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Denis Villeneuve’s last two projects were the excellent science fiction movies Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival. He is currently working on adapting Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel Dune.

Earlier attempts at turning this epic book into a movie have not been great. Alejandro Jorodowski started working on an adaptation in 1974 and he had assembled some interesting crew members, including H.R. Giger for visual design and Dan O’Bannon for special effects (both of whom would later work on Ridley Scott’s classic Alien). Actors included established names like David Carradine and also more creative choices like Mike Jagger and Salvador Dali, supported by a soundtrack by Pink Floyd. But it all turned out to be too ambitious for its time and the film never materialised – there is however a pretty interesting “documentary about the greatest movie never made”, called Jorodowski’s Dune, which is worth seeing if you are a Dune fan.

Then in 1984 David Lynch made his adaptation which was ‘ok’, but not exactly anywhere near as much of a classic as the book itself. And it certainly hasn’t aged well, even though it featured an interesting cast including Lynch favourite Kyle Maclachlan in the lead role, supported by amongst others Patrick Stewart, Max von Sydow, and of course Sting as you would never wish to see him again…

So now Denis Villeneuve is taking on Dune, which is very exciting as this may be the first time it may actually work… His version will be split into two movies to be able to address the scope of the world building and storyline (the book itself is some 900 pages). In the meantime, casting is in full swing and this is what we know now:

Clearly, Villeneuve has grand ambitions for his vision of Dune, and we’re quietly getting excited to see it on the big screen – scheduled for release November 2020.

Actor Woody Harrelson is set to costar in George Clooney’s new film Suburbicon, EW has confirmed.

The story, from Joel and Ethan Coen, will follow a 1950s suburban family who undergo a home invasion that forces them to turn to blackmail, revenge, and betrayal. Harrelson will be joining previously announced cast members Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Josh Brolin, and Oscar Isaac. Clooney is directing, and Teddy Schwarzman of Black Bear Pictures and Joel Silver of Silver Pictures will produce the film alongside Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures.

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After it garnered a huge reaction at the Edinburgh Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival, Louis Theroux’s documentary on the inner workings of the Church of Scientology looks set for a wide release.

Speaking in a recent Q&A, Theroux confirmed that the film has a distributor and that it’ll be in cinemas soon. “For me it’s a big departure, because it’s the first theatrical released documentary I’ve ever made. It was conceived and shot as a cinematic movie, it’s 100 minutes, and it investigates and attempts to get under the skin of what for me is the Holy Grail of stories: America’s homegrown religion created by a science fiction writer, and structured like a corporation. With Tom Cruise.”

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House of Cards star Robin Wright is in final negotiations to join Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford in the untitled sequel to Blade Runner. No details on her role. Denis Villeneuve is directing the Alcon Entertainment pic, whose story picks up several decades after the conclusion of Ridley Scott’s 1982 original. Warner Bros will open the film January 12, 2018. Sony has overseas rights.

Five years ago, major studios attempts to offer first-run movies in the home months early set off a fierce standoff with theater owners.

Now, a startup backed by Sean Parker of Facebook and Napster fame is trying to encourage Hollywood studios and exhibitors to wade back into those controversial waters.  Called the Screening Room, the company offers secure anti-piracy technology that will offer new releases in the home on the same day they hit theaters, sources tell Variety.

Individuals briefed on the plan said Screening Room would charge about $150 for access to the set-top box that transmits the movies and charge $50 per view. Consumers have a 48-hour window to view the film.

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I’ll keep it brief – here are the 5 best and worst movies we reviewed this year. These are not necessarily 2015 releases, just movies we happened to have reviewed in the last 12 months.

The 5 Best:

1. Gattaca (10/10)
   
2. Interstellar (9/10)
   
3. Notes on a Scandal (9/10)
   
4. The Theory of Everything (8.5/10)
   
5. The Lives of Others (8/10)
   

And the 5 Worst:

1. The Zero Theorem (2/10)
   
2. Dragon Blade (3/10)
   
3. Event Horizon (3/10)
   
4. The Swimmers (3/10)
   
5. Guardians of the Galaxy (3/10)
   

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