The Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and Dune director speaks out about his trilogy-capper, Dune Messiah.
It’s a bit scary after he himself mentioned it would be a tough story to put together but at the same time I’m here for it. I’d rather have Denis do it than JJ Abram’s or some other schmuck completely changing tone mid-story
Denis hasn’t made a bad movie yet, so I am stoked to see him continue this storyline aince he wants to do it (for the fans).
Starting soon isn’t the same as rushing. I’m with you - he’s batting 1.000 so far.
Both of his Dune adaptations are, IMHO, perfect. I don’t know how he did it but he pulled off one of the most ambitious sci-fi books of all time. I have full confidence. Even if he doesn’t knock the next one out of the park, it will still have a great script, great acting, incredible score, incredible cinematography, great CGI, great costumes, and great sets. That’s good enough for me. I’m just looking forward to more Dune by Villeneuve.
I wish they were both about 30% longer. I missed scenes like the water politics in the beginning and seeing the mentat for the Baron pine for Jessica and the politics that followed. There were a lot of things cut and I understand why but I wish he’d make a directors cut.
He’s my favorite director (and team) right now but his unwillingness to do directors cuts (longer more substantial versions of his films) is a real bummer. Even if the first cut is perfect, like Prisoners, a few extra scenes can go a long way in making the world feel more alive imo.
ah yes, the extremely short Dune movies /j
You’re not wrong, but for us fans, the movies were cut to the fucking bone. Relentlessly paced. Only the absolute essentials were on screen, to an almost exhausting degree. He struck a perfect balance between laypeople and fans, but I would love a longer version.
I fully agree. If ever movies needed a director’s cut, it’s Villeneuve’s. I’m about to piss you right off. Tim Blake Nelson’s scenes were cut from Part Two. He was rumoured to have been Count Fenring. He was PERFECTLY cast. Fenring was such an interesting character.
I mean, yes I want it but let’s be real, he’s only doing it because Zimmer hasn’t stopped working on it since the first movie.
Happy to hear he’ll work on the next Dune. Sad that it means he’s not working on another Blade Runner installment.
He wasn’t going to work on that regardless. His next project would’ve been an adaptation of Rendezvous with Rama. I also never heard anything about Villeneuve wanting to make another Blade Runner, I don’t think that’s in the picture at all.
I’m not convinced there’s another good story to tell in Blade Runner. Granted, I was pretty shocked when 2049 found an excellent story.
Yeah I prefer that myself.
I hope Denis just keeps doing what he is good at, move over Waititi, I gots me a new fav director.
Thanks, Denis!
After reading these comments, I have reached an important conclusion: Dune fans are like Watchmen fans; they only know how to be upset with what they’re given and will always be unhappy, even if what they got will go down in history as some of the best content on the screen of all time.
Somebody spoiled the ending of the books for me but I’m excited to see how the trilogy wraps up nevertheless
I’d have liked it if he didn’t make the first one actually.
after that disaster he called dune 2? will holywood ever stop raping and killing good books by turning them into these low quality CG promos?
I can’t tell if this is satire. Surely.
