With directorDenis Villeneuve’sDunenow playing around the world and streaming for free on HBO Max, I recently got to speak withSharon Duncan Brewsterabout making the incredible movie. As most of you know,Duneis based on the hugely influential sci-fi novel of the same name byFrank Herbert. In the film, we followTimothée Chalamet’sPaul Atreides, whose family inherits custody over the planet Arrakis (or the titular “Dune”), an unforgiving desert world that also hosts the only source of something known as melange, or “spice,” the most valuable material in the known universe. Meanwhile, a plot is brewing against the Atreides from a rival family known as the Harkonnens, and the fate of Dune is eventually at stake, but Paul himself might be at the center of a long-foretold prophecy even he doesn’t understand yet. The film also starsOscar Isaacas Paul’s father Duke Leto Atreides,Zendayaas Chani,Rebecca Fergusonas Paul’s mother Lady Jessica,Josh Brolinas Gurney Halleck,Stellan Skarsgårdas Baron Vladimir Harkonnen,Dave Bautistaas Glossu ‘Beast’ Rabban,Charlotte Ramplingas Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam,Javier Bardemas Stilgar, and Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Dr. Liet Kynes.
During the interview, Sharon Duncan Brewster talked about howDunefeatures very powerful women, why she loves Frank Herbert’s writing, being surprised how many people she knew were fans of the material, and what she’s been most excited to tell her friends and family about the movie.
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As I have said many times, Villeneuve has crafted a sci-fi masterpiece withDuneand so far it’s my favorite film of the year. Everything about this movie is incredible. FromHans Zimmer’samazing score toGreig Fraser’sstunning cinematography toBob MorganandJacqueline West’sgorgeous costumes…the movie feels like they went to the other side of the galaxy and filmed what was really happening. I know we are in the middle of a pandemic and a lot of you do not feel safe going to a movie theater. But this is one of those films that absolutely should be seen on the biggest screen possible. I’m absolutely seeing it in IMAX as soon as I can.
Watch what Sharon Duncan Brewster had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about.
