Age: 58
male
Denis Villeneuve (born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Villeneuve's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion worldwide. Villeneuve began his career in his home country, directing four French-language dramas: August 32nd on Earth (1998); Maelström (2000); Polytechnique (2009), a dramatisation of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre; and Incendies (2010). The last of these gained him international prominence and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He expanded to English-language films by directing the thrillers Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), and Sicario (2015). Villeneuve gained wider recognition for directing science fiction films. His work on Arrival (2016) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. This was followed by Blade Runner 2049 (2017), which was critically lauded but financially unsuccessful. His next projects were Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), a two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel of the same name. Both films were critically and commercially successful, with the former earning him Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.
The universe stands on the brink of annihilation as Annihilus and his relentless Annihilation Wave sweep across the stars, leaving destruction in their path. With the Harvester of Sorrows a massive organic weapon capable of amplifying the Wave’s devastation—threatening to extend the carnage beyond known worlds, the Fantastic Four ally with Super Skrull to infiltrate the Negative Zone. Their mission: uncover the Harvester’s secrets and stop Annihilus from turning Galactus into his ultimate weapon of conquest. Across the galaxy, the Guardians of the Galaxy split their forces, with Star-Lord’s team sabotaging the Harvester from within while Rocket, Groot, Nova, Adam Warlock, and others defend vulnerable systems. Captain Marvel and Monica Rambeau rally S.A.B.E.R. to lead counterattacks and protect what remains of civilization, while the Annihilators race to free Silver Surfer and reach Galactus before Annihilus can exploit his power. As all fronts converge in a final, desperate stand, every alliance and sacrifice will determine whether the universe survives—or falls into total devastation.
