Following a nearly two-year war with Coronavirus, movie theatres throughout the world are progressively regaining their footing, allowing people to return to cinema halls and view movies in a safe environment. Moving on, the season of the most thrilling films is upon us, some of which we’ve been anticipating for a very, very long time.
The upcoming sci-fi/adventure film Dune, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, and Josh Brolin, is one of the films on that list. Millions of fans around the world had already put the Denis Villeneuve-directed film on their radar, but the latest revelation of information about it should increase that number dramatically.
On Friday, the official world premiere of Dune received an incredible eight-minute standing ovation at the prestigious Venice Film Festival. According to accounts, Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao, who was a member of the festival’s competition jury this year, hurried through the aisles to congratulate the film director.
The Venice Film Festival hosted the world premiere of Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming film Dune. At the ceremony, the film earned an eight-minute standing ovation. The planned American epic science fiction film is based on Frank Herbert’s eponymous science fiction novel.
The Power of the Dog, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst, recently made headlines at the Venice Film Festival. According to Variety, the movie earned a four-minute standing ovation. The festival is commonly referred to as the Oscars’ launching pad.
