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“There’s a reason we’re supposed to be afraid of this night.”
HALLOWEEN (2018), HALLOWEEN KILLS, DUNE, and THE LOST BOYS will all be playing at The Skyview Drive-in in Belleville (5700 N Belt W, Belleville, IL 62226) this Weekend (October 22nd and 23rd)
Here is the schedule for October 22 – 23
Screen 1 – Halloween 2018 R 8:00 and Halloween Kills 9:55
WaterTower Music has announced the upcoming release of three separate album releases of music from and in celebration of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Dune,” the highly-anticipated adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestselling book from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”). The film is scheduled to open around the world beginning September 15, and in the U.S. on October 22 in theaters and in the U.S. on HBO Max. All three albums feature the music of legendary composer Hans Zimmer.
Fans won’t have to wait for those album releases to hear music though, as Zimmer, a lifelong Dune fan, has authorized today’s release of two tracks:
September 3rd will see the release of the digital album The Dune Sketchbook (Music from the Soundtrack), which is comprised of extended, immersive musical explorations of the “Dune” film score. Of significant note is that this album will be released in both Standard and Dolby Atmos Music configurations, and marks Zimmer’s first soundtrack released in Dolby Atmos Music – a listening technology he has wholeheartedly embraced for the music of “Dune.”
September 17th brings the digital album release of Dune (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), which will feature the iconic composer’s “Dune” film score. It, too, will be released in both Standard and Dolby Atmos Music configurations.
October 22nd is the digital release date for The Art and Soul of Dune, which is the companion soundtrack to the book of the same title, offering uniquely crafted versions of the film’s main themes curated by Zimmer to accompany the reader on their journey through this visually dazzling book, which was written by the film’s executive producer Tanya Lapointe and offers unparalleled insight and exploration into the film.
Knowing that Herbert’s novel was as much of a passion of Zimmer’s as it was his, “Dune” filmmaker Denis Villeneuve had hoped from the start to reunite with the celebrated composer, who collaborated with him on “Blade Runner 2049,” on this film and the two instantly bonded over it. “We agreed that the music would need to have a spirituality to it… a sanctified quality,” explained Villeneuve. “Something that would elevate the soul and have the effect that only sacred music can. And I believe that is firmly present in Hans’ score.”
Zimmer, who calls Villeneuve “one of the greats,” described their collaboration on the project. “I absolutely love working with Denis. He has an incredible imagination and offers so much heart and soul within the complexity of making a film of this magnitude, and our aesthetic is very comparable. Dune has always been very close to both of our hearts. The task was to figure out how we were going to interpret something we truly loved and admired, and invite the audience to come and have their own personal experience. That was, for us, the reason to make this film.”
“Hans spent months and months creating new instruments, defining, creating, and seeking new sounds, pushing the envelope.” Villeneuve added.
Indeed Zimmer took the approach that, since Dune was a different civilization, he would invent instruments to accompany that concept. One thing the two felt would hold true to any civilization, though, was the power of the human voice. “Denis and I agreed that the female characters in the film drive the story,” explained the composer. “So the score is based on mainly female voices. We developed our own language. The musicianship is extraordinary, and this is not your normal orchestral score.”
“It was absolutely beautiful,” Villeneuve stated, adding that, with respect to the additional two albums, “But then he continued to write music even when the movie was finished! He was still inspired and went on writing.”
On releasing his first Dolby Atmos Music soundtrack, Zimmer elaborated. “I was inspired to look at this music in a different way and to take the audience on of journey beyond the movie. To fully showcase these unique sounds and this soundtrack, I felt it must be available via an immersive technology that utilizes spatial audio. So, it was decided to deliver it in Dolby Atmos.”
Dolby Atmos Music goes beyond the ordinary listening experience and puts you inside the song in a spatial way, via a listener’s enabled headphones, revealing every detail of the music with unparalleled clarity and depth, so sounds seemingly come from all around a listener, similar to the audio experience of a cinema.
