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The chorus of calls for an Independent Standards Authority (ISA) that tackles bullying and harassment in UK entertainment is growing louder. Keira Knightley, Naomie Harris and several high-profile industry figures are among the those supporting a cross-industry group working to create the new body. UK Times Up, the…

Against all the odds, Denis Villeneuve has delivered the definitive adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 classic novel Dune. But a complex narrative and the difficulty of shooting a blockbuster in the scorching deserts of Wadi Rum, Jordan became the least of the challenges when a global pandemic threatened to disrupt the…

Denis Villeneuve told the audience at Contenders London today that embarking on an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic 1965 sci-fi book Dune was the "project of a lifetime" for him. Speaking to Deadline's Executive Awards Editor Joe Utichi, Villeneuve said he'd read the book at 13 or 14 when he was first discovering…

There is something amazing that’s about to go on in late October in the cinema, and you’ll have to get off your couch to see it, and believe it. And that is Denis Villeneuve’s reboot of Dune.  For some the word conjures up thoughts of Frank Herbert’s immense 1965 novel, the paperwork version running close to 900 pages…

It is not much of a spoiler to note that it is Zendaya who has the last word in director Denis Villeneuve’s sweeping and spectacular new film version of Dune, which just had its world premiere Friday at the Venice Film Festival. “This is only the beginning,” says her dreamlike fierce fighter Chani. And for…

Making her feature writing-directing debut with Reminiscence, Lisa Joy proves she comes from the Nolan school of filmmaking, challenging audiences with complex themes that play with our heads and points of time. It shouldn’t be a surprise since her husband and creative partner on the hit TV series Westworld is Jonah…

Oscar-winner Tim Robbins has been tapped to star opposite Rebecca Ferguson in Apple’s upcoming drama Wool, based on Hugh Howey’s trilogy of dystopian novels. The series hails from writer Graham Yost, director Morten Tyldum and is produced by AMC Studios. Wool is a set in a ruined and toxic future where a community…

Dune and Mission: Impossible star Rebecca Ferguson is to lead and exec produce an adaptation of Hugh Howey's dystopian novel series Wool. AppleTV+ has ordered the series from writer Graham Yost and director Morten Tyldum and is produces by AMC Studios. It marks a long and interesting road for the books, written and…

The release of the first trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s iteration of Dune is too big for just a regular debut. The scope, scale and significance to culture of Frank Herbert's bestseller means that the first look at its big-screen adaptation has to be a moment. In order to make this a benchmark in cinematic history and…

One of my favorite horror movies ever is Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining. The author himself famously didn’t share my enthusiasm, endorsing instead the idea of the inferior 1997 ABC miniseries based on the book. But King, still gold these days at the box office after the success…

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Wu, one of the leading actors of the Hong Kong film industry and most recently seen in MGM’s Tomb Raider and starring in and producing AMC’s martial arts drama Into The Badlands, will next star alongside Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson and Thandie Newton in Westworld EP Lisa Joy's directorial debut Rem…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Reminiscence, the Lisa Joy-directed action thriller that will star Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson. The film marks the directorial debut of Westworld executive producer Joy, who also wrote the script. This was the hot package at Berlin, and the…