Denis Villeneuve on ‘Dune 3,’ Amy Adams’ Oscar Snub for ‘Arrival’ and the Secret Rom-Com He Wrote

variety.com:

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor For “Dune: Part Two” director Denis Villeneuve, filmmaking is more than just a career… It’s a calling.

Villeneuve approaches each project with an almost spiritual reverence, especially Frank Herbert’s “Dune” series, a saga he describes as “a world with endless depth and complexity.” For fans eagerly awaiting a third installment, he carefully manages expectations around the prospect of “Dune: Messiah.” The director remains tight-lipped, saying, “I never like to talk about projects that are unborn,” and emphasizing his need to let stories “mature in private” before unveiling them to the world.

On this episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, the acclaimed Canadian director, producer, and writer talks about the success of his film “Dune: Part Two,” what to expect from the next installment, and the script sitting in his drawer.

Listen below. Villeneuve has been behind visionary projects like “Arrival” (2016), “Blade Runner 2049” (2017), and “Dune” (2022), which have earned him a reputation for creating some of the finest cinematic experiences with intellectual rigor with jaw-dropping spectacle.