A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
Oscar® nominee Denis Villeneuve directed Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ Dune. The film stars Oscar® nominee Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Oscar® nominee Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, Chang Chen, David Dastmalchian, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, with Oscar® nominee Charlotte Rampling, with Jason Momoa, and Oscar® winner Javier Bardem. Villeneuve directed Dune from a screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Villeneuve and Eric Roth, based on the novel of the same name written by Frank Herbert. The film’s producers were Mary Parent, Villeneuve, Cale Boyter and Joe Caracciolo, Jr. The executive producers were Tanya Lapointe, Joshua Grode, Herbert W. Gains, Jon Spaihts, Thomas Tull, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert, with Kevin J. Anderson as special consultant. Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Present a Legendary Pictures Production, a Film by Denis Villeneuve, Dune.
The film is slated to be released worldwide this fall, in theaters from 15 September internationally and in the U.S. on October 22 in theaters and in the U.S. on HBO Max; it will be available on HBO Max in the Ad-Free plan for 31 days from theatrical release. The film has been rated PG-13 for sequences of strong violence, some disturbing images and suggestive material.
Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) directs Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Dune,” the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestseller of the same name.
A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
The film is slated to be released in select theaters in 2D and 3D and IMAX and on HBO Max on October 22, 2021 and will be available on HBO Max’s Ad-Free plan in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos (English Only) on supported devices for 31 days from theatrical release.
Check out the brand-new trailer.
DUNE will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival out-of-competition on September 3 and will screen as a World Exclusive IMAX Special Event at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film stars Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (“Call Me by Your Name,” “Little Women”), Rebecca Ferguson (“Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep,” “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”), Oscar Isaac (the “Star Wars” franchise) Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (“Milk,” “Avengers: Infinity War”), Stellan Skarsgård (HBO’s “Chernobyl,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron”), Dave Bautista (the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, “Avengers: Endgame”), Stephen McKinley Henderson (“Fences,” “Lady Bird”), Zendaya (“Spider-Man: Homecoming,” HBO’s “Euphoria”), Chang Chen (“Mr. Long,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”), David Dastmalchian (“Blade Runner 2049,” “The Dark Knight”), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” Netflix’s “Sex Education”), with Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling (“45 Years,” “Assassin’s Creed”), with Jason Momoa (“Aquaman,” HBO’s “Game of Thrones”), and Oscar winner Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men,” “Skyfall”).
Villeneuve directed “Dune” from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth based on the novel of the same name written by Frank Herbert. Villeneuve also produced the film with Mary Parent, Cale Boyter and Joe Caracciolo, Jr. The executive producers are Tanya Lapointe, Joshua Grode, Herbert W. Gains, Jon Spaihts, Thomas Tull, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert.
Behind the scenes, Villeneuve reteamed with two-time Oscar-nominated production designer Patrice Vermette (“Arrival,” “Sicario,” “The Young Victoria”), two-time Oscar-nominated editor Joe Walker (“Blade Runner 2049,” “Arrival,” “12 Years a Slave”), two-time Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert (“First Man,” “Blade Runner 2049”), and Oscar-winning special effects supervisor Gerd Nefzer (“Blade Runner 2049”). He also collaborated for the first time with Oscar-nominated director of photography Greig Fraser (“Lion,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”); three-time Oscar-nominated costume designer Jacqueline West (“The Revenant,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Quills”) and co-costume designer Bob Morgan; and stunt coordinator Tom Struthers (“The Dark Knight” trilogy, “Inception”).
Oscar-winning and multiple Oscar-nominated composer Hans Zimmer (“Blade Runner 2049,” “Inception,” “Gladiator,” “The Lion King”) is creating the score.
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Present a Legendary Pictures Production, a Film by Denis Villeneuve, “Dune.”
The film has been rated PG-13 for sequences of strong violence, some disturbing images and suggestive material.
Here’s a first look at the trailer for director Denis Villeneuve’s (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) highly anticipated DUNE, the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestseller.
A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
And gosh, is this a great cast or what?!
Timothée Chalamet (“Call Me by Your Name,” “Little Women”), Rebecca Ferguson (“Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep,” “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”), Oscar Isaac (the “Star Wars” franchise) Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (“Milk,” “Avengers: Infinity War”), Stellan Skarsgård (HBO’s “Chernobyl,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron”), Dave Bautista (the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, “Avengers: Endgame”), Stephen McKinley Henderson (“Fences,” “Lady Bird”), Zendaya (“Spider-Man: Homecoming,” HBO’s “Euphoria”), Chang Chen (“Mr. Long,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”), David Dastmalchian (“Blade Runner 2049,” “The Dark Knight”), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” Netflix’s “Sex Education”), with Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling (“45 Years,” “Assassin’s Creed”), with Jason Momoa (“Aquaman,” HBO’s “Game of Thrones”), and Oscar winner Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men,” “Skyfall”).
