Denis Villeneuve thinks Warner "killed the Dune franchise"

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Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is very upset against Warner Bros.

The

director

, taken by surprise by the studio's decision to release all of its 2021 blockbusters both in theaters and streaming, reacted strongly in an op-ed published by

.

And he goes very far, saying that according to him, AT&T, the telecoms giant which bought Warner Media (Time Warner at the time) in 2018, would have quite simply "diverted" the studio from its main objective: to make cinema.

“With this move, AT&T hijacked one of the most respectable and important studios in movie history.

There is absolutely no love for the cinema, nor for the audience here.

It is about the survival of a telecoms mammoth, which currently bears an astronomical debt of more than 150 billion dollars.

The sudden turnaround of Warner, which has gone from a home renowned for housing legendary filmmakers to a new era of utter contempt for them, draws a clear line for me.

Making a movie is a collaboration, built on the mutual trust of teamwork and the Warner Bros.

declares that they are no longer part of the same team, ”writes the Quebec director.

Designed for cinema

Denis Villeneuve, author of films such as

,

,

or

, affirms that

is his “best film”, but he also thinks that the Warner “killed” the franchise.

“Streaming can produce good content, but not movies of the scale and reach of

.

The decision of Warner Bros.

means that

will not have the opportunity to be successful financially, and piracy will triumph.

The Warner Bros.

may well have killed the

franchise

.

This one was intended for the fans (…)

is by far the best film I have ever made.

My team and I have dedicated more than three years of our lives to making it a unique experience on the big screen.

The image and sound of our film have been meticulously designed to be seen in cinemas ”, affirms the filmmaker, before concluding with a passionate“ Long live the cinema in theaters ”.

With such an anti-Warner plea, and as Legendary, the production company that partially funded

, plans to file a lawsuit against the studio, it is indeed going to be difficult for the Canadian to continue working on the project.

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