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Awards Radar Community: What Do You Think of the James Bond Director and Writer Picks?
Over the past several weeks, we’ve seen the next James Bond movie begin to gear up. First, the Amazon MGM production landed a coup in hiring Denis Villeneuve as director. Then, in recent days, Steven Knight has come aboard to pen the screenplay. These are fairly high profile people taking on 007. With the next […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #246: Joey and Myles Look Back on the First Half of 2025
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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Denis Villeneuve Agrees to Direct the Next James Bond Film
Sometimes, it pays to dream big. Even before No Time to Die chose its director, Denis Villeneuve was the pie in the sky pick to helm. He was busy building the world of Dune, of course, but clearly was interested in James Bond. Now, with Amazon MGM in control of 007 and prepping the next […] More
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Who Should Direct the Next James Bond Film?
It’s no secret that we’re likely to get a new James Bond film sooner rather than later, now that Amazon MGM has taken creative control of the franchise. Is that a good thing? Most think not, but it does remain to actually be seen what this all means for the series. One thing that needs […] More
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Denis Villeneuve Sets New Movie for 2026
The upcoming event film will be released exclusively in theatres on December 18, 2026. More
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Film Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ Delivers on the Promise of the Prior Installment and Showcases Epic Science Fiction on the Grandest of Scales
What a difference a few years makes. I went into Dune (reviewed out of TIFF here) with trepidation, wondering if this would just be another grandly ambitious misfire. I walked out of that festival screening turned around on the property and actually excited to see what was next. At the same time, I did have […] More
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Denis Villeneuve Has Dreams of Making a Third ‘Dune’ Film
Even though Dune: Part Two has been delayed until next year, Denis Villeneuve still is thinking about what’s to come beyond that film. The sequel was meant to hit this fall, but instead is now a 2024 release. Still, it appears he’s hoping to make at least one more movie in that cinematic universe, assuming […] More
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‘Dune: Part Two’ Will Release Two Weeks Earlier Than Expected
After Disney delayed Blade, starring Mahershala Ali as the powerful vampire hunter, Warner Bros. didn’t take too long to make adjustments to their own schedule. Denis Villeneuve‘s sequel, Dune: Part Two will now release on the date the Marvel Cinematic Universe was set to release its 34th film, November 3rd, 2023. The first weekend of […] More
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Interview: Oscar Nominated Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve Discusses His Epic Vision for ‘Dune’
In relatively short order, Denis Villeneuve has become a truly singular filmmaker. The director and sometimes writer is not just a prestige auteur, but someone working at the top end of science fiction as well. Usually, it’s an either or proposition. So, Villeneuve is doing something rather unique. In particular, Dune has merged a potential […] More
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Denis Villeneuve to Direct ‘Rendezvous With Rama’ for Warner Bros.
The film will be adapting Arthur C. Clarke’s novel of the same name, and could release after Villeneuve is done with Dune. More
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Scale and Ambition Still Matter, Thank Goodness
The following films were more expensive to produce than Dune: • The Tomorrow War • Black Widow • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald • Terminator: Dark Fate • Wonder Woman 1984 • Dolittle • Jungle Cruise I understand that making an effects-heavy feature with a budget higher than the […] More
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It’s Official: ‘Dune: Part Two’ is Coming
After a fantastic week of strong word-of-mouth and encouraging figures from the box office, Legendary and Warner Bros. have finally confirmed that Denis Villeneuve will get to make Dune: Part Two. The first part of Dune stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa and Zendaya to name only a few. It […] More
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