Steven Spielberg Says Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Films Are ‘Among My Favorite Science-Fiction Movies of All Time’ and ‘I Can’t Wait to See the Third’

Variety · 2026-04-06
Steven Spielberg Says Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Films Are ‘Among My Favorite Science-Fiction Movies of All Time’ and ‘I Can’t Wait to See the Third’

Steven Spielberg is returning to the science-fiction genre with this summer’s “Disclosure Day,” and he’s starting his press tour by singling out another sci-fi franchise for praise. Gracing the cover of Empire magazine, Spielberg declared Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune&