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Here ’s how theDunemovie is ensure it ’s visually different fromStar Wars . make by Frank Herbert and George Lucas , severally , the two sci - fi properties have a fair amount in common . Dunedirector Denis Villeneuve has even gone so far as to describe his vision for his adaptation as"the Star Wars movie I never saw,“callingDune"Star Wars for adults"in the style it focuses on geopolitics over space struggle . Costar Jason Momoa has similarly likened his fictitious character , the warrior Duncan Idaho , to beingthe Han Solo of the film .
The parallel do n’t terminate there ; Villeneuve’sDunemovie is actually being shot by Greig Fraser , who also worked onRogue Oneand served as the stateless person on a few installment ofThe Mandalorianseason 1 . He ’s the recent acclaimed cinematographer to join forces with Villeneuve , after Roger Deakins get together with him onPrisoners , Sicario , andBlade Runner 2049(which he get ahead his overdue Oscar for ) , andSelmaDP Bradford Young worked with the film producer onArrival(snagging his first Oscar nod in the cognitive process ) . And while someDunefans were concerned by the soft color palette of Fraser ’s visuals inthe first - look picture show images released earlier this yr , others have defend it as being the perfect equal for Herbert ’s reservoir stuff ( which , despite its fanatical element , find very grounded ) .
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verbalize in a recent interview withCollider , Fraser say he was very conscious about making certain his cinematography forDunewas unlike from his efforts onStar Warsand the enfranchisement at large . That ’s all the more important since , as Fraser channelise out , Lucas seemingly take more than a niggling inspiration from Herbert ’s original 1965Dunenovel when he madeStar Warsin 1977 :
It was quite fun because I had to blank out a good deal of Star Wars when I was make Dune . It was n’t knockout , though . Denis and I talk clearly about how the film should seem and should feel , and the format and this and that , so it was not hard to sheer and change lanes . There were some similarity like the desert . I mean mind , at last I ’m positive George Lucas was urge on by Dune when he made Star Wars . I do n’t know if that ’s blasphemous to speak about , but there are a destiny of similarities in some areas , so you could tell he was definitely influenced by that . So I had to be careful doing both [ Dune and The Mandalorian ] and not to ingeminate myself . Also not just for the sake of the movie , but for fun . I hate to do the same affair double .
The test copy is in the pudding when it fare to Fraser ’s commentary about how he hates to double himself . Whether it ’s the grainy fantasy ofSnow White and the Huntsmanor the realism - focusedZero Dark Thirty , it ’s rarefied for any two films shot by Fraser to look all that interchangeable . It ’s every bit easy to recount hisStar Warsprojects asunder ; after using muddy shades to giveRogue Onethe search and feel of a down and dirty war motion picture , he drew froma wider range of earthy look onThe Mandalorianto conjure up the feeling of an old - fashioned western in quad . Of naturally , theDunemovie ’s version of the desert satellite Arrakis is inevitably going to be compared to the sand worldly concern ofStar Wars(namely , Tatooine and Jakku ) , yet it already seem closer to a satellite like earth than somewhere in a galaxy far , far away .
Obviously , there are other visual element ( specifically , the costumes and production design ) which should further aid to key Villeneuve’sDunemovie from anythingStar Wars - related . The getup bear by cast member like Timothée Chalamet , Oscar Isaac , Zendaya , and Rebecca Ferguson in the firstDuneimages are un - flashy and pragmatic in their manner sense , all the more so compared to the more elaborate attire favored by the heroes and scoundrel of theStar Warsuniverse . Even the jumbo sandworms of Arrakishave been designed with a keen attention to detail to see they look as realistic as , well , creatures inspired by the dragons of European folklore can possibly look . If nothing else , Duneshould be a substantial feast for the eyes .
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Source : Collider
