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Dune: official length of the film revealed

Now very little is missing for the arrival of Dunes in cinemas and, today, thanks to the revelations made by the French magazine THERE Presses, we found out what the official duration of the new sci-fi film by Denis Villeneuve.

Official duration of Dune unveiled

According to what was declared on the website of the French magazine, the duration of the film will be 2 hours and 35 minutes. The revelation was made while the director, Villeneuve, during the interview, responded to the desire of Jason Momoa (Duncan Idaho in the film) to see the full version of the film (which seemed to have a duration of 4 or 6 hours) and not that reduced that instead, according to the actor, will arrive in cinemas.

“Jason is an exuberant being, as great as he can in everything he does”Villeneuve explained. “He loves the movie, which he has seen four times so far, and every time he calls me to tell me how happy he is. It is true that if Joe (Walker, the editor) and I had moved on, we could have done a version that lasted several hours because I filmed a lot. But the final version is really the one on screen. I’ve never done a director’s cut of any of my films ”.

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Dune plot, details and release date

Set on the planet Arrakis, we find ourselves exploring the story of two warring galactic royal families, the House of Atreides and the House of Harkonnen. When Duke Leto Atreides is assassinated, his son Paul and wife Jessica escape only to be saved by the Fremen, who become Paul’s personal army against the Harkonnen as they develop powers from the spice, a substance that extends life and makes possible the interstellar travel. A tangled web of royal intrigue is revealed as the Emperor and other cosmic powers attempt to wipe out the house of Atreides.

The protagonist will be Timothée Chalamet, in the role of Paul Atreides. Her mother, Lady Jessica, will be played by Rebecca Ferguson. Duke Leto will have the face of Oscar Isaac, flanked by loyal Gurney Halleck and Duncan Idaho played by Josh Brolin And Jason Mamoa. Zendaya instead it will be Chani, a mysterious Fremen girl who will capture Paul’s interest; the girl’s Fremen tribe will be led by Javier Bardem, in the guise of Stilgar. The main antagonists will be Stellan Skarsgård, the evil Baron Harkonnen, and Dave Bautista, in the guise of his nephew Rabban.

Denis Villeneuve he directed Dunes and co-wrote the script with Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth, based on the novel of the same name written by Frank Herbert. The film is produced by Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve, Cale Boyter And Joe Caracciolo, Jr. Executive producers are Tanya Lapointe, Joshua Grode, Herbert W. Gains, Jon Spaihts, Thomas Tull, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt And Kim Herbert.

The release date of Dunes in Italian cinemas is set for next September 16 (in the US it will arrive on October 22).

The film will also be screened out of competition, as a world premiere, at the 78th International Film Festival of the Venice Biennale which will take place from 1 to 11 September 2021.

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