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[ManaByte]

IMAX PRESENTS: AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT DUNE

Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) directs Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Dune,” the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestseller of the same name.

imaxexclusive.dunemovie.com

Got my pass secured for the 21st.

 

[RavenSan]

I thought this was a viewing or something. This is kinda dumb. I'm super hyped for the movie, but I'm not going into NYC for this. I'll catch the trailer later

 

[OmegaSupreme]

It's going to be great. It's also not going to make enough money to warrant anymore and that makes me sad. I love that book.

 

[ManaByte]

It's going to be great. It's also not going to make enough money to warrant anymore and that makes me sad. I love that book.

Which will suck because this is only the first half of the first book.

Spoiler

It ends when Jessica takes the Water of Life.

 

[TastyPastry]

these 5 seconds of new footage look more exciting than anything i've seen in movies since.. idk blade runner 2049? villeneuve the god

 

[plushyp]

I like the novel and team behind the camera but most of the actors really don't interest me especially Timothee Chalamet as Paul.

 

[ManaByte]

I like the novel and team behind the camera but most of the actors really don't interest me especially Timothee Chalamet as Paul.

Paul is supposed to be 13 when he goes to Arakkis. He can pass for a 13 year old.

 

[evolvaer]

Paul is supposed to be 13 when he goes to Arakkis. He can pass for a 13 year old.

Yeah but the girl actress is always one note in everything she does. Disaffected youth.

Getting real tired of her one note portrayal. zendaya more like boredaya

Also cultural appropriation, getting a half black person to play whats clearly supposed to be arabs.

 

[Aggelos]

Oh shoot

 

[ArtemisClydeFrog]

An announcement for a paid preview of a trailer for a movie

 

[ManaByte]

Oh shoot

That's in the OP. Why did you just post the same thing 4 times?

 

[RavenSan]

An announcement for a paid preview of a trailer for a movie

It's free.

 

[Aggelos]

That's in the OP. Why did you just post the same thing 4 times?

Yes, because we need to fetishize the moment, milk it... Prolong it as much as possible.
It's all about fetishizing. In order to do that, we need to see how Hans Zimmer reacted, or how DNEG reacted, and whatnot.

Dune: Part One - DNEG

DNEG was lead VFX partner on 'Dune' (titled onscreen as 'Dune: Part One'), a 2021 American epic science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve. It is the first of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert, primarily covering the first half of the book.

www.dneg.com

 

[ManaByte]

Yes, because we need to fetishize the moment, milk it... Prolong it as much as possible.
It's all about fetishizing. In order to do that, we need to see how Hans Zimmer reacted, or how DNEG reacted, and whatnot.

No we don't.

 

[ManaByte]

 

[AJUMP23]

Which will suck because this is only the first half of the first book.

Spoiler

It ends when Jessica takes the Water of Life.

It is only half of the first book? Are they doing 2 movies?

 

[ManaByte]

It is only half of the first book? Are they doing 2 movies?

The plan was to start filming part 2 right after this originally came out in theaters. But now with the pandemic who knows. It all depends how this does I guess. But Godzilla vs Kong did well enough to continue the Monsterverse.

 

[AJUMP23]

The plan was to start filming part 2 right after this originally came out in theaters. But now with the pandemic who knows. It all depends how this does I guess. But Godzilla vs Kong did well enough to continue the Monsterverse.

If they only give me half of Dune, I will destroy them like the Harkonnens.

 

[Aggelos]

 

[Insane Metal]

Goddamn that cast.

Also Rebecca Ferguson makes me moist. Fucking sexy woman.

Anyone seen this yet?

 

[ManaByte]

The IMAX preview this week is the first 10 minutes and the new trailer.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

I'm still not very confident in this cast, compared to the wonderfully insane original film.

Speaking of which: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/should-i-bother-watching-dune-1984.1479865/#post-255620896

 

[ManaByte]

I'm still not very confident in this cast, compared to the wonderfully insane original film.

Speaking of which: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/should-i-bother-watching-dune-1984.1479865/#post-255620896

Lynch's Dune isn't Dune.

 

[Birdo]

Lynch's Dune isn't Dune.

It's the only screen version of Dune that had input from Herbert himself (Who actually liked it).

 

[CloudNull]

IMAX PRESENTS: AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT DUNE

Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) directs Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Dune,” the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestseller of the same name.

imaxexclusive.dunemovie.com

Got my pass secured for the 21st.

I expect detailed impressions or else.....

 

[ManaByte]

It's the only screen version of Dune that had input from Herbert himself (Who actually liked it).

It's a Cliff's Notes version of Dune.

I expect detailed impressions or else.....

Before I even leave the theater.

I'd imagine it's just the Gom Jabbar test in its entirety if it's the first 10 minutes.

 

[Omega Supreme Holopsicon]

Wow this more star heavy than I knew, are they taking salary cut, or is the budget quite high?

