Dune 2, Denis Villeneuve admits how difficult it was to find the perfect sand

We’ll have to wait a little longer Dunes 2. The release has been postponed to 2024, but in order not to wait, the director Denis Villeneuve he explained in detail how difficult it was to find him sand type suitable for a sequel to recreate the dunes. Based on a science fiction novel Frank HerbertDune achieved great success by releasing the first chapter in theaters in 2021 starring Timothee Chalamet. But the continuation will allow the young man Paul Atreides

continue his journey with the Fremen on Arrakis and find a way to stop House Harkonnen.

Dune 2: How long did it take the director to find the perfect sand for the film?

Dune also won an Oscar for Best Production Design thanks to Patrice Vermette. It’s impossible to forget the arid desert planet featured in the film, and ahead of the sequel, director Denis Villeneuve revealed how difficult it was to find the perfect sand for the sequel. Before filming began, the director, accompanied by Patrice Vermette and Greig Fraser – Spent any amount of time in the desert looking for perfectly shaped sand dunes. To the microphones Empirethe director explained how difficult this work was:

For my installation I needed a specific dune shape. But Greig Fraser, on the other hand, needed the same form to present her in a certain light. So Patrice spent weeks and weeks searching for sand dunes in the desert. We looked like crazy… I still find traces of it in my shoes every morning. We are traumatized by the sand, that’s for sure.

So it was a challenge to find the perfect sand for the sequel, much less coordinate with director of photography Greig Fraser, who wanted the same dune shapes, but in a different light. In any case, to admire the result, we will no longer have to wait until November 2023, the originally planned theatrical release date, but March 2024 due to the Hollywood strike that is still ongoing. We will meet again in the cast of the sequel. Zendaya

and some good news such as Austin Butler AND Florence Pugh.