MOVIE NEWS – As Denis Villeneuve prepares the second part of Dune, the director has announced that he will continue to explore literary science fiction

Denis Villeneuve is determined to further cement his career as a filmmaker in the science fiction genre. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Canadian director’s next big-screen venture will be an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s popular novel Rendezvous with Rama. It is clear that Dune, released just last October, demonstrated Villeneuve’s great ability to adapt iconic works of science fiction.

Rendezvous with Rama, published in 1973, takes us to a humanity that, after suffering the impact of an asteroid in Italy, faces the future by building a system to detect asteroids that could endanger the Earth. The system identifies an object that is spinning at high speed and whose cylindrical shape suggests that it is an artificial body of alien origin. Curiosity leads a group of humans to study it directly in order to discover all its mysteries.

According to the aforementioned media, Rendezvous with Rama will be produced by Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove, Lori McCreery and Morgan Freeman. In fact, the actor himself once owned the rights to the novel. Denis Villeneuve, in addition to directing, will also produce on behalf of Alcon Entertainment. For the time being, however, the adaptation still has no release date.

“This is one of the most intelligent works of fiction in the genre; it poses as many questions as it does answers, and is a work for our time. It’s perfectly fitted to our friend and collaborator Denis’ brilliant sensibilities and specifically to his love and passion for science fiction. We are also pleased to work with Morgan and Lori, who have a long-standing passion for this IP.”

Looking at Denis Villeneuve’s work schedule for the near future, it’s unlikely that Rendezvous with Rama will arrive any time soon. Let’s not forget that the director is already fully committed to making Dune: Part 2, scheduled for release on 20 October 2023. Assuming, of course, that no unexpected delays arise. The success of the first film, especially with critics, was enough to spur the sequel that Denis Villeneuve himself wanted so badly.

Source: fotogram