Denis Villeneuve Recalls His Decades-Long Path to Making Dune and Warner Bros.' HBO Max Release Shift
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Denis Villeneuve Recalls His Decades-Long Path to Making Dune and Warner Bros.' HBO Max Release Shift
Warner Bros. announced in December 2020 that its entire upcoming slate, including Dune, would open simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max after the film's pandemic delay.
Denis Villeneuve says Dune was delayed for nearly a year while the team completed postproduction during pandemic isolation, a delay he says was necessary for audience safety.
Villeneuve had wanted to adapt Frank Herbert's novel since childhood and publicly declared his interest at the 2016 Venice Film Festival while Legendary Entertainment was acquiring the rights.
Legendary production head Mary Parent read Villeneuve's public statement as the rights deal was being finalized; after a brief meeting, they agreed to make the film.
Villeneuve connects his interest in Dune to Herbert's reporting on Oregon sand dunes and to the novel's treatment of science, religion, and faith.
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