On the morning of February 5, there was a commotion in Mexico City, which was chosen for the world premiere of Dune: part two, the episode that concludes (for the moment) the adaptation of Frank Herbert's epic novel published in 1965. The event was attended by director Denis Villeneuve, Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler and Josh Brolin, who also had a meeting with the media after the screening.
La República participated virtually in the meeting with the artists and attended a reserved screening of the film. The verdict is that it is the best film in Villeneuve's already distinguished career (Arrival, Sicario, Blade Runner 2049) and also in the careers of Chalamet and Zendaya. Where Duna was slow, here the attention to rhythm is formidable, as is cinematography, sound and direction of actors. But let them themselves talk about these achievements. At the time of this conference, it had not yet been revealed that Anya Taylor-Joy had a role as Alia, the protagonist's sister.
“When we were making Part One we knew that this would be an introduction to this world, and a kind of appetizer,” Villeneuve says. “I regretted saying it at the time for fear of the reaction of you, the public, and because it was a film of tremendous scale, but now we see that it is true. For me, Part Two is the main course and frankly, I'm afraid to say that I was born to make this film. It is the film where I have put every inch of myself. It's more muscular, it has more action, and we see Paul (Atreides, played by Chalamet) finally become a man.”
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“For me, it was a dream come true,” answers Chalamet, dressed in a shiny black, sleeveless outfit. “I hope to be in more good movies in the future, but I hope I can be in another one like this sometime in my life.” Indeed, in Part Two—which follows the second half of the extensive original novel—Paul Atreides's work will evolve in the face of new challenges ahead. Next to Atreides will be Chani, the Fremen played by Zendaya.
“What I appreciate most about Denis this time is giving Chani more convictions and goals to fight for. The love story becomes more difficult, something they must fight for, not something they get for free. For me it was hard because of the internal dialogue of knowing if it is safe to love Paul or not,” says the tan-skinned actress.
Dune: Part Two also introduces several new characters of interest. We will finally see Emperor Shaddam IV Corrino, played by Christopher Walken, and Paul's sister, Alia, but we will also meet a mysterious 'Bene Gesserit' played by Léa Seydoux and two new characters: Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh) and the psychotic Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, played by Austin Butler, a role that in David Lynch's 1984 version was played – half-naked and with wild eyes – by none other than Sting.
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“We were in a very fortunate position,” says blonde Pugh, wearing a two-piece suit full of sparkles. “We fell in love with the first film like everyone else who saw it at the time and we saw how much people cared about it. “I was lucky enough to have coffee with Denis and then be part of this effort.”
Austin Butler confesses to being an admirer of Villeneuve's films and of “the scale, texture, intensity and beauty” of the first film. His first conversation with the director was also over coffee and they decided that the most important thing was for the character to be impressive on screen. “My fear was that Feyd would become a caricature (…) once we found the key, we went with it and, in the end, it was all fun.”
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