Before he traveled to Arrakis to inform the story of Dune, and earlier than he took on one in all sci-fi’s hottest legacies with Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve tackled a style story that was equally epic in its concepts however far extra intimate in its storytelling: 2016’s Arrival. Its hanging manufacturing design incorporates spaceships, fantastical creatures, and a singular visible language—all subjects that shall be explored within the forthcoming launch The Art and Science of Arrival which io9 is solely debuting right now.

Arrival, starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker, traces the lifetime of a linguist who should work out the best way to talk peacefully with the aliens who’ve unexpectedly arrived on Earth—the place practically everybody else is, predictably, all too able to resort to violence. The writer of The Art and Science of Arrival, Tanya Lapointe, can also be a producer who labored with Villeneuve on Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and the upcoming Dune. She’s additionally written the books The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049 and The Art and Soul of Dune. So in case you’re an Arrival fan or only a fan of science fiction filmmaking, that is undoubtedly a ebook that’ll be proper at residence in your espresso desk. Here’s the total announcement, showing on io9 solely, an unique peek on the cowl, and some inside pages of the upcoming ebook releasing February 1, 2022.

“Titan Books is delighted to announce the upcoming publication of The Art and Science of Arrival, a visually captivating account of one of the most talked about science-fiction films of the 21st century.

Featuring first-hand accounts and insightful interviews with the key creative and scientific team members tasked with bringing the film to cinemas worldwide, the book will also include an exclusive foreword by science fiction author Ted Chiang, and an exclusive afterword by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve.

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Since its release by Paramount Pictures in the U.S. in 2016, Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival has embedded itself firmly in the minds of moviegoers around the world. The film, which was grounded in a certain level of plausible science, has also generated conversation within academia and has been studied in film, philosophy, and linguistic classes.

The Art and Science of Arrival revisits the film and its legacy with the production’s key team members. This lavish hardback volume recounts the genesis of this modern classic, from Ted Chiang’s short story The Story of Your Life to its premiere in Venice and its subsequent eight Academy Award nominations. It explores the film’s concept of non-linear time, and showcases the remarkable concept art that brought the aliens, their ships and their startling logogram language to life.

Written by author and producer Tanya Lapointe, The Art and Science of Arrival is set to publish as a stunning hardback on February 1, 2022, priced at $50 and £35.”

The Art and Science of Arrival will be out on February 22.

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