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Villeneuve

American  
[veel-nœv] / vilˈnœv /

noun

  1. Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre de 1763–1806, French admiral.


Villeneuve British  
/ vilnœv /

noun

  1. Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre de (pjɛr ʃarl ʒɑ̃ batist silvɛstrə də). 1763–1806, French admiral, defeated by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

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Their rookie British driver Arvid Lindblad spun at the Villeneuve chicane and the car had to be recovered on a truck.

From BBC

With Denis Villeneuve at the helm, the first two “Dune” films earned more than $1.1 billion worldwide and picked up 15 Oscar nominations, including two for best picture, turning Frank Herbert’s famously unadaptable science-fiction novel into a blockbuster franchise.

From Los Angeles Times

Villeneuve has spent years laying the groundwork for this moment.

From Los Angeles Times

Several big films are set to release in 2026, including Christopher Nolan’s much anticipated “The Odyssey,” Disney and Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Doomsday,” Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Three,” as well as Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” and “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” from Universal, Nintendo and Illumination Entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times

The third in director Denis Villeneuve's epic space trilogy will be reportedly based on the second Dune novel Dune: Messiah.

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