If you have the opportunity to visit a movie set, Denis Villeneuve57, leave your cell phone at home. The “Dune” filmmaker told the LA Times that the use of cell phones is prohibited on his sets.
“Just as a painter must concentrate completely on the color he is applying to the canvas, or a dancer on the movement he is making, for a filmmaker, this attention needs to be shared by the entire team”, began the director.
“Everyone must be focused, attentive and in tune with each other. Therefore, I have not allowed the use of cell phones on my set since day one. The rule is simple: when the ‘cut’ is given, no one should be distracted, looking at Facebook on their cell phone.”
He further said: “I’m just like anyone else. , music or book all the time. It’s compulsive, almost like a drug. I often feel like disconnecting. It would be like breathing fresh air.” This year, the director has ““.
Recently, the director commented that . “First, it’s important that people understand that for me it was really a diptych. It was really a pair of films that was an adaptation of the first book. This is done and ready,” he said.
“If I do a third, which is in the writing process, it won’t be like a trilogy. It’s strange to say, but if I go back there, it’s to do something that feels different and has its own identity,” he continued. He had also already stated that .
Titles are based on . The first book was adapted for film before, in 1984, by David Lych. See below the comparison of the characters in Villeneuve and Lynch’s adaptation.
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The protagonist of “Dune”, Paul Atreidesplayed by Kyle MacLachlan in the first adaptation of the saga and by Timothée Chalamet currently. • Reproduction/Universal Pictures and Reproduction/Warner Bros.
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Hey Kynes was played by actress Sean Young in the first adaptation and by Zendaya currently. • Reproduction/Universal Pictures and Reproduction/Warner Bros.
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A princess Irulan was played by Virginia Madsen in the first version of “Dune” and by Florence Pugh in the most recent version. • Reproduction/Universal Pictures and Reproduction/Warner Bros.
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Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen was played by musician Sting in 1980, and today is played by Austin Butler. • Nancy Moran/Sygma via Getty Images and Reproduction/Warner Bros.
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Baron Vladimir Harkonnen Played by Kenneth McMillan in the first adaptation of “Dune” and by Stellan Skarsgard today. • Reproduction/Universal Pictures and Reproduction/Warner Bros.
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Lady Jessicathe mother of protagonist Paul Atreides, was played by Francesca Annis in the 1980s and currently by actress Rebecca Ferguson. • Nancy Moran/Sygma via Getty Images and Reproduction/Warner Bros.
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Wellington Yueh played by Dean Stockwell in the first version and by Chang Chen today. • Nancy Moran/Sygma via Getty Images and Reproduction/Warner Bros.
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O Duke Leto Atreidesthe protagonist’s father, was played by Jürgen Prochnow and Oscar Isaac. • Reproduction/Universal Pictures and Reproduction/Warner Bros.
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Gurney Halleck came to life with actor Patrick Stewart in the 1980s and is now played by Josh Brolin. • Reproduction/Universal Pictures and Reproduction/Warner Bros.
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The character of Let Kynes was played by Max von Sydow in the first version and comes to life with actress Sharon Duncan-Brewster in this one. • Reproduction/Universal Pictures and Reproduction/Warner Bros.
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Rabban Harkonnen was played by Paul L. Smith and, today, by Dave Bautista. • Reproduction/Universal Pictures and Reproduction/Warner Bros.
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Stilgarplayed by Everett McGill and Javier Bardem. • Reproduction/Universal Pictures and Reproduction/Warner Bros.
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