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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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They have prestige titles including Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Digger” and Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Three” in the hopper as well as Christian Parkes’ new division, meant for films of the A24 or Neon variety.

From Los Angeles Times

Among them is Canadian Daniel Villeneuve, who has left competition behind and now embraces "the love of skating" and "having fun".

From Barron's

The fashion designer and former Spice Girl is receiving an honour that has previously been given to actresses Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, director Denis Villeneuve and actor Jude Law.

From BBC

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