20 most scientifically accurate movies
From the beginning, the film industry has been obsessed with science. Many films, even fictional ones, have drawn on scientific facts to ground fictional realities and grant them a greater verisimilitude.
The 20 best young actors working in Hollywood
Plenty of Hollywood greats have been on the scene for years, like Meryl Streep or Robert De Niro. However, some of the industry’s best and brightest talent comes from the young stars who lead the silver screen today.
20 facts you might not know about 'The Batman'
You can’t keep a good (Bat)man down. The Caped Crusader has been a staple of the big screen for decades in different iterations. When Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale said goodbye to the Dark Knight, we knew that invariably another Batman would rise.
20 facts you might not know about 'Dune'
Don’t be afraid to read these 20 facts you might not know about Dune. After all, fear is the mind-killer.
Entertainment News / Yardbarker / October 26, 2021
'Dune' sequel is officially happening: 'We're excited to continue the journey!'
Dune crushed the box office in its first weekend, and that was enough to convince Legendary Entertainment that a sequel is a good idea.
Entertainment News / Yardbarker / September 13, 2021
'Dune' director Denis Villeneuve is 'optimistic' that there will be a 'Part Two'
Denis Villeneuve believed so staunchly that there will be two Dune films that he only signed on to direct after Warner Bros. and Legendary agree to let him split his feature film adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 sci-fi novel by the same name into two parts, and then he intended to shoot both films at the same time.
Entertainment News / Yardbarker / September 3, 2021
'Dune' receives six-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival
The public will finally have a chance to experience what Chalamet and the audience at the Venice Film Festival loved so much when Dune hits theaters Oct. 22.
Entertainment News / Yardbarker / August 31, 2021
Timothée Chalamet wanted a part in 'Dune' so badly he set up Google alerts
Timothée Chalamet isn't playing Paul Atreides in Dune by accident. The 25-year-old actor walked Deadline's Joe Utichi through his dedication to director Denis Villeneuve casting him in the feature film adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 sci-fi novel by the same name in this new interview published Tuesday (Aug.
20 facts you might not know about 'Blade Runner'
How did the film come to be? Should the film have narration? Whether you are human or replicant, here are 20 facts that might intrigue you about Blade Runner.
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