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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.
Denis Villeneuve
Director
for Director in Star Wars: Shattered Dawn
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With Anakin Skywalker’s help, the Jedi escape Peridea, only to discover that Abeloth and the Dathomirian witches have also fled, forming an alliance with Crime Lords to destroy both the Jedi Order and the New Republic. Chaos spreads across the galaxy as Abeloth consumes entire planets, including Lothal and Moraband, growing more powerful with each life-force she drains. The Jedi, realizing they cannot defeat her directly, focus on evacuating citizens and creating underground networks to reach the sentient planet Zonama Sekot, hoping its living presence will distract Abeloth from harming the innocent. Meanwhile, Grand Master Luke Skywalker searches the Sacred Jedi texts for a solution, desperate for any clue to stop her. Unbeknownst to him, Kira Skywalker, his daughter, understands that Abeloth is specifically targeting the Skywalker lineage. In a selfless act, Kira considers sacrificing herself to Abeloth, believing her surrender may protect countless systems and offer the galaxy a chance to survive against this unprecedented threat.
