Culture news “It’s Dead”: No cut scenes from Dune 2 will be shown. Denis Villeneuve has his own vision of long versions
While some directors are fans of long versions, others are completely opposed to them. Denis Villeneuve, director of Dune 2, will not show any cut scenes.
While Dune was a huge critical success with a score of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, the continuation of this saga will be available on February 28, 2024 in French cinemas. On the occasion of this release, Denis Villeneuve, director, returned to the feature film. While some filmmakers are known to love fleshing out their films with extended or “Director’s Cut” versions.like Zack Snyder, he is totally opposed to this idea.
As a reminder, Dune is the third adaptation of the eponymous novel by Frank Herbert published in 1965. The film takes place in the very distant future since it takes place in 10.191 of the Imperial Calendar. The storyline focuses on Paul Atreides, heir to the House of the same name. To preserve the future of his family and his people, he will venture to Arrakis. However, a war is raging on this planet since it is home to one of the most precious resources in the universe: Spice. This has several effects such as prolonging human life, providing superhuman mental faculties, but above all making interstellar navigation and space commerce possible. In Dune: Part Two, Paul Atreides joins forces with Chani and the Fremen to lead a revolt against those who destroyed his family.
“I feel like a samurai ripping open my guts”
Given the complexity of the original storyline, some viewers wondered if a longer version of Dune was on the cards. Unfortunately, this is not at all planned by Denis Villeneuve. “ Sometimes I take out shots and I’m like, I can’t believe I’m cutting this. I feel like a samurai ripping my guts open. It’s painful, so I can’t go back from this and create a Frankenstein and try to reanimate the things I killed » declares the director in the columns of Collider.
An announcement that may sadden some, when we know that the initial version of “Dune” contained more than four hours of scenes compared to 2h 36min in the final version. “ When it’s dead, it’s dead, and it’s for a reason. But yes, it’s a painful project, but it’s my job. I think I’m very strict in the editing room but I don’t think about my ego, I think about the film » detail Denis Villeneuve.