Denis Villeneuve Recalls How Dune: Part Two’s Epic Sandworm-Riding Sequence Came Together, And I’m Tired Just Thinking About It

Denis Villeneuve Recalls How Dune: Part Two’s Epic Sandworm-Riding Sequence Came Together, And I’m Tired Just Thinking About It

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There were high expectations surrounding Denis Villeneuve’s 2024 movie release Dune: Part Two. However, nobody set a higher standard for the sequel than Villenueve himself, whose love of the source material and perfectionism made his approach to the film intense. The result was a visual marvel, with many critics lauding the Dune sequel for taking the sci-fi genre to new heights. A standout sequences was when Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides rode a sandworm for the first time, and I’m now tired after hearing how that all came together.

Denis Villeneuve recently sat down with Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein for Screen Talk at the BFI London Film Festival. It was there that the Canadian filmmaker chatted about the biggest movies in his filmography as well as his career so far. Of course, he opened up about his latest film, Dune: Part Two, which became a box office hit. When asked about the much-discussed sandworm-riding sequence in the film, the director confessed that his perfectionism made the shoot a difficult one. He explained his approach, saying (via Variety):

I realized that, the way I wanted to approach this, I didn’t want to compromise. Most important with visual effects is, how will you shoot it? And I wanted to shoot it with natural light. And I realized it would take months to shoot it. Each shot was very complex. Each shot took sometimes half a day, sometimes a day, sometimes a week for one shot because of the complexity. If I had done it myself, I would still be shooting.



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