"Everybody has to focus and be entirely in the present," the filmmaker said of why he forbids smart devices during filmingA Dune set is no place for cell phones or social media, according to director Denis Villeneuve.

Denis Villeneuve has directed some of the best films of the last decade, and like another great director, Christopher Nolan, he bans the same item: cellphones. In an interview with the LA Times, Villeneuve remarks: "I feel that human beings are ruled by algorithms right now.

There's only one object Dune director Denis Villeneuve has banned from his movie sets to ensure his actors stay focused on the task at hand.