There are some new images for Dune 2021 that have been revealed on the movie's new and
improved website.
From new looks at Baron Harkonnen and Rabban to news on the HBO
Max series too and Hans Zimmer's soundtrack, there's lots to discuss surrounding Denis
Villeneuve's Science fiction epic.
In this video, I'm going to be discussing the new images and news along with giving
my own thoughts towards it.
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But without further ado, let's discuss the newest photos and
reveals for Dune.
So alongside a stunning new trailer which came out last week, there was some other news
and images from Dune which went under the radar.
A lot of the images in particular give us great looks at some of the characters
which I'm personally excited about seeing, such as Baron Harkonnen, along with the locations
that the Atreides and other houses will be centred at soon after they arrive on planet
Arrakis.
Hopefully, all of this marks the start of a big marketing campaign for Denis Villeneuve's
film.
Starting with the images, you can find these on the updated website for the film and it
gives us a bio for every main character alongside new looks at them.
This includes older images too, but it's cool to see them
throw in some new ones for the fans too.
The ones that stood out centred around Baron Harkonnen, who like in the books, is
bathing in a Salusan mudbath.
This is a great look which once again shows the demonic presence of the character and
how he will be adapted in a fitting dark way to match
the approach from the director.
With this we also get a reverse shot of the Baron looking at Dev Bautista's Rabban, hinting
at the many conversations between both of their
characters.
All these images show how thought out the costumes and locations are for each of the
factions, and the black, insect-like clothing makes you feel uncomfortable
whether they appear in frame.
We then get some more looks at the Atreides with a shot of Paul and presumably his father
Duke Leto, speaking on top of Caladan Hill, an
extension of that scene we saw in the trailer.
This comes along with a close up of Paul, presumably taking in his own thoughts, just
before his family prepare to leave for Arrakis.
But we also get a shot of his family on Arrakis, with a meeting in the Arrakeen Keep, which
is just some of the elements that I'm really excited for.
These scenes were very crucial in the book and will
set a tone and pacing for the rest of the events to come.
There were further additional photos for certain characters like
Jason Momoa's Duncan Idaho running through the Arrakeen desert, a closeup of Hellen Mohaim
and a better look at Piter following that brief look we got of him in the
trailer.
But overall, these images just give a fantastic sense of the design on display and how Denis
Villeneuve's team are putting excruciating detail into everything we
are seeing.
But alongside all of these new fantastic images and looks at Dune, there's even more news
that has come out over the last week too.
To begin with, Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming adaptation isn’t just getting one soundtrack
release by Hans Zimmer.
In fact, it’s getting three, which sounds like a lot until you realize all of them will
feature music from the legendary composer.
It was noted that WaterTower Music announced is releasing three separate music albums from
the film with each featuring Hans Zimmer’s original work from the project.
The first two are set to release ahead of the movie’s US debut on October the 22nd,
and the final album premieres the day Dune arrives in theatres.
The first soundtrack is 'The Dune Sketchbook', which is comprised of extended, immersive
musical explorations of the film's score and is available on September the 3rd.
The second is the 'Dune (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)' and it features the iconic composer’s
original film score.
This debuts on September 17th.
And the third and final edition is 'The Art and Soul of Dune', the companion soundtrack
to the book of the same title, and it offers uniquely crafted versions of the film’s
main themes.
Zimmer curates them to accompany the reader on their journey through a visually dazzling
book written by the film’s executive producer Tanya Lapointe.
The book offers unparalleled insight and exploration into the film and will release on October
the 22nd.
So fans will get hours and hours of music to relive all of their favourite Dune moments.
You can listen to an early sample of this with the two tracks that Watertower Music
released last week, entitled "Paul's Dream" and "Ripples In The
Sand", which I will link down below in the description.
But on top of all the soundtrack news, there was also a big update surrounding the prequel
series, Dune: The Sisterhood.
In particular, HBO Max has found its new showrunner for the upcoming live-action TV series set
in the world of the upcoming Denis Villeneuve-directed adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi saga.
The news comes from Deadline, which reveals that Diane Ademu-John,
writer for The Haunting of Bly Manor, will serve as showrunner on The Sisterhood, replacing
original showrunner Jon Spaihts who left the project back in November
2019 in order to focus on the script for the planned feature film sequel.
Dune: The Sisterhood will serve as a prequel to the film's focus on the Bene Gesserit,
an enigmatic order of women who expertly weave through the feudal politics and intrigue of
The Imperium, pursuing plans of their own that will ultimately lead them to the enigmatic
planet Arrakis, known to its inhabitants as Dune.
Ademu-John is set to write and showrun The Sisterhood, while Denis
Villeneuve is attached to direct the first episode and will also executive produce.
Now I must say, I do think this was a risky choice as the chosen writer's credits do seem
to be a bit unconvincing when it comes to adapting such a big and important project,
but for them to replace the original writer with her, then she must have impressed the
people at WB and Denis Villeneuve himself.
It's understandable why Jon Spaihts left to focus on the Dune sequel, and hopefully, this
new choice will work well in bringing the sisterhood to life.
We'll have to see, but again all of these other projects do need to ride a wave of success
from the first film coming this October.
But they were all the latest details surrounding the new images and news for Denis Villeneuve's
Dune.
I think it's great that we are finally seeing the marketing kick off in a big way for the
new adaptation of Frank Herbert's world, and hopefully, we'll all be able to see it on
the big screen later this year.
Let me know down below in the comments section what you personally think
towards the new images, alongside your own thoughts on all the other news that came out
over the last week.
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