Hall said on Twitter. “But first I need to pay tribute to my colleagues Pierre and Sasha who didnt make it that day.
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Denis Villeneuve is getting ready to celebrate the 10 Academy Award nominations his “Dune” has earned at the Oscars this Sunday, but the Canadian director reveals he’s already looking ahead to the sci-fi epic’s sequel.
“It’s gonna be intense,” he teases to ET Canada during a pre-Oscars event at the Official Residence of the Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles celebrating Canadian Oscar nominees. “I’m in prep right now. Monday morning, as soon as we leave Los Angeles, it will be to start to go on with prep.”
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The epic sci-fi sequel will pick up directly where the first “Dune” left off and cover the second part of Frank Herbert’s beloved novel.
“I cannot say nothing about the movie – I don’t like to talk about projects as I am doing them – but it’s probably going to be the biggest challenge of my career, again, because it’s even more complex than part 1,” Villeneuve says.
Before production on “Dune 2” begins, the director is looking ahead to the Oscars ceremony on March 27 where he shares a co-writing nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for “Dune” and a nod for Best Picture.
“I’ve very proud for my crew. For now we just cross fingers,” he says, adding that he has some thank yous prepared, but admits, “I’m not expecting to do a speech.”
“I’m expecting to applaud some of my colleagues, that’s what I’ll do,” Villeneuve adds.
Hall said on Twitter. “But first I need to pay tribute to my colleagues Pierre and Sasha who didnt make it that day.
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Dune: Part Two is set to begin next week, according to director Denis Villeneuve.A sequel to the hit 2021 film was officially announced last October after the new film earned over $40million at the US box office in its opening weekend. It will land in October 2023.Speaking to ET Canada at a pre-Oscars event celebrating Oscar nominees from Canada, Villeneuve said of the sequel: “It’s gonna be intense.
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Dune movie.A sequel to the hit 2021 film was officially announced last October after the new film earned over $40million at the US box office in its opening weekend. It will land in October 2023.Speaking to Deadline, Villeneuve described the follow up to his acclaimed sci-fi starring Zendaya and Tom Holland as “another beautiful journey in the desert again”.He continued: “It’s the journey where Paul Atreides and his mother, Lady Jessica, make contact with the Fremen culture and meet with the Fremen.
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Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentDenis Villeneuve, the director, co-writer and a producer of WB/Legendary’s “Dune,” talked with Variety about the four creative stages of filming — scriptwriting, preproduction, production and post — as they related to his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel. The film has been Oscar-nominated in each of those four stages, with 10 well-earned bids.“I’m very proud of my team.