Dune: Part Two with Denis Villeneuve and Steven Spielberg (Ep. 471)

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Directors Guild of America

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4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Director Denis Villeneuve discusses his new film, Dune: Part Two, with fellow Director Steven Spielberg in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses the throes of filming in the desert in comparison with Lawrence of Arabia, the comic and painterly inspirations for his imagery, and adjusting his adaptation to closer fit Frank Herbert’s original intentions. In this sequel to 2021’s Dune, Paul unites with Chani and the Fremen people while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Torn between love and the fate of the universe, he attempts to prevent a terrible future, in this continued adaptation of Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking novel. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/Events/2024/May2024/DunePartTwo_QnA_0324

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0:00.0	When the first novel came out, June, Frank Herbert was disappointed by the way it was received
0:05.9	because he felt that some reader thought it was a celebration of Polatridis.
0:10.9	He was intending to do the opposite.
0:12.4	He wanted to write a cautionary tale against messianic figure.
0:16.3	He wanted the book to be a warning.
0:18.4	So knowing that, John Spate and I, we wrote this adage, this film,
0:21.6	trying to be faithful to Frank Herbert, initial desire.
0:24.6	And in order to do so Directors Guild of America.
0:52.1	In this episode, the mythic journey of Paul Atreides continues
0:56.1	in director Denisville Neuve's sci-fi epic, Dune, Part 2. In this sequel to 2021's Dune,
1:04.2	Paul unites with Chani and the Fremen people while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators
1:09.2	who destroyed his family.
1:15.5	Torn between love and the fate of the universe, he attempts to prevent a terrible future, in this continued adaptation of Frank Herbert's groundbreaking novel.
1:21.3	In addition to Dune Part 2, Villeneuve's filmography includes the feature films Blade Runner 2049, Sicario, Enemy, Prisoners, and Maelstrom.
1:33.1	He is a two-time nominee for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement and Feature Film for 2021's Dune and for 2016's arrival.
1:43.7	Following a screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,
1:47.9	Bill Nouve spoke with director Stephen Spielberg about filming Dune Part 2.
1:52.7	Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.
1:55.0	Thank you. I thank you, Stephen, I just want to say that it really moves me to see the theater back tonight.
2:15.4	Thank you so much for having taken the time to watch a movie in a
2:17.8	theater. Thank you so much.
2:23.1	How many here have seen Dune Part 2 before? I told you. That is great. Well, it's an honor for me to sit here and talk to you. That is great.
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