Watch the interview now.
Behind the scenes, Villeneuve reteamed with two-time Oscar-nominated production designer Patrice Vermette (“Arrival,” “Sicario,” “The Young Victoria”), two-time Oscar-nominated editor Joe Walker (“Blade Runner 2049,” “Arrival,” “12 Years a Slave”), two-time Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert (“First Man,” “Blade Runner 2049”), and Oscar-winning special effects supervisor Gerd Nefzer (“Blade Runner 2049”). He also collaborated for the first time with Oscar-nominated director of photography Greig Fraser (“Lion,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”); three-time Oscar-nominated costume designer Jacqueline West (“The Revenant,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Quills”) and co-costume designer Bob Morgan; and stunt coordinator Tom Struthers (“The Dark Knight” trilogy, “Inception”).
Oscar-winning and multiple Oscar-nominated composer Hans Zimmer (“Blade Runner 2049,” “Inception,” “Gladiator,” “The Lion King”) is creating the score.
Many, myself included, love to this day David Lynch’s 1984 version of DUNE that featured a huge cast:
Francesca Annis as Lady Jessica
Leonardo Cimino as the Baron’s Doctor
Brad Dourif as Piter De Vries
José Ferrer as Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV
Linda Hunt as the Shadout Mapes
Freddie Jones as Thufir Hawat
Richard Jordan as Duncan Idaho
Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Atreides
Virginia Madsen as Princess Irulan
Silvana Mangano as Reverend Mother Ramallo
Everett McGill as Stilgar
Kenneth McMillan as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Jack Nance as Nefud
Siân Phillips as Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
Jürgen Prochnow as Duke Leto Atreides
Paul Smith as The Beast Rabban
Patrick Stewart as Gurney Halleck
Sting as Feyd Rautha
Dean Stockwell as Doctor Wellington Yueh
Max von Sydow as Doctor Kynes
Alicia Roanne Witt as Alia
Sean Young as Chani
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Present “Dune.” The film is slated to be released in theaters on December 18, 2020.
Sometimes, things just work out in so many movie goers favor. A high concept project loses its director. A quickly up-and-coming director who just can’t seem to slow his pace needs something to work on. Such is the happy marriage case with Pierre Morel and Paramount, as Entertainment Weekly is reporting the DISTRICT 13 and TAKEN director has stepped into the hole Peter Berg left behind on the upcoming remake of DUNE.
The studio is currently looking for writers to work out a new screenplay that will incorporate Morel’s vision of Frank Herbert’s original novel. There is no word on whether a wholly new screenplay will be written or if Joshua Zetumer’s screenplay will be reworked. According to EW, Morel plans to make a very faithful adaptation to Herbert’s original story.
Morel’s clout in Hollywood has been doing nothing but climbing since he broke onto the scene a few years back. With DUNE, it seems very likely he will be quickly stepping into the tent pole realm of film making, as Paramount plans to give the film a major release, though no, official date has been set. Now, let’s just hope Morel’s vision doesn’t include having the Eiffel Tower CGed into the background of every shot.
If you know me, then you know I’m all about Peter Berg and most of his projects. Everything from VERY BAD THINGS (which brings a smile to my face) to FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (which brings a tear to my eye) serves as factors for why I have no problem with Berg helming a big-budget remake of something like DUNE. Let’s just put it this way, a DUNE remake is going to happen. It’s just a matter of having the right person for the job.
So, it pains me today to bring news from Pajiba that Berg has, evidently, left the project.
Here is a direct quote from the site:
Peter Berg completely dropped the project a few weeks ago — his Film 44 production company backed out, and now Paramount is scrambling to find a new director.
There is no word why Berg left the project, though one has to wonder if this has anything to do with Columbia wanting to fast-track a HANCOCK sequel.
On the choosing of a new director side of things, Paramount is running into problems on two fronts. First, they have to find a helmer who can handle Joshua Zetumer’s 200+-page screenplay for south of $175 million. Second, Paramount is seeking a director who knows the DUNE universe and who has a passion for the project. So far, according to Pajiba, two names have been bandied about: Neill Blomkamp and Neil Marshall. Marshall, evidently, is the front runner. Needless to say, the studio is somewhat concerned with Marshall, whose only hit so far is THE DESCENT.
