This article features an interview with director Denis Villeneuve about his film 'Dune: Part Two', his thoughts on the awards season, and his creative process.
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Denis Villeneuve just ordered a short espresso, enough to reinvigorate his mind but not interfere with the nap he wants to take in a couple of hours. Looking around the restaurant patio at the Chateau Marmont, populated by folks famous and fame-adjacent, some whispering, others talking at a volume that seems less an invitation than a demand to eavesdrop, the filmmaker shakes his head and smiles. “I always feel like I’m in Sofia Coppola’s territory when I come here,” he says, referring to Coppola’s 2010 movie “Somewhere,” set at the legendary Sunset Boulevard hotel. Villeneuve is in L.A. to shake some hands and remind voters about his movie, “Dune: Part Two,” which came out nearly nine months ago, an eternity in the awards season timeline. The first “Dune” earned 10 Oscar nominations in 2022, winning six. Villeneuve picked up nods for writing and producing the best picture nominee but not for directing. He has been nominated as a director only for the 2016 sci-fi drama “Arrival,” a level of recognition that feels a little light. We hadn't spoken in more than 13 years, not since his 2010 political drama 'Incendies' put him on the map as a filmmaker to watch, earning an Oscar nomination for international feature film. But we picked right up, talking about psychedelics, the conflict between wanting to work and simply being still and watching a tree grow and the one on-set policy he shares with Christopher Nolan. I really enjoyed our time together and hope it's not another 13 years before we speak again. You can read the conversation her
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