Denis Villeneuve on Zendaya’s Role in ‘Dune: Part 2’ and Wanting to Direct an Adam McKay-Written Comedy

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Clayton Davis The most shocking snub of this year’s Oscar nominations was Denis Villeneuve’s omission from the best directing category for his science-fiction epic “Dune.” “It’s better to be in that position than the opposite,” Villeneuve tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “I prefer people say you should have been there instead of ‘what the hell are you doing there?’ I’m not making movies to get awards recognition.

If you do that, you’re not walking the right path. I make cinema because I love the art form of cinema. I love making movies.

If you had told me a year ago that we would get 10 nominations, including best picture, I would have laughed and said, ” You are out of your mind.”On this episode of the award-winning “Variety Awards Circuit Podcast,” double Oscar-nominee Villeneuve discusses his passion for creating the world of “Dune” and that best director snub.

He teases what to expect with “Dune Part Two,” including working with Zendaya, which he says her involvement with Part One “a promise.” In addition, he praises his phenomenal team of artisans, who are all nominated for every technical Oscar category, only the sixth film in history to achieve this feat.