Denis Villeneuve Pays Tribute to Artisans & Writers Who Brought ‘Dune’ to Life
variety.comTim Gray Senior Vice PresidentDenis Villeneuve, the director, co-writer and a producer of WB/Legendary’s “Dune,” talked with Variety about the four creative stages of filming — scriptwriting, preproduction, production and post — as they related to his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel.
The film has been Oscar-nominated in each of those four stages, with 10 well-earned bids.“I’m very proud of my team. It was a challenge to adapt that book but everybody worked hard and I think they brought a beautiful elegance to the movie,” the filmmaker says.“As a director, you’re always flirting with disaster; every movie is fragile, and the chances of success are narrow.
But early in the shoot, I was directing Rebecca Ferguson and Timothée Chalamet, and both gave performances that gave me a chill.
I knew that if I was doing my work correctly and keeping the focus, we would have something special.” Asked his favorite of the four creative stages, Villeneuve responds, “Each has its own charm.
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