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[Eric Atreides]

 

[dudalb]

On 10/28/2021 at 2:01 PM, SpiderByte said:

Not sure they could turn over a project of that size in (optimistically) just over a year. Even if they reuse props and etc. Could see a move closer to December, especially given the...unclear positioning of Star Wars as a film franchise post Skywalker Saga.

 

Well, I am betting that when they did the screenplay they did it for the entire novel which would save a great deal of time.

And I wish people would stop saying Dune 2 is a sequel; it's not. It the second half of the novel not a sequel in the classic sense.

[SpiderByte]

It absolutely is a sequel.

[WittyUsername]

Is this gonna be this generation’s Return of the King?

[robertman2]

On 2/10/2022 at 4:28 PM, WittyUsername said:

Is this gonna be this generation’s Return of the King?

nah, that was Avengers Endgame

plus this isn't even the last one because they're doing Dune Messiah

[Valonqar]

Nothing will ever be the new ROTK. It wasn't just the boxoffice. It was the Oscars too. That level of excitement is hard to duplicate.

 

 

 

Absolutely iconic. People don't watch awards anymore so even when Dune wins it won't be the same. 

[WittyUsername]

2 hours ago, RobrtmanAStarWarsReference said:

nah, that was Avengers Endgame

plus this isn't even the last one because they're doing Dune Messiah

EG wasn’t an Oscar contender. 

Edited February 14, 2022 by WittyUsername

[dudalb]

On 2/10/2022 at 7:06 AM, SpiderByte said:

It absolutely is a sequel.

Depends on how you define sequel.

[dudalb]

On 2/10/2022 at 1:28 PM, WittyUsername said:

Is this gonna be this generation’s Return of the King?

I doubt it since Dune's box office was nowhere near that for the LOTR films.

 

[Valonqar]

Either way, more Harkonnens in Part 2 as expected:

 

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/denis-villeneuve-updates-dune-part-two-harkonnen-exclusive/

 

Denis quotes are bolded. Editor quotes are not: 

 

“When you adapt, you have to make bold choices in order for the things to come to life. And I think that was the best way to introduce this world to a wide audience. Now in the second one, I want to have more flexibility, and it will be possible to go a little bit deeper into some of these details,” he explains. That includes introducing characters like Feyd-Rautha – as the focus of the story shifts to characters who played a smaller part last time around. “It’s like a chess game. Some new characters will be introduced in the second part and a decision I made very early on was that this first part would be more about Paul Atreides and the Bene Gesserit, and his experience of being in contact for the first time with a different culture,” says Villeneuve. “Second part, there will be much more Harkonnen stuff.”

[ban1o]

I'm hoping the boxoffice for this will be better than the first with  (hopefully) less effects of the pandemic and no immediate HBO max release. 

[ban1o]

Also Zendaya's role will definitely be a lot bigger in this film. Denis seems to love her lmao. He'll probably beef it up from the book. 

[Eric Atreides]

 

[Valonqar]

Patz wants it, Barry Keoghan tweeted something that fans took as a hint, the casting director started to follow Florence, Jodi and Anya. We'll see what happens. I never put too much stock in Twitter/Insta following and actor-says-he-wants-to-be-in but stranger things happened. 

[Eric Atreides]

 

[stephanos13]

Big W for Dune. Florence Pugh going from a hit to another hit.

 

Do we have any fan casting for the Emperor?

[cax16]

 

[Merkel]

Hmmm, interesting. And he might become a star after Elvis

[BadOlCatSylvester]

Biopic!Elvis is certainly an interesting choice for Feyd. I guess Barry Keoghan was trolling.

 

Spoiler

Or he's the Emperor 

That character was described to be looking like he was in his 30s in the book despite actualy being in his 70s, and Barry will be 30 by the time cameras roll. Just a thought.

 

[filmlover]

Pretty huge get for Butler considering Elvis is still a few months away from releasing. They're already assembling a strong group of new actors to join the crazy ensemble remaining from the first installment.