
Villeneuve is also attached to direct episodes of the HBO Max spinoff prequel series “Dune: The Sisterhood,” which he will also executive produce. to greenlit the sequel, “Dune: Part Two,” which is currently still in its pre-production stages.

“Dune” is nearing the $400 million mark at the global box office even despite the pandemic and initial play on HBO Max. At one point, David Fincher was attached to direct, before moving on to other projects. “Rendezvous with Rama” has been in development limbo since the early 2000s, with the book under option for more than 20 years. We are also pleased to work with Morgan and Lori, who have a long-standing passion for this IP.” The project will be financed by Alcon. “It’s perfectly fitted to our friend and collaborator Denis’ brilliant sensibilities and specifically to his love and passion for science fiction. “This is one of the most intelligent works of fiction in the genre it poses as many questions as it does answers, and is a work for our time,” said Johnson and Kosove in a statement. Like much of his high- principle job, the human characters often tend to come under much more stereotyped duties, supplying to proceed the large concepts as opposed to having in fact completely- expanded identifications of their very own, yet this is not such a difficulty for a 240. “Denis’ vision for ‘Rama’ felt completely aligned with Arthur’s wishes, so we are confident that teaming with our producing partners Andrew and Broderick at Alcon is the right next step in this over-20-year odyssey,” said McCreary and Freeman in a statement shared with IndieWire.

Clarke, and they committed to him to personally on a visit to him in Sri Lanka that they would bring “Rendezvous with Rama” to the big screen. ‘Dune: Part Two’ Trailer: Timothée Chalamet Rides a Sandworm in Denis Villeneuve’s IMAX-Shot Follow-Upįreeman and McCreary had a long-standing collaboration with Arthur C.
