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Earlier this year, Denis Villeneuve released the masterpiece Dune: Part Two and blew us all away with his stunning vision of the desert planet Arrakis, the sandworms that live there, and the rise of unwilling space messiah Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet). But that's not the only Dune thing that'll be coming to our screens this year. Believe it or not, we're but a few short months away from the release of Dune: Prophecy, a brand new spinoff series coming to Max.

Dune: Prophecy is set 10,000 years before the Dune story covered in Denis Villeneuve's movies, which adapt the seminal 1965 novel by Frank Herbert. This new series is all about the founding of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood of space witches, who manipulate the levers of power in the galaxy from the shadows. By Paul's time, they're one of the most powerful factions around. But in Dune: Prophecy, they're just beginning to find their footing.

The original feature-length adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune is leaving Netflix at the end of the month. However, Dune fans need not worry as the 1984 sci-fi movie will be available to stream on a different service the following day.

Beginning Oct. 1, Dune will be available to stream on Max. Written and directed by David Lynch, the 1984 epic space opera film chronicles the conflict between rival noble families as they battle for control of the extremely harsh desert planet Arrakis, the only place where spice can be found. The movie follows Paul Atreides, played by Kyle MacLachlan, and his family, House Atreides, as they are appointed to control Arrakis, bringing them into conflict with its former overlords, House Harkonnen. Although a box office bomb at the time of release, Dune has since become a cult classic.

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With his literary work, author Frank Herbert created a captivating world full of potential in the much beloved Dune novel series. With the work done in Denis Villeneuves films, the sometimes complex fantasy plane of the books was brought to life in live-action. The third installment in the filmmaker's trilogy based on Herbert's work might take a while to materialize. In the meantime, audiences can preoccupy their minds with Max's upcoming series, Dune: Prophecy. The upcoming series will serve as an origin story of sorts for much of the strife and drama we bear witness to in the Villeneuve films - including the rise of the Harkonnen family.

Denis Villeneuve will receive the Director Tribute at the 34th Gotham Awards, in recognition of “Dune: Part Two.” The ceremony will take place live and in person on December 2, 2024 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The prize celebrates visionary filmmakers “responsible for bringing some of audiences’ most beloved films to life,” according to the statement released by the Gotham Awards.

“Denis Villeneuve has masterfully adapted Frank Herbert’s classic, first with 2021’s ‘Dune’ and now with ‘Dune: Part Two,’ creating a visually stunning and narratively complex conclusion to this tale in a manner that has captivated everyone from critics to audiences to devoted fans,” Executive Director of the Gotham Film & Media Institute Jeffrey Sharp said in a statement. “The Gotham is honored to present Villeneuve — a visionary who has redefined the genre for modern audiences — with The Director Tribute. This recognition celebrates not only his recent accomplishments...

Denis Villeneuve is including a deleted scene from the original Dune in Dune 2, addressing audiences' concerns about an underused character. Dune 2 will chronicle the second half of Frank Herbert's novel and has pressure to address narrative threads and character arcs while setting up the trilogy's finale. Gurney Halleck, a character underdeveloped in the first movie, will have a larger role in Dune 2, showcasing his love for Fremen culture and his fighting skills against the Harkonnen forces.

Denis Villeneuve has revealed that a deleted scene from the original Dune is going to be included in Dune 2, which solves many of the issues that audiences took with the director’s approach to one character in particular. The first movie was a huge success, making $402 million at the box office and securing itself a Best Picture nomination. However, one character was seemingly underused in comparison to Frank Herbert’s science-fiction novel.

Taran Killam, the former Saturday Night Live player and Hamilton cast member, will play Lancelot in the Broadway revival of Monty Python’s Spamalot, with Alex Brightman taking over the role in January following Killam’s limited engagement.

The casting rounds out the principal roles for the production, which begins previews at the St. James Theatre on Tuesday, Oct. 31, with an official opening on Thursday, November 16. Killam will play Lancelot from the first preview until January 7.

Brightman, who’ll take over the role on January 9, played Lancelot at the Kennedy Center staging earlier this year, but is currently starring in Broadway’s The Shark Is Broken, which closes Nov. 19.

The new Lancelots join a Spamalot cast that includes James Monroe Iglehart as King Arthur, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer as the Lady of the Lake, Michael Urie as Sir Robin, Christopher Fitzgerald as Patsy, Ethan Slater as the Historian/Prince Herbert, Jimmy Smagula as Sir Bedevere,...

Drama stars Stephen Lang in the true story of Holocaust survivor Herbert Heller.

Avenue Of The Giants, a drama from writer-director Finn Taylor, has wrapped production in California and the Czech Republic.

The film stars Stephen Lang, Elsie Fisher, Robin Weigert and Luke Blumm in the true story of Herbert Heller, who keeps his experience as a teenage boy in Auschwitz hidden from his family until he meets a teenager whose own brush with death inspires him to open up.

Jeanine Thomas and George Rush are producing, with Debi Memmolo, Greg Taxin and Noah Lang serving as executive producers. David Minkowski...

Stephen Lang (Avatar), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Robin Weigert (Deadwood) and Luke Blumm (Where The Crawdads Sing) have teamed for writer/director Finn Taylor’s feature Avenue of the Giants, which recently wrapped filming. A first-look photo has also been unveiled.

Avenue of the Giants tells the true story of Herbert Heller (Blumm), who kept his experience as a teenage boy surviving for years in Auschwitz hidden from his family. That is until he meets Abbey (Fisher), a young teenager whose own brush with pain and death inspires him to open up as well, leading the two of them to exchange their stories as a meaningful and healing friendship is born.

The film was produced by Jeanine Thomas and George Rush. Debi Memmolo, Greg Taxin, and Noah Lang executive produced. David Minkowski and Matthew Stillman for Stillking Films (The Gray Man) co-produced alongside Jennifer Goshay, Michael Manasseri, Jeffrey Brown, and Mirka Taylor.