"Dune" is in the hot air, and the news of the sequel has been confirmed, and the producer Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. officially announced that "Dune 2" is scheduled to be released in North America on October 20, 2023.
In fact, there are six novels in the original series, "Dune" only made a little more than half of the first book, and director Villeneuve has expressed a desire to finish the first novel in two films.
He said that "Dune" is to lay the foundation for the worldview, and the second part he wants to play and enjoy it: "I used 'Dune' to lay the foundation, the foundation of the worldview of that world has been laid, I don't have time to explain most of the worldview, and [in the sequel] I can purely enjoy making movies." 」 If I were making Dune 2, it would be a movie party, and it would be a movie carnival for me. I can create something with more cinematic behavior and less conversation. ”
It is reported that the second "sweet tea" Timothy Chalame will continue to play Paul Ertridi, Zandaya's role in Chini will increase, and Hans Zimmer will also return to making the soundtrack.
"Dune" grossed $41.01 million in the first weekend of its release in North America, creating the highest weekend box office for a Warner Bros. movie during the pandemic, and this is a rare achievement in the case of a serious diversion of the film on the HBO MAX streaming.
However, "Dune" is obviously not so popular with audiences in China, and after its release on Friday, the cumulative box office is currently 164 million yuan, and the daily box office has been lower than "Chosin Lake", which has been released for nearly two months.
The reputation of "Dune" is also polarized, Douban 7.9 points belong to high-scoring movies, the audience praises the film's narrative is very imaginative, the character portrayal is delicate, and the special effects, scenes, and music have reached the extreme.
However, the platforms such as Cat's Eye and Ticket Taobao are only about 8 points, and these two platforms can generally reach more than 9 points for films, and audiences who do not like the film feel that the pace is too slow, as a Hollywood blockbuster there is no "cool point", many people say that they are asleep.
Source: Thoughtful