Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Oscar race got a shake-up this week with Warner Bros. officially moving “Dune: Part Two” to 2024.
It’s a game changing move that could benefit the summer’s second-highest blockbuster “Oppenheimer.” The two seemed destined to dance at the upcoming Academy Awards in several artisan races.
I should note, I agree with the move by WB to move “Dune 2.” Why have its auteur director Denis Villeneuve, who was shockingly snubbed for the first entry, be forced to go toe-to-toe with several cinema masters?
Sequels in a franchise (i.e., “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,” missed out on a directing nom, before the third installment swept the next ceremony).
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