‘Pure cinema’: James Cameron loves this sci-fi saga, which is a hit in cinemas

It is one of the biggest box office hits this year. Dune: Part Two has confirmed its status as a 2024 event film. Frank Herbert’s cinematic adaptation of Denis Villeneuve’s SF epic is a worldwide hit, and this second installment is already approaching 4 million in France!

After the first exhibition film, which established the foundation of his world, the second feature film, more spectacular and dark, follows the fate of its protagonist, Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet), who is haunted by dark premonitions and finds himself faced with the greatest dilemmas. : A choice between the love of his life and the fate of the world.

This epic second installment, which welcomes new stars like Austin Butler and Florence Pugh, ends with a very open ending, which I’ll explain here, and completes the adaptation. DuneThe first novel dune cycle By Frank Herbert.

Building on the success of Dune: Part II, the third and final part of the trilogy was officially announced a few days ago!

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The new Dune franchise, recognized by the greatest directors

But in anticipation of this latest film, the Dune franchise envisioned by Denis Villeneuve continues to be recognized and dubbed by the greatest. After Steven Spielberg, who calls it “one of the most brilliant sci-fi films ever”, there is another famous director who is full of creativity from the Canadian director.

And this is a director who can boast of having 3 of the 5 biggest global box office hits: James Cameron, director of the Titanic and Avatar franchises. he asked Le Figaro At the exhibition “The Art of James Cameron” and a retrospective dedicated to him in the French cinema, the filmmaker explains that he loves Dune!

And the director greatly prefers Denis Villeneuve’s version, which he simply believes “pure cinema”Compared to David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation:

“David Lynch’s adaptation was disappointing. It lacked the power of Herbert’s novel. Denis Villeneuve’s films are much more believable. The characters are well defined, they’re very identifiable. It’s pure cinema. I talk to Denis regularly, from one filmmaker to another. We record our conversations as they do it. Truffaut and Hitchcock.

Who plays Truffaut and who is closer to Hitchcock? It’s hard to know, but the two directors seem to have a friendship as strong as they are.

Will the third and final part of the Dune trilogy imagined by Denis Villeneuve convince James Cameron too? We’ll have to wait a while to find out, as the Canadian filmmaker said he needed a long break before tackling Dune 3.

The movie “Dune: Part 2” is still in theaters.