Dune 3 director Denis Villeneuve calls AI moviemaking 'an avalanche of shit'
adariostrange · x · 2026-11-04
Denis Villeneuve, director of Dune: Part Three, has issued a blunt new warning about AI moviemaking, calling it "an avalanche of shit." One of Hollywood's most successful sci-fi directors, he spoke out again against generative AI entering filmmaking during production of the third Dune film, drawing wide attention amid escalating debates between the AI and film industries.
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