This morning, /Movie attended a trailer launch occasion for “Dune: Half Three,” which gave us an early have a look at the newest gorgeous trailer for director Denis Villeneuve’s conclusion to his “Dune” trilogy. The trailer is jaw-dropping, stuffed with the epic scope and mind-blowing visuals we have come to anticipate from these movies.
About these visuals, although. Hardcore “Dune”-heads know that a part of the rationale Villeneuve’s first two films have been so superb is as a result of they have been shot by Oscar-winning cinematographer Greig Fraser, one of many best possible administrators of pictures working right now. (I had the respect of talking with Fraser about his work on “Dune: Half Two,” and I extremely encourage you to take a look at that dialog in case you’re a fan of this franchise.) However the acclaimed cinematographer didn’t come again to complete out the trilogy, as a substitute shifting on to the stellar “Challenge Hail Mary” and we-really-hope-it’s-worth-the-wait “The Batman: Half II.”
Naturally, with such a notable absence behind the scenes for the third movie, there was some concern in “Dune” fandom circles about what results that may have for the trilogy capper. Fortunately, although, these issues have been completely worn out after Villeneuve shocked us and the opposite attendees with an early have a look at the movie’s opening scene. (Extra on that in a minute.)
Greig Fraser is out, however Denis Villeneuve employed one other of the perfect cinematographers within the business to take over. Linus Sandgren has collaborated with Damien Chazelle (“Babylon,” “First Man,” “La La Land”) and Emerald Fennell (“Wuthering Heights,” “Saltburn”), and now he is headed to Arrakis to finish this trilogy. From what we have seen to date within the trailer and the spectacular opening scene, he is been in a position to seamlessly obtain a really comparable aesthetic, and most informal followers could not even acknowledge {that a} new individual is behind the digicam.
Regardless of Greig Fraser’s absence, Dune: Half Three seems unbelievable
The opening scene of “Dune: Half Three” sees Villeneuve in full “Saving Personal Ryan” mode. (The connection is sensible: Villeneuve is a large fan of Spielberg, and the respect is mutual — Spielberg even interviewed Villeneuve for the Administrators Guild of America podcast “The Director’s Reduce” about “Dune: Half Two.”) A military prepares to land on a wet planet, and we catch them in a second of quiet earlier than their assault begins. Within the confines of their ship, one soldier fiddles with a private totem of some type, whereas one other reads slightly e-book, and a small group prays quietly to themselves. Javier Bardem’s Stilgar is the one acquainted face, and when their ships land on the sand, he leads the troops out into the rain — solely to be rapidly and dangerously besieged by enemy forces.
You see some moments from this scene within the trailer, however the counterattack is ferocious and deadly — pulsating laser blasts rip tear the military’s ships (and a few troops) to shreds with terrifying velocity, and amid the IMAX-sized chaos of the battle, Villeneuve crucially makes time for small, human moments through which we really feel the troopers’ terror. (At the least one man is in awe of the very idea of rain, since water is such a scant useful resource on Arrakis.)
Sandgren’s cinematography picks up the baton from Fraser, delivering crisp and modern photographs and giving Sandgren the prospect to stage up in an enormous means. This seems like the most important venture he is ever been part of, and we won’t wait to see how the entire thing comes collectively when “Dune: Half Three,” one in all our most anticipated movies of the 12 months, blasts into theaters on December 18, 2026.
