Denis Villeneuve Will Work on Annie Jacobsen’s Non-Fiction Book Titled ‘Nuclear War: A Scenario’
Legendary Entertainment is one of the most renowned film production companies which has backed the Dune films. The latest news has portrayed that, the company has dealt with the representatives and picked up the feature rights to develop a non-fiction project. The forthcoming project will loosely follow Annie Jacobsen’s book titled, ‘Nuclear War: A Scenario’
Annie Jacobsen is an American investigative journalist and author born in 1967 and as of now, (in 2024), the author is 56 years old. Annie has already worked for several top-notch projects including, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and Clarice. In addition to that, Annie Jacobsen also remained a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
The author often writes about security, secrets, weapons, and war, and even some critics have mentioned that, Annie Jacobsen is also known for writing about controversial theories. When Dune: Part Two started receiving good response from the audience, Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve planned to direct a film based on Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War: A Scenario.
As per the official reports, Annie Jacobsen’s book talks about the scenario of what would happen in the event of a nuclear war. To get an idea about the actual warships, management, and combat techniques the author interviewed many military experts who built the weapons and participated in the wars. Apart from that, Legendary Entertainment has also confirmed that the platform is working with the director Villeneuve to develop the third part of the Dune movie.
Right now, the second installment of the Dune film is receiving a good response and collecting a whopping amount of money on Box Office. According to an estimated report, the film has earned more than 600 million dollars worldwide. The Dune film was earlier released in 2021 and it has gathered almost 400 million dollars worldwide.
Dune Film Leading Star Cast
Since the Dune film has been ruling the boxing office fans have earned great responses from sci-fi enthusiasts, and many fans are curious to know about the leading cast members of Dune Film.
- Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides
- Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha
- Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan
- Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck
- Zendaya as Chani
- Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica
- Léa Seydoux as Lady Margot Fenring
- Souheila Yacoub as Shishakli
- Dave Bautista as Beast Rabban
- Christopher Walken as Emperor Shaddam IV
- Javier Bardem as Stilgar
- Stellan Skarsgard as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
- Charlotte Rampling as Reverend Mother Mohiam
Similar Movies Like Dune
If you have already enjoyed Dune films, then the following movies will give you worth watching experience. Check this out!
- First Man
- The Northman
- Arrival
- The Green Knight
- The Last Duel
- The Lighthouse
- Oblivion
Bottom Lines
Undoubtedly, Denis Villeneuve has created wonderful movies won seven Canadian Screen Awards, and was nominated for three Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Golden Globe Awards. And now, the director is working towards building a new action and war-based film which will be adapted from Annie Jacobson’s book ‘Nuclear War: A Scenario.’ So let’s see what will we get to see in the forthcoming movie. Stay connected to get further information about the films and celebrities.
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