Its a movie made in two parts.
Its finished, its done.
The story takes place like 12 years after where we left the characters at the end ofPart Two.
Denis Villeneuve and production designer Patrice Vermette on the set of ‘Dune: Part Two’Niko Tavernise/ Warner Bros.Pictures/Legendary Pictures
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That new movie, he continues will finish the Paul Atreides arc.
And that will also end Villeneuves association with theDuneuniverse, even though Herbert penned four otherDunesequels afterDune: Messiah.
They have to return.
Denis Villeneuve in conversation with Joe Wright for ‘Dune: Part Two’ in LondonGetty Images
They are with the main cast when it happens.
What can I say?
He murmurs 2026, then looks perplexed.
Unfortunately, Im supposed to shut up, he says, laughing.
But thats all I can say.
And the intimacy within its epic stature reminds me of David LeansLawrence of Arabia.
Both won Best Picture Academy Awards.
When you think about it, [Dune: Part Two] is not really about technology.
So its not really sci-fi.
Its more a human journey.
Its more an adventure movie, but also, again, a human journey.
And so the technology is more in the background, he says.
Their relationship, he observes, is at the heart of the film.
He adds, Its like the whole movie is structured around Paul and Chanis relationship.
So its a very intimate story that opens up the whole scope of the movie, he pronounces.
And creating the worlds within which the film navigates was invigorating, Villeneuve says.
And its vital that I get people who I can work with for the next three years or whatever.
Im not there to make new friends, but creativity involves vulnerability.
1 rule is: I could not work with someone that would be abrasive or toxic.
The Villeneuve version of a chemistry read is the coffee test.
In that moment, theres a lot of things that you’re free to feel.
That moment is tremendously important.
Its more important than any audition.
Its the same with heads of department and key crew.
Those movies are our beasts.
Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917) is writing the screenplay.
And, he stresses: Its a very long-term project.
Its a beast to crack.
Super opportunity to see it again in a theater.
Its all up for grabs.
