The Town with Matthew Belloni

‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve on Plans for Part 3, ‘Star Wars’ Interest, and Art Vs. Commerce

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About the episode

Live from Los Angeles, Matt is joined by director Denis Villeneuve to discuss how he learns from past films, what he learned from his latest film (Dune: Part Two), and whether he will return to direct the third part. Denis also talks about his love for the original Star Wars and whether he would ever consider directing one of his own, his thoughts on the current state of the industry, and how he balances art vs. commerce in moviemaking (01:41). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for Moana 2 (31:28).

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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Denis Villeneuve
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo