Christopher Nolan praises Denis Villeneuve's work on Dune 2

Christopher Nolan praises Denis Villeneuve’s work on Dune 2

“I think it’s a miraculous adaptation…” That’s all!

Denis Villeneuve will he win the Oscar for Best Director for Dune 2 ? In any case, it has strong support! After Steven Spielbergwho said that this second part was “one of the most brilliant science fiction films I have ever seen”it’s the turn of Christopher Nolan to proclaim his love for the film.

During a conference by the Canadian director – which Nolan moderated – the last winner of the statuette (for Oppenheimer) spoke outright about a “miraculous adaptation work“. He detailed:

“I watched this second part of Dune and I think it’s a miraculous work of adaptation. To manage to take this second half of the book and make it an incredible conclusion to the story is very strong. I I really wonder how you could do that…”

And Christopher Nolan goes further in his analysis, explaining that he was amazed by the treatment of Paul Atréides: “I’m also amazed by Paul, or Usul, Muad’Dib, Lisan al Gaib… How many fucking names can you give to a character and hope that people will manage to follow? There is a serious question behind my thoughts”, insists the English filmmaker. “Because most adaptations are about condensing and simplifying things. Watching both films, especially the second, I felt like it was a bit more of an act of exploration, an exploration of complications and coming to terms with them , as well as building a world beyond even what is described in the book!”

Dune 2 brought in some $715 million in revenue worldwide and will certainly be one of the favorites at the next Oscars. Denis Villeneuve in mind.

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