Seeing book authors beam with pride is one thing. When those authors are two of the main creatives behind not just the book, but its subject as well, it’s something else.
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Over the last few weeks, there’s been plenty of digital ink spilled online about the box office. Movies like Furiosa and The Fall Guy had barely made their initial projections, if they did at all, and it’s caused many to wonder about the state of movies this year.
It was only just recently that we started hearing about Warner Bros.’ plans for Dune: Prophecy, the mysterious streaming series prequel inspired by the events of Sisterhood of Dune, again. But out of nowhere, we’ve just got a thunderous first look at its take on Dune’s world.
Dune: Part Two was a hit, so while it’s a little surprising there’s been no official announcement on expected third movie
All the way back in 2011, Rise of the Planet of the Apes seemed like it’d be an unremarkable but potentially solid movie.
You don’t make a movie as sumptuous and engrossing as Dune: Part Two and not think of every little detail.
The best art inspires more incredible art and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films have certainly done that.
Dune: Part Two’s success can never escape the shadow of the wormussy. Yes, even as the smash hit movie heads home, we’re all still talking about that popcorn bucket, as much as AMC probably wishes at this point we’d rather not. But it’s not all sandworms in this weeks news—CinemaCon, Civil War, and even Jedi Shaggy…