There are some new details for Dune Part 2, which includes interview comments on the expansion
of the worlds that will be seen onscreen, and an early reaction to the performance of
Austin Butler's Feyd Rautha.
The next part of Denis Villeneuve's science fiction epic, will give us new worlds, new
characters and an evolution of the story that has only just begun,
and costume designer Jaqueline West has added to the excitement with her new interview.
In this video, I'm going to be discussing the new details for Dune Part 2 and giving
you my thoughts on the recent news surrounding
the delay of the HBO series Dune The Sisterhood.
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But without further a do, lets dive into the new details for Dune Part 2.
So the worlds of Dune Part 2 is an element that like the characters are going to expand
beyond what we've already seen in the first film.
The cast and crew of Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part 2 have already promised more cinematic
action, yet more detail than the original instalment, and one of the costume designers
of the films, Jacqueline West, has already started to speak a bit more about how we will
see this storyline expand.
A new article with deadline details an interview with the creative deaigner, where she talks
about what we can expect from Dune Part 2, discussing the more
intensive work environment of the sequel, and how that film will evolve it's onscreen
universe.
She said, "In Part Two, you really dive into the different worlds of Dune.
We see what the emperor’s world looks like.
We go to his planet.
We spend a lot of time on Giedi Prime, the Harkonnen planet.
We spend a lot of time in Stellan Skarsgård’s world, or Baron Harkonnen's.
Feyd-Rautha also comes into this one, brilliantly played by Austin Butler.
He is pretty fabulous in it."
Of course, Butler plays a particularly important role in the story as
his journey will lead to an iconic rivalry with Paul Atreides, and it sounds like, by
coming off the acting success of Elvis, he'll be
looking to put in another iconic performance.
We're still yet to see what the actor will look like in the film, and I'm sure we'll
get something soon within the early marketing, whether
it's a trailer or through a poster reveal, but it is good to hear that a creative is
praising his performance in the second part.
Adding to the expanded worlds comment from before, she
did also tease that the design aspects are again visually stunning and that the sequel's
expanded scope requires a lot more effort when creating diverse settings and costumes.
She said, "all the worlds get expanded.
It was about creating three separate, different-looking worlds and also revisiting the Bene Gesserits.
The age-old ones with these costumes that almost
look like Egyptian mummies.
I think it’s visually stunning, the sets, the cinematography and the concepts."
Of course when it comes to one of those planets, we did get an early look at
the sets and location of the Emperor's homeworld, Planet Kaitain, when Dune Part 2 began filming
last year.
The images gave us a sense that this planet would be visually showcased as
quite different from the other ones, with a more lushious environment and rich architecture,
that fits in line with the depiction of the Emperor's world.
The structures may have teased some of the interiors that take up the imperial
Opal Palace, which if you've read the book, you'll know that this is the Emperor's residence
located in Corrinth city.
The fact that we are getting that planet, a lot more of Geidi
Prime and then with all the events on Arrakis, tells us that this is going much bigger in
scope and detail.
The first movie only showed so much since it had the enormous task of setting
up the world-building, and after successfully introducing the different characters and some
of the main planets, Part Two has the perfect opportunity to revisit these planets while
showcasing new ones too.
Based on the book, it seems like we're going to really get a sense of both the physical
and the psychological warfare through depictions of Paul, the fremen and
the Emperors forces, hopefully leading us nicely into that big final confrontation on
the desert planet.
When it comes to Geidi Prime, it would be great to see the military hold that that
Harkonnen's have on the oppressed people and also to build up Feyd Rautha, I would love
to see them show his fighting prowess through the
battle arenas there, where he also gains popularity among the civilians.
Highlighting the contrast between the prison and slave like attributes of Geidi Prime,
with the other locations in Part 2, I think could benefit as a powerful
message both in the story and the world design.
We'll have to see what they do, but it is great to hear that Denis and his team are
remaining faithful to the material, by adapting the three main worlds.
Moving on, last week, we had some news on the hbo series Dune The Sisterhood, and it
was the update that we didn't want to hear.
I havn't spoke about it yet, so I thought I'd give you
my thoughts on the updates and what could happen going forward.
HBO Max’s Dune prequel spinoff is apparently going through some major changes, and we learnt
that both the director and star have exited the series, while the production
on the show takes a pre-scheduled break.
A representative of HBO said, “there are some creative changes being made to the production
in an effort to create the best series possible
and stay true to the source material.
Johan Renck has completed his work on the series and a new director will be brought
on, and through mutual agreement Johan is moving on to pursue
other projects.
Additionally, Shirley Henderson will be exiting the series and will no longer be playing Tula
Harkonnen.”
In November of 2022, series creator Diane Ademu-John parted
ways with the show as co-showrunner, but she did remain on board as an executive producer.
And we learnt in the time since that Alison Schapker has taken over as sole showrunner
of the series.
So there seems to be quite the choas going on at HBO with Dune The Sisterhood, and with
this show previously being scheduled to release before or soon after Dune Part 2,
it looks like it's going to be a while before we actually see it, or the way things are
going, we might not see it at all.
Recent reports have said that there was not much cooperation and
stars of the show we're not very friendly on set.
So it seems like, if they are going to make this work, than they will need to find some
new casting additions that will get along with
eachother and create a better working environment on set.
I think that if this doesn't go through, its not the end of the world, because we've
still got all the great things going on with Denis Villeneuve's films, and it seems respectable
to really focus on that before trying to make sinoffs work at the same time.
It's not like it would ruin the continuity or the storytelling
because the Sisterhood series is set way before the events of the film.
I guess it is good to hear that they want to do this right
and they aren't just going ahead with it while dealing with all the production problems.
So if we do eventually get that Dune The Sisterhood series, it will come when they are fully
confident in the direction of the show and have filmed a good portion.
We'll have to see if there's any developments surrounding the leadership of the series and
if we get a casting replacement for Shirley Henderson, but I guess
it is quite worrying that different people are stepping down as they struggle to move
forward on this show.
Like with all my updates on Dune Part 2, I will be keeping you up to date
with any news that we here, and hopefully it's better news than what we've had for the
sistehood series in recent months.
But that was my video discussing the new interview details for Dune Part 2 and the current developments
on the HBO series Dune The Sisterhood.
When it comes to Denis Villeneuve's sequel, It's likely that we're going to be getting
a lot more in the coming months, and like I said in my last video, that first trailer
might give us a better look at some of the expansion,
whether it be the different worlds or new characters.
I do think that the first teaser trailer for Dune Part 2 may debut at cinemacon in a months
time, and the rest of us will hopefully see that footage not long after.
We'll have to see, but we are reaching that time period where the marketing for the film
will truly begin, and hopefully it acts as a stunning first
look at the highly anticipated film.
But let me know what you think surrounding all the potential expansion in Dune Part 2
and whether you're excited by all of these new details.
Let me know down below in the comments section.
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