With no casting underway and no, official release date set, the future of DUNE could be very bleak, or, optimistically, a long way off. We will bring more as soon as official word comes down.
It’s going to take a serious fall from grace for me to ever not be excited for a Peter Berg project now that we’re three seasons into “Friday Night Lights.” Say what you will about the third act issues with ‘Hancock,’ the movie kept the entertainment level at an all-time high throughout, and Berg’s direction was never an issue.
So it makes me even more excited that Berg is still trucking through on his attempt at recreating Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’ for the big screen. SciFi Wire caught up with Berg, who had a few, interesting pieces of info about the upcoming project.
I think I had a much more different experience, I think, with the book than David Lynch did. To me, I think my interpretation will feel significantly different from that and the [Syfy] Channel miniseries that aired. I have a different experience than both of those filmmakers did.
[The book] was much more muscular and adventurous, more violent and possibly even a little bit more fun. I think those are all elements of my experience of the book that can be brought in without offending the die-hard fans of the Bene Gesserit and Kwisatz Haderach. There’s a more dynamic film to be made.
So, a more muscular, adventurous, violent, and all-around fun version of ‘Dune.’ That’s what’s in store for us when Berg’s vision finally comes to life on the big screen. Here’s just hoping the film keeps the same level of style and visual effects that Lynch’s film had while holding true to the story a la the Sci-Fi Channel’s version.
We’re really going out on a limb here by stoking some pretty hot embers, I’m sure, but the controversy is all part of the fun. Sure, movies (for the most part) are all make-believe, but we wanted to get a little philosophical and maybe even ruffle some feathers with the first installment of our new “What if…” feature. So, the first hypothetical question we pose is… “What if Star Wars had been the brainchild of David Lynch and George Lucas never entered the picture?”
After the opening “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” line, there would be exactly 137 seconds of a shot of stars while all we would hear over the soundtrack is sounds of machinery.
Laura Dern would play the roles of Princess Leia, Grand Moff Tarkin, and would provide the voice for C-3PO. Leia and Tarkin would only appear in one scene together. Tarkin would ask Leia, “Do you smell something funny?” Leia would reply, “No, but the air smells like rubberized salt.”
Kyle MacLachlan would play Luke, and his encouter with the Jawas would result in a 20 minute subplot where the Jawas, who are completely naked except for the hoods over their heads, perceive Luke to be their god. Luke would be apprehensive at this at first, but he would soon give in after dreaming of Vader.
Vader would be played by Dennis Hopper, and, instead of the breathing mechanism, Vader would be constantly fed amyl nitrite. This makes Vader both foul-mouthed and insane.
Nicolas Cage would play Han Solo, and he would wear a snake-skin jacket and wear aviator sunglasses. Chewbacca would still be his sidekick, but the only form of communication between the two would be Chewie growling and Solo snapping his finger and pointing at the Wookie “you the man”-style.
Also, every scene inside the Millennium Falcon would have jazz music blasting on the soundtrack. No one’s conversation could be heard, but subtitles would read what everyone is saying.
In the end, it would be revealed Luke and Leia are brother and sister, but they hook up anyway. Luke leads his army of Jawas against the Empire, and they tear Vader limb-from-limb while he’s laughing maniacally. In every shot, every single shot, Han would be seen in the background practicing Transcendental Meditation. Chewie stands next to him. The only time Han moves a muscle is whenever Vader cries out in pain, Han mutters, “Bad boy.”
Leia shoots Palpatine, played by Willem Dafoe, in the face with her blaster. His head would explode, and Leia would instantly go crazy, dropping to her knees and rubbing Palpatine’s blood all over her face. The whole time she is crying out, “Achievement is its own reward, pride obscures it.”
Of course, the movie would be rated R, loaded with obsenities, graphic violence, and constant nudity from the Jawas. Also there would be no chapters on the DVD, and the film would be introed by Werner Herzog who would proclaim David Lynch as a “science genius”. Herzog would insist on calling the film a “science” film instead of a “science fiction” film, since, as Herzog puts it, “It all happened a long time ago.”
