The Dune movie is now released in 26 markets and has had an outstanding opening week at the box office (see link in news stories for final numbers), outpacing most of top films this year! The crew break down the financials, and what those mean, plus dive into the wildly enthusiastic audience response from Europe.

Additionally, the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival has wrapped, with a special award for director Denis Villeneuve, and we have more behind-the-scenes features to dive into. Join Johnny, Garin, Marcus, and Simon—with returning special guest, Mark from DuneInfo—as we continue our celebration of Dune and take up some viewer questions.

Segments:

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:36 - Dune Movie News:

0:02:42 - Villeneuve and Ferguson at TIFF
0:20:18 - Behind-the-scenes Featurettes
0:31:15 - European Audience reactions
0:43:45 - Early Dune Box Office results

0:58:38 - Viewer Questions
1:23:09 - Outro

Dune news stories covered on this podcast episode:

TIFF IMAX Premiere | Denis Villeneuve Receives Ebert Director Award
Dune | Behind The Frame | Filmed For IMAX | Denis Villeneuve (YouTube)
Dune Movie Viewer Reactions: Roundtable Interview
Dune Movie Outperforms at Overseas Box Office

Visit https://dunenewsnet.com/ for more features and follow us on Twitter and Instragram to be the first to hear exciting Dune announcements and movie news.

Viewer questions answered:

Do you think Villeneuve already has already cast Feyd-Rautha? Who do you think would be a great casting?
Do you think Dune: Part Two will get green lit before the US release due to the nice international box office so far? Or is Warner and Legendary going to be super cautious and wait until December?

This show's hosts:

Marcus Gabriel | @DuneNewsNet
Simon Daoudi | @sdaoudi
Johnny Sobczak | @JohnnySobczak
Garin Granata | @DuneCompanion
Mark / DuneInfo | @DuneInfo

Do you have a question or suggestion for a future episode of Dune Talk? Tweet out to @DuneTalkShow, reply to our posts on Instagram, or email us at DuneTalkPod 'at' gmail 'dot' com.

Special thanks goes out to Ashton GIeckman for music and Sheldon Lee for voice overs.

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Dune Movie Premieres! Early Box Office Results and Audience Reactions