Sci-Fi Dune

[Sawyer]

 

[antsman41]

The conversation was more about them being the same age and chemistry between actors, I didn't see anything about her being his "lady".

Well, folks were talking about chemistry. Timmy doesn’t need chemistry with her… because they’re not a traditional couple.

That’s for his girl, Chani, baby.

 

[Weather Witch]

Well, folks were talking about chemistry. Timmy doesn’t need chemistry with her… because they’re not a traditional couple.

That’s for his girl, Chani, baby.

Honestly, I personally see chemistry as something broader than romantic interests. Some actors just create sparks when they're on screen together. Like Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen, they have a ton of chemistry onscreen. I get what you mean though.

 

[OutOfBoose]

It's that guy from Once Upon a Time...

 

[Prison Mike]

I like it.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

It's that guy from Once Upon a Time...

Who was he ? I think I remember him from Shannara Chronicles.

 

[moviefreak]

I quite like this casting. He recently plays a famous new wave Rock singer with an Abrahamic middle name Aaron and is being cast as Feyd-Rautha. Sting was the frontman for a new wave rock band 'The Police' and portrayed Feyd-Rautha.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Bald or red hair?

 

[Blade Hoarder]

Thank god Feyd is in the movie. I was dreading the possibility that they would merge his character with the beast, Batista Raban. Glad they didn’t happen.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Who was he ? I think I remember him from Shannara Chronicles.

 

[Albright]

Wonder who they will cast for Padishah Emperor - sure will be a big name

 

[Deck Rickard]

Good (potential) casting for Feyd. That dude was great in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Elvis looks like it could be a star-making performance.

 

[Drizzle]

Just going from his brief performance in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, I think Butler is a fine choice for Feyd.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Yeah it was a small part but he was definitely a standout in that movie.

 

[antsman41]

Wonder who they will cast for Padishah Emperor - sure will be a big name

Ewan is my choice.

 

[Albright]

How about Leo?

 

[Deck Rickard]

Ian McDiarmid

 

[OutOfBoose]

Wonder who they will cast for Padishah Emperor - sure will be a big name

Spoiler

 

[antsman41]

But... Denis doesn't have any NAR scenes.

 

[Albright]

Spoiler

thanks… I didn’t need to sleep tonight anyway

 

[DarkKnight88]

Wonder who they will cast for Padishah Emperor - sure will be a big name

How about his old Prisoners buddy

 

[green]

Jon Spaihts On A Potential Dune Trilogy And Collaborating With Park Chan-Wook

Interview with Spaihts, it's a bit longer at the link I just edited the good parts down.
Give me the House books as films please...

Because of the world, you have built, are there any thoughts of leaving the door open at the end of the second film for a third film? I believe “Messiah” is the next book in that respect.

Yes. Frank Herbert wrote six novels, I believe, with a seventh partially completed upon his death that was completed preposterously by his son.

Right. I remember that part.

“Dune Messiah” is the next book, and it’s one of three books with “Dune,” “Dune Messiah,” and “Children of Dune,” that covers the lives of the characters we meet in the first novel. Subsequently, there’s a giant leap in time and the series gets stranger and more epic as it carries on. But “Dune Messiah” picks up years after the close of “Dune,” and yes, Denis has talked seriously about making that film as well, as a conclusion of the trilogy. Dune Messiah is a very interesting book, which in some ways, deconstructs Dune and plays as a cautionary tale, even more than Dune does, about the dangers of blending religion and politics, the hazards of following charismatic leaders, and the dangerous struggle that’s always alive between the individual and institutions.

So it’s possible, at least, that even the second film might at least hint at what could come in “Dune Messiah”?

I think that’s right. There are a few tantalizing strands that lead into the future and suggest that we might not be done in this universe, despite the fact that the ending of Dune as a novel, which will be the ending of the second film, is a very satisfying conclusion. There are a number of ways in which the book also sounds ominous notes, and there are hints of foreboding about what made be yet to come.

I also wanted to ask you, I know that you had been working on a TV series that was supposed to be part of this world as well, “Dune the Sisterhood.” Is that still in play at all?

Oh, that is carrying on and I’m not allowed to talk about it very much. But that effort is alive and well. I ended up getting moved off of it to work, not just on “Dune: Part Two,” but to investigate other cinematic prospects in the “Dune” universe, which we are still talking about and which, again, I’m not allowed to say very much about. But it is a very rich world in which to play, and I think it is ripe with opportunities for storytelling in every direction.

I know you’re not really allowed to give many details, but do you think the series is close to happening, or is it still just in the development phase?

They’re well down the road, but I honestly don’t know the details of the timing.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Only ever saw Butler in The Shannara Chronicles but yes he seems a good fit for Feyd.

 

[Mjolnir Reborn]

Jon Spaihts On A Potential Dune Trilogy And Collaborating With Park Chan-Wook

Interview with Spaihts, it's a bit longer at the link I just edited the good parts down.
Give me the House books as films please...

Is he saying that the son absolutely butchered the seventh novel, or did he just make an unfortunate attempt at saying posthumously?

 

[Weather Witch]

Is he saying that the son absolutely butchered the seventh novel, or did he just make an unfortunate attempt at saying posthumously?

I'm pretty sure that was an editing error, yes. I like the sound of other cinematic prospects though and I'm glad they touched on the TV series at least.