TimothĆ©e Chalamet’s Paul Atreides is mesmerised by the desert in a newly released image from Warner Bros.ā epic adventure āDune,ā in Philippine cinemas January 2021.
The new photo shows Paul (Chalamet) and his weapons teacher Gurney Halleck (Josh Brolin) in an ornithopter as it goes airborne.
Director Denis Villeneuve provided some insights on the new image, sharing, āItās Paulās first contact with the deep desert, where heās mesmerised by it. He has a strange feeling of being home. Thereās a lot of action at this specific moment, and [itās] one of the scenes in the movie that Iām starting to get pretty proud of.ā
About āDuneā
Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve (āArrival,ā āBlade Runner 2049ā) directs Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Picturesā āDune,ā the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbertās seminal bestseller of the same name.
A mythic and emotionally charged heroās journey, āDuneā tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planetās exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existenceāa commodity capable of unlocking humanityās greatest potentialāonly those who can conquer their fear will survive.
The film stars Oscar nominee TimothƩe Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Oscar nominee Josh Brolin, Stellan SkarsgƄrd, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, with Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling, with Jason Momoa, and Oscar winner Javier Bardem.
Villeneuve directed āDuneā from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth based on the novel of the same name written by Frank Herbert. Villeneuve also produced the film with Mary Parent, Cale Boyter and Joe Caracciolo, Jr. The executive producers are Tanya Lapointe, Joshua Grode, Herbert W. Gains, Jon Spaihts, Thomas Tull, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert.
āDuneā was filmed on location in Hungary and Jordan. The film is slated for a January 2021 release in the Philippines from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary.
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