 

[ArtemisClydeFrog]

It's free.

You know they gonna be peddling $19.99 buckets of LIMITED EDITION popcorn for basically a 10 minute preview of Dune.

 

[strange headache]

I'm really looking forward to this, but a cinema invite to a preview of the trailer? Wtf?
Don't you people have better sh*t to do?

 

[ManaByte]

I'm really looking forward to this, but a cinema invite to a preview of the trailer? Wtf?
Don't you people have better sh*t to do?

It's not just the trailer, it's also the first 10 minutes.

It's similar to what New Line did with LOTR in 2001. They made a 26 min reel for Cannes (which basically was the entire Moria sequence up until the Balrog + unfinished footage from TTT and ROTK). They took that on tour in October 2001 before the movie came out.

 

[strange headache]

It's not just the trailer, it's also the first 10 minutes.

Why would you want to ruin your initial movie experience with spoiling the first 10 minutes coitus interruptus?
Have a modicum of goddamn patience and self-respect.

 

[michaelius]

Not really spoiler if you know what will happen in next 8 movies

 

[ManaByte]

Not really spoiler if you know what will happen in next 8 movies

It's not like it's based on one of the most-read sci-fi books ever written or anything.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Lynch's Dune isn't Dune.

True, it's half weird Lynch-ian imagery and half Dune.

But to be honest, that's way more interesting than just a flat adaptation. For instance, I found the "faithful" SciFi channel miniseries of Dune to be nauseatingly dull.

(Yes, I've read the first Dune book. No, it wasn't my favorite novel.)

 

[Ironbunny]

I am mostly interested in how they depict Baron Vladimir Harkonnen and emperor's Sardaukars.

Hopefully better then what Sardaukars looked like in the miniseries. Like straight from a 90's fashion show. In Lynch version they vere just guys with a welding mask.

 

[ManaByte]

I am mostly interested in how they depict Baron Vladimir Harkonnen and emperor's Sardaukars.

Hopefully better then what Sardaukars looked like in the miniseries. Like straight from a 90's fashion show. In Lynch version they vere just guys with a welding mask.

The McFarlane toys are out in certain places and they give a good look at the Baron:

 

[Reptars Revenge]

We did this for Avatar it was pretty fun but I also live super close to imax

 

[sol_bad]

It's going to be great. It's also not going to make enough money to warrant anymore and that makes me sad. I love that book.

You never know. Wonder Woman 84 somehow had a 3rd movie greenlighted without a box office.
Maybe it depends on contracts behind the scenes.

 

[Ironbunny]

The McFarlane toys are out in certain places and they give a good look at the Baron:

Not feeling the costume but its Stellard Skarsgår so he will easily elevate the role. Its a toy but the look is not menacing enough for my taste.

 

[michaelius]

Doesn't look fat enough - he shouldn't be able to move without supporting anti-grav belts.

 

[Birdo]

The McFarlane toys are out in certain places and they give a good look at the Baron:

The art director: "Just make everything grey or black"

 

[Cyberpunkd]

So Jason Momoa guaranteed for himself role in every movie if they ever decide to continue making them, nice. Also the most important character in the series.

 

[Spaceman292]

Not feeling the costume but its Stellard Skarsgår so he will easily elevate the role. Its a toy but the look is not menacing enough for my taste.

He doesn't exactly look menacing in the book either. Isn't he covered in rainbow coloured jewelery? And too fat to walk.

 

[Ironbunny]

He doesn't exactly look menacing in the book either. Isn't he covered in rainbow coloured jewelery? And too fat to walk.

Well its movie so I dont mind them taking visual freedoms in it. He certainly was more of a dated design in the books

 

[strange headache]

It's not like it's based on one of the most-read sci-fi books ever written or anything.

Yeah because quite obviously books are exactly the same as movies, it's not as if cinematography, visual style, characterization and camerawork have a huge impact on how the story is presented

Not really spoiler if you know what will happen in next 8 movies

I've read the books, I'm not worried about story spoilers. First time viewing always leaves a deeper impression, so there's really no point ruining your immersion because you're just too impatient.

 

[ManaByte]

No cellphones. So people can't take potato phone video of the first 10 minutes.

 

[CertifiedKiwi]

The original movie is on Youtube if anyone wants to watch.

I wonder how different it will be from the original movie or the book itself. Looking forward to watching it regardless

 

[EruditeHobo]

I'd imagine it's just the Gom Jabbar test in its entirety if it's the first 10 minutes.

Hoping, perhaps naively, that we will see a little more of what Skarsgard is doing as Harkonnen. Perhaps a scene fragment of his introduction.

Anyway, got my tickets. Really looking forward to it.

 

[mortal]

 

[thefool]

I'm just not feeling it. Like, at all. I love Dune, I like Denis, but everything looks kinda off.
I'll 100% catch it on a movie theater tho (if im allowed to).