History Creator / DenisVilleneuve

He's earned much praise for a streak of films he's directed since the 2010s, many of them revolving around the {{thriller}} and {{science fiction}} genres. These include ''Film/{{Prisoners}}'', ''Film/{{Sicario}}'', and ''Film/{{Arrival}}''; for the lattermost film, he received 8 MediaNotes/AcademyAward nominations, including [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]] and [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director]]. He received the prize of Director of the Decade from the Hollywood Critics Association in December 2019.

Since the late 2010s, Villeneuve has taken on very ambitious directorial challenges in the sci-fi genre building off his experience on ''Arrival'', namely [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] to ''Film/BladeRunner'' and a [[Film/Dune2021 new]] [[Film/DunePartTwo adaptation]] of ''Literature/{{Dune}}''. He's also been announced to showrun ''Dune: Prophecy'', a live-action SpinOff series [[ExpandedUniverse set in his film's universe]] for Creator/{{Max}}.

He's earned mass praise for a streak of critically acclaimed films since the 2010s, many of them revolving around the {{thriller}} and {{science fiction}} genres. These include ''Film/{{Prisoners}}'', ''Film/{{Sicario}}'', and ''Film/{{Arrival}}''; for the lattermost film, he received 8 MediaNotes/AcademyAward nominations, including [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]] and [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director]]. He received the prize of Director of the Decade from the Hollywood Critics Association in December 2019.

He earned mass praise for directing numerous critically acclaimed films in the 2010s, many of them revolving around the {{thriller}} and {{science fiction}} genres. These include ''Film/{{Prisoners}}'', ''Film/{{Sicario}}'', and ''Film/{{Arrival}}''; for the lattermost film, he received 8 MediaNotes/AcademyAward nominations, including [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]] and [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director]]. He received the prize of Director of the Decade from the Hollywood Critics Association in December 2019.

Common traits of his films include visually inventive and stunning cinematography (often aided by [[{{Chiaroscuro}} dramatic uses of light and dark]]), very deliberate pacing used to build tension, and recurring themes of human trauma and identity captured in unflinching manner, with the end result being a complex, atmospheric filmgoing experience.

He earned mass praise for directing numerous critically acclaimed films in the 2010s, many of them revolving around the {{thriller}} and {{science fiction}} genres. These include ''Film/{{Prisoners}}'', ''Film/{{Sicario}}'', and ''Film/{{Arrival}}''; for the lattermost film, he received 8 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, including [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]] and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director]]. He received the prize of Director of the Decade from the Hollywood Critics Association in December 2019.

Denis Villeneuve ([dəni vilnœv][[note]]sounds like "duh-NEE vil-NUV"; his surname is ''not'' pronounced[=/=]spelled [[RougeAnglesOfSatin "Villenueve" or "Villanueve"]][[/note]], born October 3, 1967 in Bécancour) is a Canadian director and screenwriter from French-speaking UsefulNotes/{{Quebec}}.

Since the late 2010s, Villeneuve has taken on very ambitious directorial challenges in the sci-fi genre building off his experience on ''Arrival'', namely [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] to ''Film/BladeRunner'' and a [[Film/Dune2021 new]] [[Film/DunePartTwo adaptation]] of ''Literature/{{Dune}}''. He's also been announced to showrun ''Dune: The Sisterhood'', a live-action SpinOff series [[ExpandedUniverse set in his film's universe]] for Creator/{{Max}}.

** ''Dune: The Sisterhood'' (TBA)

** ''Film/DunePartTwo'' (2023)

Denis Villeneuve ([dəni vilnœv][[note]]sounds like "duh-NEE vil-NUV"; his surname is ''not'' pronounced[=/=]spelled [[RougeAnglesOfSatin "Villenueve" or "Villanueve"]][[/note]], born October 3, 1967 in Bécancour) is a French-Canadian director and screenwriter from UsefulNotes/{{Quebec}}.

Denis Villeneuve ([dəni vilnœv][[note]]''Not'' [[RougeAnglesOfSatin "Villenueve" or "Villanueve"]][[/note]], born October 3, 1967 in Bécancour) is a Canadian director and screenwriter from UsefulNotes/{{Quebec}}.

A multiple awards winner, he earned much praise for his crime-thrillers ''Film/{{Prisoners}}'' and ''Film/{{Sicario}}'', and his ScienceFiction film ''Film/{{Arrival}}'', which received 8 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Villeneuve has taken on very ambitious directorial challenges in the sci-fi genre building off his experience on ''Arrival'' since the late 2010s, namely [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] to ''Film/BladeRunner'' and a [[Film/Dune2021 new]] [[Film/DunePartTwo adaptation]] of ''Literature/{{Dune}}''. He's also been announced to showrun ''Dune: The Sisterhood'', a live action SpinOff series [[ExpandedUniverse set in his film's universe]] for Creator/{{Max}}.

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Villeneuve has taken on very ambitious directorial challenges in the sci-fi genre building off his experience on ''Arrival'' since the late 2010s, namely [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] to ''Film/BladeRunner'' and a [[Film/Dune2021 new]] [[Film/DunePartTwo adaptation]] of ''Literature/{{Dune}}''. He's also been announced to showrun ''Dune: The Sisterhood'', a live action SpinOff series [[ExpandedUniverse set in his film's universe]] for Creator/HBOMax.

Denis Villeneuve (born October 3, 1967 in Bécancour) is a Canadian director and screenwriter from UsefulNotes/{{Quebec}}.

** Bene Gesserit series (TBA)

Villeneuve has taken on very ambitious directorial challenges in the sci-fi genre building off his experience on ''Arrival'' since the late 2010s, most notably [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] to ''Film/BladeRunner'' and a [[Film/Dune2021 new]] [[Film/DunePartTwo adaptation]] of ''Literature/{{Dune}}''. He's also been announced to showrun ''Dune: The Sisterhood'', a live action SpinOff series [[ExpandedUniverse set in his film's universe]] for Creator/HBOMax.

A multiple awards winner, he is best known for his crime-thrillers ''Film/{{Prisoners}}'' and ''Film/{{Sicario}}'', and his science fiction film ''Film/{{Arrival}}'', which received 8 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Villeneuve has taken on very ambitious directorial challenges in the ScienceFiction genre building off his experience on ''Film/{{Arrival}}'' since the late 2010s, most notably [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] to ''Film/BladeRunner'' and a [[Film/Dune2021 new]] [[Film/DunePartTwo adaptation]] of ''Literature/{{Dune}}''. He's also been announced to showrun ''Dune: The Sisterhood'', a live action SpinOff series [[ExpandedUniverse set in his film's universe]] for Creator/HBOMax.

Villeneuve has taken on very ambitious directorial challenges since the late 2010s, most notably [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] to ''Film/BladeRunner'' and a [[Film/Dune2021 new]] [[Film/DunePartTwo adaptation]] of ''Literature/{{Dune}}''. He's also been announced to showrun ''Dune: The Sisterhood'', a live action SpinOff series [[ExpandedUniverse set in his film's universe]] for Creator/HBOMax.

Villeneuve has taken on very ambitious directorial challenges since the late 2010s, most notably [[Film/BladeRunner2049 the sequel]] to ''Film/BladeRunner'' and a [[Film/Dune2021 new adaptation]] of ''Literature/{{Dune}}''. He's also been announced to showrun ''Dune: The Sisterhood'', a live action SpinOff series [[ExpandedUniverse set in his film's universe]] for Creator/HBOMax.

** ''Dune: Part Two'' (2023)