Dune star Timothée Chalamet is clearly at loss for words when it comes to his excitement over the release of the film... a loss for all words, save for one.
"Dune DUne DUNE dUNE dun3 DuNe DuuuuunE Dyune DYuuuuuuune Dyyyyyuuuunnneeeee Doon Duninator Dern Derndonn dernflerf Dernnnnnnnn DUNNNNE Dune DUUUUNE," Chalament tweeted on the evening of Dune's arrival in theaters and on HBO Max.
Published in 1965, Dune is the first of many installments in Frank Herbert’s Dune saga. Set in the distant future, the story explores a feudal society of noble houses, each of which controls individual planets that all owe allegiance to the power-hungry Padishah Emperor. After its critical success, Dune quickly spawned five sequels -- Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse: Dune -- as well as a number of prequels and short stories written by Frank's son and Kevin J. Anderson.
Dune was adapted for live-action twice already. The first was a 1984 film directed by David Lynch, which proved to be a critical and commercial failure. The second attempt was a three-part miniseries that premiered on Syfy in 2000 titled Frank Herbert's Dune, which earned impressive enough ratings to warrant a sequel in 2003 that combined both Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. In 2016, it was announced that Legendary Entertainment acquired the rights to the property, and Denis Villeneuve was tapped to direct.
As for Chalamet, he became attached to the project in 2018 as main protagonist Paul Atreides. He was eventually joined by Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, Stellan Skarsgård, Javier Bardem and more to round out Dune's sprawling ensemble cast.
Controversy surrounding Dune arose when WarnerMedia announced it was moving its entire 2021 slate of films to HBO Max for day-and-date releases. Legendary, the financier of Dune, was reportedly given no notice of this shockwave-inducing move. However, the dust -- or rather the sand -- began to settle in May, when WarnerMedia Head of Communications Johanna Fuentes assured viewers that Dune was still on track for its hybrid release.
Dune is now in theaters and on HBO Max.
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