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'Dune' director Denis Villeneuve drew up storyboards for the film as a teenager

A string of production delays left "Dune: Part One" fans antsy for the film's sequel, which hit theaters on Friday. But director Denis Villeneuve himself waited more than 40 years for the project to come to fruition. Villeneuve read Frank Herbert's 1965 novel "Dune" for the first time when he was around 13, he said on an episode of NPR's "Fresh Air" late last November. Shortly after he was ...
Canadian film director Denis Villeneuve poses during a press conference for "Dune: Part Two" in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 21, 2024.

A string of production delays left "Dune: Part One" fans antsy for the film's sequel, which hit theaters on Friday. But director Denis Villeneuve himself waited more than 40 years for the project to come to fruition.

Villeneuve read Frank Herbert's 1965 novel "Dune" for the first time when he was around 13, he said on an episode of NPR's "Fresh Air" late

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