The first trailer for Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part 2 was shown at CinemaCon is Las Vegas
and from the early descriptions and brief reactions to it, it sounds like it's going
to be even bigger and more incredible than part one.
In this video, I'm going to be discussing the description of the footage that was shown,
the potential date for when we can all expect to see it
and sharing other interesting details that were shared at the event.
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But without further a do, lets dive into the Dune Part 2
trailer shown at CinemaCon.
So attendees at the Warner Bros panel at CinemaCon were treated to a first look at the stunning
trailer for Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part 2, with Zendaya, Timothee Chalamet and Denis
Villeneuve all on stage.
Before the audience were shown the trailer, director Denis Villeneuve spoke a bit about
the film saying, "its an epic war movie, its much more dense, we visited
Arakis, we visit new locations, everything is new in this film.
In the first movie we shot 40% in Imax, this time it’s full Imax".
So that detail itself it something to be really excited
about, and to be honest, I think there's no excuse now when it comes to the home entertainment
presentation of Dune part 2 in the future.
If you remember, Part 1's stunning IMAX photography was only able to be viewed in
theatres, because the 4K and home release version cut the IMAX footage out.
So if Dune Part 2 is fully in IMAX, it would be nice to also see that
down the line when the film is able to viewed from home.
Still, the fact that Part 2 is all IMAX in theatres compared to part 1's 40% of the format,
does get me anticipating the grandeur of those potential shots and Greig Fraser's
cinematography on the big screen.
Other than speaking the presentation of the film, they also talked a bit more about what
we can expect from the moments that the sequel will capture and
the new characters being introduced.
Timothee Chalamet talked specifically about the pinnacle moment of the sequel where Paul
Atreides rides a sandworm, and this is of course a big focus
of that trailer, saying that "the worm he rides is completely practical".
Don't know how they have managaed to film that, but it will make
for an interesting watch of the special features.
Also, as expected, it was mentioned that Zendaya’s character Chani, a peripheral figure in the
first movie, is now ready for war and taking up a much more important role.
Zendaya said that the film will explore the burgeoning relationship between Paul and Chani
and that “these are still just two young people who are
trying to grow up and fall in love and live.
She’s not just in dreams this time.
I only got a small time to find out who she was in part one”.
When it comes to other characters, Rebecca Ferguson's Lady Jessica looks quite different,
covered in face tattoos, like in the vision we saw back in Part 1.
And when Villeneuve spoke about Austin Butler's Feyd Rautha, he said that
he plays an Olympic sword-master crossed with a psychotic Mick Jagger.
What then followed this was a first look at that mentioned trailer with some icomic imagery
that fans of the book will instantly recognise.
According to descriptions from Deadline and Discussing Film.net, the footage begins with
Chani and Paul sitting at the edge of the desert, with Paul saying to her, “it’s
breathtaking, just imagine water”.
Florence Pugh’s Princess Corrino, who apparently looks really regal in the teaser, is then
introduced early too as she wears a beaded veil over her face and talks
about the coming war.
She says, “In the shadow of Arakis, lies many secrets, but the darkness to all of that
is what remains.”
We then see that Josh Brolin’s Gurney Halleck makes a
comeback after the events of the first film and Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica is seen
riding across the desert with the Fremen people in some sort of speeder, teasing their plans
to overthrow the Harkonnens.
Then, the sequels tagline appears onscreen, reading “Fury Will Rise”, which follows
in the footsteps of Part 1's it begins.
Pugh's character then says, “What if Paul Atreides was still alive?” and we cut
to some footage that many of us would have expected to see.
We see him rising as a great leader among the Fremen, and getting advice from Javier
Bardem’s Stilgar about riding a sandworm.
Javier Bardem's Stilgar says, “Don’t try to impress anyone.
Be simple, but direct”, and Paul replies, “Nothing fancy”.
The description states that we see awesome grappling and hook work
as Paul tries to wrestle and mount the worm, getting swallowed up by the sand.
There’s a shot of someone’s eyes turning blue from the spice
and then the trailer comes to an end with a few more pivotal moments.
Shots of him appearing atop of a canyon to cheering people are shown, and then one with
him preparing for the climatic Chrys Knife battle with Austin Butler's
Feyd Rautha in a wide and spacious battlefield.
It's confirmed in the trailer that Feyd rautha is indeed bald and during the footage he's
seen bowing in front of the Baron, while his brother Rabban stands to the side and looks
at him with fear.
So to my surprise that description of the first trailer fits quite perfectly in
line with what I predicted in my trailer video a few weeks back where I said that I think
we'd see it focus on the moment where Paul rides the worm and then also that it would
focus on new characters appearing in the film.
Of course we are yet to see further reveals of Christopher Walken's Emperor or Alia Atreides,
but it seems like the early shots we get of Florence
Pugh and Austin Butler's characters, really do build the excitement on their own.
The reactions of those who were at the event seemed really positive about what they heard
and saw, and a lot of those who saw it, seem to be suggesting
that this could be even better than part one.
Steven Weintraub said the first trailer for part 2 is "incredible", Robert Meyer Burnett
said "Long live the fighters!
DUNE Part 2 looks fantastic!"
and others alluded that it really sells the epic war movie approach that Denis assigned
to it.
So overall, it sounds like this trailer is really a spectacular first look
at everything we are excited about surrounding the film, whether it be crucial moments of
the story, detailed looks at anticipated new characters or visuals, especially those involving
sandworms, which take the saga to staggering new heights.
But now that we've talked about the trailer and the footage included, when can
we all expect to see it.
Well, if you remember my trailer date prediction video from a few weeks back, I predicted back
then that we would get this first trailer privately screened at cinemacon, and that
then, it would then be released online in the weeks
that followed.
At the CinemaCon event they did confirm that the trailer which was shown will be releasing
very soon for the public.
And if we look slightly ahead, Guardians of the Galaxy
3 is releasing in theatres in just over a week's time, being quite a solid spot to debut
and attach this trailer to.
Something similar happened last year with the first trailer
for Avatar The Way Of Water being put in front of Doctor Strange 2, and honestly, I can see
warner bros wanting to do something similar with
Dune Part 2 to get even more eyes on the film.
So I'm gonna say that this trailer will be released online before next Wednesday, which
is the early UK release of Guardians 3, so that it
can be attached to those screenings.
We'll have to see, and for all we know, they might keep it offline for another few weeks
yet, but to me, it would seem like a missed opportunity if
they didn't capatilise on the hype that this trailer got at CinemaCon, by releasing it
for everyone in the week or so that follows.
But that was my video discussing the Dune Part 2 trailer shown at CinemaCon.
It sounds like this first trailer for Part 2 is going to be really stunning, and based
on the descriptions and early reactions, it's a great initial
tease for the main events that take place in the second part of Frank herbert's novel.
I'm especially looking forward to that moment where Paul
learns to ride the sandworm, as I think it will include integral images to pull off for
the second film to work.
If they can make that look amazing, and based on reactions it seems like
they might have, then the battles and further worm action towards the later part of the
book can be just as impressive on the big screen too.
Alongside the visuals, the important moments of the story and glimpses of the new cast,
it wont be long before we can all see this trailer, and it's gonna be intriguing to see
what the general reaction is.
But let me know down below in the comments section what you think towards
the footage reactions for the Dune Part 2 trailer alongside whether it makes you even
more excited for Denis Villeneuve's latest film.
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