This article contains mild spoilers from theDunenovel.
DirectorDenis Villeneuvefaced many dilemmas when crafting the finale of his two-partDuneadaptation.
Its a book that embraced a fatal world where the rules are medieval.
So what is specific about the way I approachedDune?
I would say its probably women.
Thats the first thing I said to Eric Roth, who started to do the adaptation at the beginning.
He asked me to summarize in a word what I wanted to do, and I said, Women!
The director continues, I want the movie to be an adaptation about the Bene Gesserit.
I want the Bene Gesserit to be at the center of the epicenter of this adaptation.
Its one of the things I feel is the most accurate with our time.
In the book, Chani is a believer, Villeneuve explains.
This contrast gave me the possibility to have some perspective on Paul at the end.
Its all about the characters arc and the emotional impact of the film, the director explains.
Discipline is required to be as economic as possible, specifically with dialogue.
To always go the more direct way of doing things and trying to simplify.
Theres an equilibrium when youre trying to find a purity.
The more simple you are, the more complex it becomes.
When the surface is too dense, then you cannot go deeper.
I tried to find that equilibrium onscreen.
It took us months to write this part.
He and Chani even found time to have a baby.
In the new movie, all these events happen over the span of less than a year.
Momentum, Villeneuve explains as the reason for compressing the timeframe of this film.
I did that just to put Paul more on edge.
That was the main idea.
I think that the way I approach the desert is absolutely different, he says.
Theres a level of realism I was looking for.
I wanted the audience to believe in this world.
I wanted to go away from fantasy as much as possible, even if its a fantasy world.
I always had a lot of affection and respect for David Lynchs adaptation.
Its just that we are, of course, very different directors.
We have different sensibilities.
Dune: Part Two opens in theaters everywhere this Friday, March 1.
