Denis Villeneuve Talks Dune 2, Deleted Scenes, and Dune: Messaiah

Expectations are high for Dune: Part Two, premiering next month, but no one’s really nervous with Denis Villeneuve leading the charge again. The auteur took audiences to the furthest reaches of the galaxy in 2021’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi saga, Dune, and in Part Two, we get to see the culmination of Paul Atreides’ (Timothée Chalamet) travels into the deserts of Arrakis where he united with the Fremen. In Dune, Villeneuve was tasked with packing the lore of Herbert’s sci-fi universe into a single film in order to prepare moviegoing audiences for the adventure to come. At last year’s CCXP in São Paulo​, Brazil, the director told the audience, “I used to say when I did Part One that it was the appetizer and that Part Two would be the main course. It’s a movie that is much more action. It’s a much more emotional, complex, muscular movie, and with a love story.“ The sequel brings back Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, and introduces Christopher Walken, Florence Pugh, and Austin Butler. Ahead of Dune: Part Two’s premiere, Collider’s Steve Weintraub had the opportunity to watch an early screening and sit down with Villeneuve to discuss. In the interview, which you can watch in the video above or read in the transcript below, the director opens up about his thoughts on releasing deleted scenes and why neither Dune movies went the route of films like Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon with extended runtimes. He also shares the status of Dune: Messiah, why we won’t be getting as quick a turnaround, and which scene in Part Two was the most important for Villeneuve to pin down. #DenisVilleneuve #Dune #Dune2 For interviews, movie reviews, and more visit FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL