Denis Villeneuve's Dune gets an Honest Trailer from Screen Junkies, poking fun at the drug-like spice and big-name actors' brief appearances. Villeneuve's sci-fi epic serves as the third adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel following David Lynch's 1984 film, which was a failure upon release but has garnered a cult following in the years since, and John Harrison's well-received 2000 miniseries. The story revolves around Paul Atreides and his noble family being assigned to take stewardship of the deadly desert planet of Arrakis, home to the galaxy's most-valuable asset in existence, known as the spice.
Dune is composed of an ensemble cast including Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Jason Momoa and Javier Bardem. Villeneuve spent nearly five years working on the film following Legendary Entertainment acquiring the rights to Herbert's novel in 2016, with the co-writer/director electing to split the 412-page novel into two parts. Following multiple delays due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Dune finally hit theaters and HBO Max in October to generally positive reviews from critics and was a streaming and box office success, grossing over $353 million against its $165 million production budget.
Nearly a month after the film's arrival, Screen Junkies is taking aim at Denis Villeneuve's Dune for the latest episode of Honest Trailers. The video pokes fun at Villeneuve's decision to split Herbert's novel in half, the drug-like effects of the spice and much of its ensemble cast having only brief screen time. Check out the funny new Honest Trailer below:
Though the film has received mostly positive reviews from critics and audiences like, the Dune Honest Trailer does tap into some of the criticisms Villeneuve's adaptation has faced. One of the biggest critiques the film has received is it's open-natured ending, with some defending it for Villeneuve's plans for Dune: Part Two while others took to believing it to be too abrupt, even with the multi-film outline. The video's highlighting of the small appearances from its big-name cast is another issue critics and audiences have brought up for the film, namely with Zendaya's Chani and Dave Bautista's Glossu Rabban.
With Warner Bros. having awaited to greenlight the sequel until after the film's release, audiences are hopeful Villeneuve can learn from the criticisms directed towards the first Dune going into Part Two. The writer/director has promised that Zendaya's Chani will play a more prominent role in the next chapter of the sci-fi franchise while Bautista's survival of the film's event does leave the door open for his character to be further explored in the sequel. While Dune: Part Two isn't set to hit theaters until 2023, audiences can catch up with or revisit Villeneuve's first film in theaters now and on HBO Max until November 23.
Source: Screen Junkies
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