Denis Villeneuve’sDunemovie adaption is undergo reshoots later this summer , but it does n’t go like anything to be concerned about . The term " reshoots " has become a loaded one in late years , and for valid reason ; the DCEU moviesSuicide SquadandJustice Leaguewere significantly overhauled during their reshoots in 2016 and 2017 , resulting in theatrical cuts that were Frankenstein ’s monster films with all manner of tonal and storytelling issues . Even when thing work out well ( like whenRogue One : A Star Wars Storyrevamped its third enactment during reshoots , on its path to becoming a decisive and commercial succeeder ) , cinephiles are often left wondering what might ’ve been .

WithDunebeing one of the most heavily - anticipate sci - blockbusterson the celestial horizon , it ’s no surprise fans were a small wary of a late news report reassert Villeneuve ’s plan to carry out reshoots on the motion picture in Hungary this August . The situation is all the more precarious since countries have only just startle to allow pic productions to resume in the wake of the global coronavirus lockdown . Assuming Hungary gives the go - ahead ( as they ’re wait to soon ) , Villeneuve and his work party will have to abide by the strict wellness and safety road map set in place by Hollywood ’s top guilds and jointure .

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Speaking toDeadline , Dunecostar Oscar Isaac ( who plays Duke Leto Atreides in the film)confirmed the design for"some additional shooting"in August , admit it’s"kind of furious that we ’re doing extra shooting"a few month before the film ’s presently - scheduled tone ending in December . However , as he snuff it on to discuss , the exact same matter happened with Disney’sStar Warssequel trilogy ( in which he play Poe Dameron ) . In fact , reshoots are typically part of every major tentpole now and   probably would ’ve already been carry out   onDune , had it not been for the product shut - downs to begin with this year .

It ’s also worth signal out that , more often than not , when blockbuster undergo reshoots , what they ’re really carry out are pick - up shoots . In either issue , these are done over after the rough gash of the movie is assembled and the film ’s creatives identify problem in the edit ( like story gaps or persistence defect ) , and shoot extra stuff to improve the movie ’s overall quality . There have been extreme cases where the bulk of initial footage is re - done during reshoots ( likeJustice League ) , but those are the outliers and far from the average . Film buffs simply do n’t hear about pick - up shoot / reshoots most of the time unless they ’re either one of those exceptions or they take   piazza under sinful circumstances like the ongoing pandemic ( as will be the case forDuneand Marvel’sEternals ) .

Given the scale leaf of theDuneproduction ( which shot in Jordan , Norway , and   Budapest , last summer ) and the massive ambit of Frank Herbert ’s idolize generator material , it ’s little wonder Villeneuve want to film some extra footage and make certain all the i ’s are stud and t ’s are baffle . This ishis 2nd big - budget movie   afterBlade Runner 2049(which turned out well , timber - saucy ) , so the director   presumably has an even firm reach on the direction wheel this time around and should n’t have much bother gettingDuneready in prison term for December   - so long as   the reshoots are n’t press back ( again ? ) due to the pandemic , anyway . Still , whenever they take place , it seem these reshoots wo n’t be anything all-embracing and ought not   be taken as a sign of gravelly waters in front .

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