Today, Friday 1 March, the 2021 film directed by Denis Villeneuve will be broadcast in prime time (at 9.20 pm) on Italia 1 and on first TV. This is the film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s best-selling novel of the same name which boasts a truly stellar cast, from Timothée Chalamet to Josh Brolin to Zendaya. Meanwhile, the sequel, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, will be available in cinemas from 28 February 2024
Today, Friday 1 March, in prime time (at 9.20 pm) on Italia 1 and on first TV it will be broadcast Dunethe 2021 film directed by Denis Villeneuve (of which you can watch the trailer in the video above, at the head of this article)
In humanity’s dystopian, distant future, Duke Leto Atreides (played by star Timothée Chalamet) accepts stewardship of a dangerous planet, Dune. This is the planet that turns out to be the only source of a drug capable of extending life and providing completely exceptional mental abilities.
The film is based on the science fiction novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. The original book was published in 1965 and the film, directed by Denis Villeneuve, represents only a part of it.
Meanwhile, the sequel was released at the cinema a few days ago, Dune – Parte Due. Available in Italian cinemas from 28 February 2024 thanks to the distribution of Warner Bros. Pictures, the sequel was filmed in Budapest, Abu Dhabi, Jordan and Italy.
The award-winning director Denis Villeneuve, after the success of the first film, returned to direct the second chapter of the saga inspired by the famous novel Dune by Frank Herbert with an even richer cast of international stars. The film, produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, is the highly anticipated sequel to the acclaimed Dunewinner of six Oscars in 2021.
Dune – Parte Due explores the mythical journey of Paul Atreides, who will join Chani and the Fremen on the path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Paul will find himself at a crossroads: he will have to choose between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe. At that point, the protagonist will embark on a mission to prevent a terrible future, something that only he can predict.
Find the official trailer of Dune (original title: Dune: Part One) in the video at the top of the article.
Villeneuve’s dream has always been to make a film based on Herbert’s novel
That of realizing Dune it has always been a dream for the Canadian director, screenwriter and film producer: when he was fourteen, Denis Villeneuve read Frank Herbert’s novel for the first time, which intrigued him enough to decide to make a film.
The film production required a huge production budget: around 165 million dollars. And also in terms of timing, we are talking about almost biblical times, since it took three and a half years of work to produce it.
The first official viewing of Dune at the Venice Film Festival it sparked an extraordinary seven-minute ovation.
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Dune – Part Two, the review of the film with Timothée Chalamet
A truly exceptional cast
Regarding this film, everything is exceptional, including the cast.
On set, Denis Villeneuve directs stars of the caliber of Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Zendaya, as well as many other performers who enrich the “big family” of Dune.
As for the various characters, Timothée Chalamet plays the protagonist Paul Atreides, while Rebecca Ferguson is his mother, Lady Jessica Atreides.
Oscar Isaac takes on the part of Duke Leto Atreides; Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck; Stellan Skarsgård plays the role of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.
Charlotte Rampling is Gaius Helen Mohiam, Dave Bautista stars as Glossu “Beast” Rabban Harkonnen, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Thufir Hawat and star Zendaya is here as Chani, a mysterious young Fremen woman.
You can watch the official trailer of Dune (Dune: Part One) in the video at the top of the article.
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Dune, the cast of Denis Villeneuve’s film with Timothée Chalamet. PHOTO
The film now in cinemas represents only the first part, of two, of the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s bestseller
Denis Villeneuve has brought the first part of his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s first “Dune” novel to the cinema. A work that distances itself from David Lynch’s vision, brought to the big screen in 1984. The director strongly wanted a division into two parts, in order to be able to protect the integrity of the best seller, without having to cut much of the material.
Humanity has colonized the universe. The balance found is very similar to the feudal one, with different families subjected to the power and will of the Emperor. House Atreides finds itself at the center of a political conspiracy. Duke Atreides is pushed to the planet Arrakis, fundamental to the empire but, at the same time, lethal. His son, Paul Atreides, with his innate abilities and a legend that hovers around him, seems destined to transform this world and beyond.
Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, son and heir of Duke Leto Atreides and Lady Jessica. Victim of a political conspiracy, together with the rest of his family, he will find himself on a journey to Arrakis, to discover his destiny and the secrets of the planet.