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Dune: Part Two Has a Bigger Challenge Than Part One — Turning Paul Atreides Into Someone We Should Fear

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by Peter Bradshaw

August 27, 2026

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Dune: Part Two Has a Bigger Challenge Than Part One — Turning Paul Atreides Into Someone We Should Fear

Part One introduced Paul Atreides as a reluctant heir haunted by visions of the future. Now Denis Villeneuve faces the harder part of Frank Herbert’s story: showing how a young...

Why Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Succeeded Where the Previous Adaptation Struggled

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by Peter Bradshaw

August 27, 2026

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Why Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Succeeded Where the Previous Adaptation Struggled

Frank Herbert’s Dune had long been considered notoriously difficult to adapt. Denis Villeneuve didn’t make the story simpler — he gave it more room. From splitting the novel in two...

Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis Had “Anti-Chemistry” — And That’s Why Due Date Still Works

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by Peter Bradshaw

August 26, 2026

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Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis Had “Anti-Chemistry” — And That’s Why Due Date Still Works

Todd Phillips deliberately paired two actors who seemed completely wrong for each other. More than 15 years later, Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis’ wonderfully uncomfortable “anti-chemistry” may be exactly...

Debris Was Supposed to Run for Five Seasons — So What Would Have Happened Next?

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by Peter Bradshaw

August 26, 2026

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Debris Was Supposed to Run for Five Seasons — So What Would Have Happened Next?

Debris ended after just 13 episodes, but creator J.H. Wyman had barely begun the story. From Bryan’s mysterious past to the second Finola, Otto and Influx, here’s what the abandoned...

Could Kingpin Finally Fight Spider-Man? Vincent D’Onofrio Says One Thing Is Standing in the Way

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by Peter Bradshaw

August 26, 2026

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Could Kingpin Finally Fight Spider-Man? Vincent D’Onofrio Says One Thing Is Standing in the Way

Vincent D’Onofrio wants Kingpin to face Spider-Man, and the comic-book history makes the crossover surprisingly natural. But one complicated Marvel and Sony issue still stands in the way.

After Lost: What Really Happened to Josh Holloway?

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by Michelle Jalbart

August 25, 2026

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After Lost: What Really Happened to Josh Holloway?

Sawyer made Josh Holloway one of television's most recognisable faces. But after the island, his career took a quieter and more interesting route through Colony, Yellowstone and Duster.