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Oct 22, 2021 · Dune: Part One: Directed by Denis Villeneuve. With Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa. Paul Atreides arrives on Arrakis after his father accepts the stewardship of the dangerous planet.
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Dune (titled onscreen as Dune: Part One) is a 2021 American epic science fiction film directed and co-produced by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts, and Eric Roth. It is the first of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert.
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- Dune story: what is the 2021 film about?
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- Dune 2021 is nothing to do with Lynch's movie
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By Emily Marlow, Axel Metz, Harry Shepherd
last updated 18 October 2021
Can Denis Villeneuve crack this extraordinary sci-fi universe?
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Update: We've seen Dune, and you can check out our review here.
The original Dune release date was scheduled for December 18, 2020, but Covid-induced delays meant its US and UK arrival was subsequently pushed back until October 21, 2021. The movie did release in select regions on September 17, 2021, though.
It'll be arriving the same day on HBO Max, too.
In September 2020, we got out first proper look at Dune, and it promised to be a faithful adaptation of the first half of the source novel. It's not just sand and sandworms, either: in this first trailer, we see the pain-inducing box, the poison-tipped Gom Jabbar, plus sweeping shots of Paul's home plant Caladan, and his adopted home of Arrakis.
The sandworms are pretty cool, though. Speaking to EW, Villeneuve explained that "when we were creating the worm I tried to create a lifeform that you will totally believe can go and survive in this land," adding that "it was important for me to understand that this huge creature has a soul, to understand that it is revered as a god-like figure."
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Here's the key cast list for Dune:
•Paul Atreides: Timothee Chalamet
•Duke Leo Atredies: Oscar Isaac
•Lady Jessica: Rebecca Ferguson
Dune is, above all, a grand, elaborate space opera. Set 10,000 years into the future, a feudal empire known as the Imperium rules the galaxy. Paul, the only son of prominent Duke Leo Atreides, must battle against the evil Baron Harkonnen, as well as fight for his life on the inhospitable planet of Arrakis, a dune-covered planet complete with terrifyingly gigantic sand worms.
Dune begins with Paul and his family being relocated to Arrakis to take over management of the dangerous mining of ‘the most important substance in the universe’ – melange. Melange, known also as ‘spice’, is a unique drug that not only extends life, expands consciousness and prevents disease but also allows for ‘faster-than-light’ space travel.
For Villeneuve, also from his chat with Vanity Fair, Herbert's epic remains as relevant as ever. "No matter what you believe, Earth is changing, and we will have to adapt," he said. "It [Dune] was a distant portrait of the oil and the capitalism and the exploitation – the over-exploitation – of Earth. It’s a coming-of-age story, but also a call for action for the youth.”
Once on Arrakis, Paul begins to manifest powers identifying him as the prophesized savior of the indigenous inhabitants of Arakkis, the Fremen. Together with the Fremen, Paul seeks to overthrow the Empire and take revenge on the corrupt Imperium, not only for himself and his family, but for the Fremen, who have chosen him to be their champion.
When it comes to Paul's mother, Lady Jessica, the "warrior princess" has an expanded role from the books. Played by Rebecca Ferguson, the Bene Gesserit is even more fearsome than the character in the books. "She's a mother, she’s a concubine, she’s a soldier," Ferguson told Vanity Fair. "Denis was very respectful of Frank's work in the book, [but] the quality of the arcs for much of the women have been brought up to a new level."
That isn't the only change to the source material, either. Doctor Liet Kynes, the leading ecologist on Arrakis and power broker, will now be played by a black woman (Sharon Duncan-Brewster), rather than a white man. "This human being manages to basically keep the peace amongst many people," Duncan-Brewster said to Vanity Fair. "Women are very good at that, so why can’t Kynes be a woman? Why shouldn’t Kynes be a woman?"
As well as a sequel already being worked on ahead of Dune's initial release, it has been announced that a prequel series will be developed as an accompaniment to the movie, made exclusively for new streaming service HBO Max. Dune: The Sisterhood is a series that will focus on the mysterious Bene Gesserit order, and while we know who's making it, we don't know who'll be in the cast yet.
Villeneuve has confirmed that he will be directing the pilot as well as serving alongside screenwriter Spaihts and Brian Herbert as executive producers. So, it's a legitimate part of the movie's universe.
Villeneuve stressed to Yahoo that his Dune "will not have any link with the David Lynch movie. I'm going back to the book, and going to the images that came out when I read it."
That's no surprise, really, and don't expect a cameo from that movie's star Kyle MacLachlan. When asked if he'd appear by IndieWire, he told them it wasn't happening.
This idea has been seconded by cast members such as Oscar Isaac, who told Collider that Villeneuve’s Dune will be "truer to the novels", describing it as "shocking, scary and visceral" and "a wholly, wholly different thing".
Stellan Skarsgård, who plays its main antagonist, Baron Harkonnen, attempted to distance Dune's production from that of corporately-controlled ‘studio films’ – arguing that Villeneuve is a "true filmmaker" who has been given a large amount of creative control. That bodes very well.
Our hope is Villeneuve is making the adaptation that Herbert's work has always deserved. The decision to split the books is also promising, albeit standard fare for our sequel-ridden cinema landscape, and suggests that maybe, just maybe, we might get something different from this version of Dune.
The moody footage we've seen so far looks gorgeous, too, so we can't wait to see how this looks in motion. It's the kind of big-budget sci-fi movie that'll really fill the void with Star Wars taking a few years off.
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Dune movie UK release date. Dune is in UK cinemas now, having been released on Thursday 21st October 2021. In the US, the movie has been released simultaneously in theatres and on HBO Max.
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- Emperor Shaddam IV's Plan. In Dune's opening moments, as enacted by the unseen Emperor Shaddam IV, Stellan Skarsgard's Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is replaced as the fiefholder of Arrakis by Oscar Isaac's Leto Atreides to bring peace to the planet.
- The Bene Gesserit & Paul's Gom Jabbar Test. The Bene Gesserit are an exclusive sisterhood in the Dune universe whose members possess advanced physical and mental abilities, pursuing a goal to better the human race by manipulating bloodlines to serve their own purposes.
- Paul Atreides' Visions. Throughout Dune: Part 1, Paul is flooded with visions due to his Bene Gesserit lineage, which he has trouble controlling as he comes into his own.
- Leto Atreides' Death. In Dune, Oscar Isaac plays Paul's father Leto, the Duke of Caladan, but his story ends tragically before the film ends. Dr. Wellington Yueh (Chang Chen) is planted in the Duke's entourage as a spy for the Harkonnens, with Leto being none the wiser due to Yueh being a loyal physician, healer, and part of the family's inner circle.
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