‘Dune’ director Denis Villeneuve to go to Korea earlier than launch of sequel1 min read

Director Denis Villeneuve [WARNER BROS. KOREA]

 
Director Denis Villeneuve will go to Korea for the primary time in December, Warner Bros. Korea introduced Wednesday.
 
Villeneuve, who directed the “Dune” movies — “Dune” (2021), which grossed $402 million worldwide, and the upcoming “Dune: Half Two,” slated for launch in February subsequent 12 months — will go to Korea on Dec. 8 forward of the discharge of the second movie. The movies are variations of the favored science fiction traditional Dune franchise by creator Frank Herbert.
 
 
Villeneuve will take part in a press convention and meet with potential audiences of “Dune: Half Two” throughout his go to in December.
 
“Dune: Half Two” will comply with actor Timothée Chalamet’s character, Paul Atreides, as he totally realizes his energy and future and goes on a journey to revenge the demise of his father and the autumn of his household.
 

Important poster for ″Dune: Half Two″ [WARNER BROS. KOREA]

 
“Dune” opened in Korea throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and attracted 1.54 million moviegoers, however requests for a re-release have continued because the movie garnered a core fandom, based on Warner Bros. Korea.
 
Born in Canada, Villeneuve is one among Hollywood’s main administrators right this moment and has helmed movies within the thriller and sci-fi genres to nice important and industrial acclaim, comparable to “Sicario” (2015),” “Arrival” (2016) and “Blade Runner 2049” (2017).
 
 
His movies have grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide in complete.

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]