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Dune: Part Two a love story first, says its Canadian director

Denis Villeneuve comes home to peak about Friday’s release of his anticipated blockbuster
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Director Denis Villeneuve on the red carpet as he attends the premiere of “Dune: Part Two” in Montreal, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Quebec director Denis Villeneuve was feeling the love from his family and friends as he returned to Montreal for the Canadian premiere of “Dune: Part Two.”

And that’s fitting because Villeneuve says that, despite the film’s big action sequences and epic storyline, even he was surprised to realize that his latest adaptation of Frank Herbert’s beloved sci-fi novel is first and foremost a love story.

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