Bransjebladet Variety reports that this winter’s most anticipated film, Denis Villeneuves costly adaptation of Frank Herbert’s cult novel Dune, is postponed until October 21, 2021.
This is, to put it mildly, disappointing, but not particularly surprising news, after the corona pandemic has been shown to have renewed its grip on its stranglehold in cinemas this autumn. After Christopher Nolans heavily budgeted Tenet has done so respectably, but not overwhelmingly well (especially not in the US, where cinemas in major cities such as Los Angeles and New York are still closed), there are few production companies that dare to venture out on a potential economic spasm to contribute to to secure earnings for the cinemas.
With Blade Runner 2049 Canadian Villeneuve demonstrated that he truly masters science fiction and the upkeep and further development of an already established fiction universe with both integrity and respect. After David Lynch went on the snout in his attempt on creating film magic of Frank Herberts visions in 1984, it has only been a matter of time before someone would take up the challenge again Dune – and Villeneuve’s project was in development for a long time before the recording. At one point there were to be two films, but this idea was shelved. It is Timothée Chalamet who plays the young protagonist, Paul Atreides from the planet Caladan, and the cast is otherwise filled to the brim with big names like Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Rampling, Stellan Skarsgård, Javier Bardem and Jason Momoa.
We cross our fingers that this will be a “luck in misfortune” situation – for example, that the postponement results in more elaborate special effects.
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