Denis Villeneuve’s Dune

pixelburp wrote: »

And of course Chani isn't white, she's a member of a desert race that live on Arakis/Dune; it'd be stupider & weirder if she was played by some pasty white person.

She lives in a cave system, and wears a full body suit when she goes outside. She should be pretty pale, actually.

I agree though that the obvious casting for the Fremen would be someone Middle Eastern. It doesn't make much sense having diverse Fremen - they seem like they should be a fairly insular and therefore homogeneous group, so while I don't care who they cast, it does bother me slightly that Chani and Stilgar are so unalike.

The guy claiming this is all woke and gender swapped is scratching around for something to be offended by though. There's no sign this is anything like that.

EltonJohn69 wrote: »

Are the rumours that Billy Crystal will be voicing the Sand worms true ?

hahaha......

https://twitter.com/veliokulan/status/1222820215504896001?s=21

from anton volkov who runs a trailer website 'TrailerTrack'

"I've been getting tons of questions about Dune, which has zero chance for two reasons," Volkov said, speaking of the Denis Villeneuve reboot of Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic. "The film isn't out until December, and I don't think we've ever seen a Super Bowl debut of the first footage for a film that far out. And secondly, it's Warner Bros. They haven't advertised at the Super Bowl for over a decade."

Volkov thinks Dune fans may have to wait for summer to get a peek at that film.

peteeeed wrote: »

Rotten tomatoes piece on the film

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/everything-we-know-about-dune/?

And there I was thinking a trailer had appeared...

They finished filming ?

Falthyron wrote: »

And there I was thinking a trailer had appeared...

I would imagine it was locked into a summer blockbuster that has been delayed

Vanity fair piece

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/04/a-first-look-at-timothee-chalamet-in-dune

Stop. :mad:

Sad Professor wrote: »

Of part 1, yes, last summer.

Good. I hear that beginnings are a delicate time.

The Stillsuits and Atreides uniforms, aswell as the frigates in the background of the Caladan shot are all very reminiscent of the designs used in the Dune Encyclopedia.
It is non-canon, but it was approved by FH and he even wore the foreword(that thoroughly rendered it non-canon)

The more I see, the more as an avid lover of the book am looking forward to the release.

ixoy wrote: »

The big test will be the sandworm. It's going to be very difficult to get its size and majesty right (and of course, we'll have some people claiming possibly how it's ripping off the worm from Star Wars...).

Those people need to be detained in reeducation camps and trained in the way...
Luckily!
Some say, Arrakis was created to train the faithful!

Tony EH wrote: »

It's early days, I know, but I think I'll miss Lynch's baroque look with this version. I got a distinct SYFY feeling off of those Vanity Fair photos. And to be honest, I'm not that pushed on the idea of Timothée Chalamet as Paul.

Dont miss it
Just rewatch it, with its flaws and all!
it really is a visual masterpiece for all its flawed story and arc.

I'd love to see the full Lynch vision, however long it runs.
Maybe the new movie will spark enough interest to spark a deal to get him to sign off on a directors cut?

The "armoured" soldiers look an interesting take on shields.

pixelburp wrote: »

"Atreides factotum goes native"

Does he even work for them? I thought he was an imperial official. She now; as you say, it hardly matters.

It's a story I expect to attract some criticism anyway. It'll likely be called the whatever the opposite of woke is for the enormous soft power women hold in it, and woke if it gives any kind of weight to Jessica and the Bene Gesserit. The same folks won't bat an eyelid at the hereditary aristocracy, because the gender stuff is almost an unconscious reflex at this stage. And that's before we consider the "cultural appropriation", pro-jihad message, and abundant drug use. I'm not planning on reading anything outside of boards on this one. The internet sucks sometimes.