DUNE: Denis Villeneuve’s Venice Bound Sci-Fi Epic Reboot Lands An Official Trailer
It’s trailer time for Denis Villeneuve’s long-delayed/awaited post-David Lynch reimagining of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi epic, Dune. The film is set to screen for the Venice Film Festival while readying moviegoers for a day-and-date release in theaters and HBO Max on October 22. My actual focus is on catching the 1984 predecessor which I’ve already started watching. Having read into a lot of the original film’s history and the franchise, it’s no secret the gargantuan task Villeneuve is faced with in truly bringing this IP to life and living up to its potential going forward. Dune is a massive experience, and so it’ll be interesting to see what he’s done differently – even more so since the hype hasn’t been lost on the masses even with a pandemic interfering with the flow of things. A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant […]
