Denis Villeneuve

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q548823: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Prisoners (2013); Blade Runner 2049 (2017); Dune (2021); Dune: Part Two (2024); August 32nd on Earth; Villeneuve films.

Draws on

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Drawn on by

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No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (10) everyone in directing

director, Dune (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Dune with John Hodgman)
director, Dune: Part Two (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Dune with John Hodgman)
director, Villeneuve films (The Rewatchables, 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion)
director of August 32nd on Earth, August 32nd on Earth (The Big Picture, Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster)
director, Dune (Blank Check — Patreon, 2025 March Madness Update 1)
director, Dune: Part Two (Blank Check — Patreon, 2025 March Madness Update 1)
director, Blade Runner 2049 (Blank Check — Patreon, 2025 March Madness Update 1)
director, Prisoners (Blank Check — Patreon, 2025 March Madness Update 1)
director, Dune (Blank Check — Patreon, Doctor Sleep)
director, Blade Runner 2049 (Blank Check — Patreon, Alien: Covenant)

Other (1) everyone in other

obsessed with making it, Rendezvous with Rama (unmade) (Blank Check — Patreon, Mank with Sean Fennessey (Ad-Free))

What was said about them, by kind

contrast (2)

contrast (contrast): David Lynch → Denis Villeneuve. Lynch cast the weirdest character actors he could, Villeneuve cast shorthand faces audiences trust.
“As opposed to the David Lynch approach to casting, which is, let's find the weirdest looking character actors we can. and then put boils on them.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Dune with John Hodgman · 0:19:53 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
contrast (contrast): Denis Villeneuve → Christopher Nolan. Villeneuve is often compared to Nolan whereas Spike Lee is seen as unique.
“Villeneuve, I think, is someone who gets compared a lot to Nolan.”
Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1 · 0:32:32 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

programming (1)

programming (programming): Denis Villeneuve → Dune: Messiah. The most interesting move might be a Villeneuve series timed to the release of Dune Messiah.
“it does feel like maybe the most interesting thing to do would be a Villeneuve series leading up to the release of Dune Massage.”
Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1 · 0:32:55 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

unmapped (praised her preparation): Denis Villeneuve → Rebecca Ferguson. A Villeneuve interview around Dune showed her notes on every line.
“I saw some interview with Denise Velneuve when Dune was coming out and he talked about how meticulous she is.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Doctor Sleep · 0:54:19 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (2)

verdict (verdict): Denis Villeneuve → Alfonso Cuaron. Villeneuve beat Cuaron 58-42; Cuaron is always close but no cigar.
“He's always close but no cigar.”
Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1 · 0:27:17 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
verdict (verdict): Spike Lee → Denis Villeneuve. Spike has early passionate support and is expected to beat Villeneuve.
“I think Spike's going to beat Denise soundly.”
Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1 · 0:32:13 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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