Denis Villeneuve recently attended a press conference for the promotion of ‘Dune: Part Two’ in South Korea, where he talked about the film in detail. He confirmed that Dune 2 will be better than the first film, which came out in 2021.
The upcoming Dune sequel once again stars Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, and many more. On the other hand, we will witness some new faces as well, such as Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Christopher Walken, and Lea Seydoux.
“For me, this film is much better than Part One,” Villeneuve said. “There’s something more alive in it. There’s a relationship to the characters. I was trying to reach for an intensity and a quality of emotions that I didn’t reach with Part One and that I did reach with Part Two.”
Considering the critical and commercial success of Dune (2019), this statement from Villeneuve is a big deal. The first part minted over $400 million globally and earned 10 Oscar nominations, with winning six out of them.
This is not the first time Villeneuve has stressed that Part Two will be better than the first film. In an interview with Total Film Magazine some time ago, the filmmaker hailed the sequel as “more muscular” than the first entry.
In addition, Denis Villeneuve revealed that he was working on the script of Dune 3, which will take inspiration from Frank Herbert’s novel, Dune Messiah. The director expressed his wish to make a Dune trilogy, and his wish may come true if Dune 2 performs brilliantly. The film is scheduled to arrive in March next year. Stay tuned for more updates.
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