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Empire Magazine’s ‘Dune’ Issue Gives Us Our First Look at the New Movie’s Sandworms
We’ve been told that the trailer for Denis Villeneuve‘s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune is on its way, and in the meantime, Empire Magazine provides their own preview today.
On sale early next month, the latest issue of the magazine features Dune as its cover story, and the Empire website has shown off the issue’s three different covers. They give us new looks at the characters, including Timothée Chalamet‘s Paul Atreides, Josh Brolin‘s Gurney Halleck, Oscar Isaac‘s Duke Leto, Rebecca Ferguson‘s Lady Jessica, Javier Bardem‘s Stilgar, Zendaya‘s Chani, Sharon Duncan-Brewster‘s Liet-Kynes and Jason Momoa’s Duncan Idaho.
And the third cover gives us our first glimpse at the colossal Sandworms!
Check out the covers below and pre-order your copies through Empire’s website.
A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
Villeneuve directed Dune from a screenplay he co-wrote with Eric Roth and Jon Spaihts.
Warner Bros. and Legendary will release Dune on December 18, 2020.
The sleeper has awakened. Empire’s WORLD-EXCLUSIVE #Dune issue, on sale Thurs 3 September, goes on set on the desert planet of Arrakis – and there are two covers to collect. First up, meet House Atreides. READ MORE: https://t.co/WYPn8ISZU2 pic.twitter.com/O9DEtyC4NK
— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) August 28, 2020
The second collectible cover for Empire’s WORLD-EXCLUSIVE #Dune issue, on sale Thursday 3 September, features the Fremen – plus Liet-Kynes, and Duncan Idaho. READ MORE: https://t.co/WYPn8ISZU2 pic.twitter.com/zEVo9sUMYV
— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) August 28, 2020
This month’s subscriber cover, created exclusively for Empire in collaboration with the filmmakers behind #Dune, is a terrifying glimpse at the colossal sandworms of Arrakis. READ MORE: https://t.co/WYPn8ISZU2 pic.twitter.com/3w92hRsDrB
— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) August 28, 2020
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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