Dune and Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve has often mentioned that he is (or was) a huge Star Wars fan, and has even suggested that George Lucas' original trilogy was an early influence on his ...

Dune inspired George Lucas to make Star Wars, and decades later, the modern Dune movies exist as the polar opposite to the ...

Villeneuve was born in 1967, so he said of Episode IV – A New Hope: “I was the target audience. I was 10 years old. It went to my brain like a silver bullet. I became obsessed with Star Wars. I mean, ...

The 'Dune' director opens up about why he doesn't want to direct a 'Star Wars' movie. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large And as far as Star Trek goes, Villeneuve admitted, “I’m not a Trekkie.” The Oscar ...

Dune: Part 2 was a huge hit worldwide, and famous filmmaker Christopher Nolan definitely noticed. He recently gave a lot of praise to his colleague Denis Villeneuve, highlighting how the sequel to the ...

Given Lucasfilm’s hail-mary approach to announcing Star Wars film projects that may or may not ever actually end up hitting theaters over the past few years, it might be surprising to some that one of ...

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Gina Carano lost her Star Wars role after controversial social media posts. Now, she's back in the ring.