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  • Dune: Prophecy Trailer Spices Up HBO

    Dune: Prophecy Trailer Spices Up HBO

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    Alex Gherzo
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    A sandworm is coming for streaming this year. Today, HBO released a trailer for Dune: Prophecy, the upcoming prequel series to Denis Villeneuve’s cinematic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novels. Set 10,000 years before Dune, Dune: Prophecy reveals the origins of the Bene Gesserit, the order of women who manipulate the Empire in their quest…

  • Jon Spaihts To Write Dune Sequel

    Jon Spaihts To Write Dune Sequel

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    Brett Stevens
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    The Hollywood Reporter reports that Passengers writer Jon Spaihts will now pen the sequel to director Dennis Villeneuve’s highly anticipated Frank Herbert adaptation Dune. He also co-wrote the Villeneuve film with Eric Roth and the Blade Runner 2049 filmmaker following his ouster as showrunner of HBO Max’s female-centric straight-to-series spinoff, Dune: Sisterhood, stemming from Legendary TV’s…