An Image featuring Dune director Denis Villeneuve and actor Rebecca Ferguson. Source: Variety

The 54-year-old filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, who directed Warner Bros.’s latest science fiction Dune, reveals in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that which is his favorite scene from the blockbuster film.

When asked about one of the most important scenes from the film starring Jessica and Paul where he is terrified by thinking about the possibility of an upcoming war, during the interview. Villeneuve replies, “Frank Herbert wrote Dune as a warning towards those messianic figures, those chosen ones, those savior figures, It’s about how dangerous those kinds of figures can be. It’s a criticism of the messianic figure. That’s one of my favorite scenes in the movie, and it solely relies on Timothée Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson’s shoulders and their talent. These two actors were trapped in that very tiny space with an implosion and then an explosion. So a lot of things are happening in that scene. The main character is becoming more and more obsessed and haunted by those visions, and when he finally confronts his mother. But at the same time, he’s also grieving his father. So a lot of things are happening. It’s a kind of cinematic rebirth for the character, and Timothée gave a performance there that still moves me every time I watch the movie.”

An Image from Denis Villeneuve's Dune film. Source: CBR

With Denis Villeneuve as the director of Dune, the film featured a diverse cast of Timothée Chalamet in the role of Paul Atreides, Rebecca Ferguson in the role of Lady Jessica, Oscar Isaac in the role of Duke Leto Atreides, Josh Brolin in the role of Gurney Halleck, Stellan Skarsgård in the role of Vladimir Harkonnen, Dave Bautista in the role of Glossu Rabban, Stephen McKinley Henderson in the role of Thufir Hawat, Zendaya in the role of Chani, David Dastmalchian in the role of Piter De Vries, Chang Chen in the role of Dr. Wellington Yueh, Sharon Duncan-Brewster in the role of Dr. Liet-Kynes, Charlotte Rampling in the role of Gaius Helen Mohiam, Jason Momoa in the role of Duncan Idaho, and Javier Bardem in the role of Stilgar.

Legendary Pictures in association with Villeneuve Films are the production companies that served as the producers of the film with distribution under the name of entertainment giant Warner Bros. Pictures. 

The film story was centered on Paul Atreides, a brilliant young man who travels to a dangerous planet for the protection of his family and friends’ future. The film takes a turn when Atreides finds himself in a mess after he realizes that there are evil forces that are trying to destroy the planet. Warner Bros. Dune arrived in the theatres on October 22, 2021.

While Dune is currently playing in theatres, the 54-year-old Oscar-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve will be returning to write, direct, and co-produce the second part of the film.

Dune part two is currently scheduled to release on October 20, 2023, and will be heavily based on the second half of Herbert’s novel, with the story focusing on Paul and Lady Jessica’s time with the Fremen. The film is likely to star the same characters as its predecessor with some newcomers like Emperor Shaddam IV and Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen.