The highly-anticipated sequel to the epic Dune: Part One had the challenge of communicating the deeper narrative of the original novels all the while creating a standalone film, reports Adrian Pennington.
Perhaps the standout sequence in Dune: Part Two is Paul Atreides’ triumphant ride of a colossal sandworm. It’s a scene that has been 40 years in the making since director Denis Villeneuve first drew storyboards of it as a teenager and required three months on location and considerable work by editor Joe Walker who compares it and other parts of the sequel to a Bond film.
“The very first thing I saw of Dune: Part Two was previz for that scene,” Walker tells IBC365. “It was meticulously worked out and shot by a dedicated unit under the command of producer and second unit director Tanya Lapointe but...
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