Warner Bros. will have to hope that 'Dune' is a more mainstream and commercial movie compared to 'Blade Runner 2049.'
earned $93 million domestic and $251 million worldwide. That actually would have been pretty good for an R-rated, 2.5-hour, action-lite, sci-fi tone poem that didn’t cost $160 million. The good news is that. The better news is that Warner Bros. is trying to not bet the proverbial farm on “Hey, it’s alast August, emphasized sweeping visuals, the ensemble cast and the notion that Chalamet’s Paul Atreides would be a protagonist/marquee character worth following.
But in terms of the footage we saw, it’s the very definition of “good news, bad news.” Even with IMAX-formatted footage, much of what we saw consisted of almost oppressively tight close-ups amid periodic expansive wide shots. We saw the first several minutes of the film as well as a key first-act action sequence, and the footage played as narratively obtuse as the infamous source material.
I was amused to hear Jason Momoa arguing “You’re gonna have a good time!” because he’s the only actor in the trailer seemingly enjoying himself. He’s loose and energetic, while seemingly cutting loose in his action beats. I was reminded ofseason two which went off the rails partially because everyone talked like Matthew McConaughey’s cryptically poignant Rusty Cohle from season one.
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