star Wars is enjoying further goodwill thanks to the new show Skeleton crew on Disney+. I’m glad fans are enjoying this series, but historically the franchise has a habit of dividing and disappointing people. Newer star Wars Fans who came on board with the 2015 film The Force Awakens I got a taste of this in the subsequent films The Last Jedi And The Rise of Skywalker led to online firestorms. Previously, fans of the original trilogy were upset about the 1999 release The Phantom Menace. And before that TheLovers of the original film were upset by the 1983 release Return of the Jedi. It’s a story that, at this point, is as old as time itself.

Denis Villenueve, the director of the hugely successful dune Films, was one of the fans in the latter camp, as he further explained The city Podcast. In the original he was 10 years old star Wars The film came out in 1977, which meant he was just the right age to be completely blown away by it. “It hit my brain like a silver bullet,” he recalled. “I was obsessed with it star Wars. I mean, The Empire strikes back is the film I’ve been waiting for the most in my life. I’ve seen the movie on screen a billion times. I was traumatized by The Empire strikes back. I love star Wars.”

Then came Return of the Jedi, which, according to Villeneuve, “derailed” his infatuation. “I was 15 years old and my best friend and I wanted to take a taxi and go to LA and talk to George Lucas – we were so angry!” he recalled. “Today, the Ewoks. It’s become a comedy for children.” It’s interesting how history repeats itself since there have been complaints about it star Wars It was also pointed out that it was too child-friendly The Phantom Menace when it came out nearly two decades later.

In any case, Villeneuve never really recovered from this experience. That’s obvious star Wars inspired him and influenced his own direction as a filmmaker, but he has no desire to make one star Wars own film. “star Wars “It crystallized into its own mythology, very dogmatic, it seemed to be a recipe, no more surprises,” he said. “So I don’t dream of doing one.” star Wars because it feels like code is very codified.”

Instead, Villeneuve turned to Frank Herbert’s classic 1965 science fiction novel dune; This book was adapted for the screen in 1984, but this The film wasn’t nearly as successful as star WarsTherefore, there weren’t as many expectations when Villeneuve re-adapted the story in two films released in 2021 and 2024. Both films became huge hits, and Villeneuve is working on a third based on the sequel Dune Messiah. I’m not saying Villeneuves dune Films are the new thing star Warsbut they influenced the culture in a way that certainly makes Villeneuve happy.

Dune: Part Two is currently nominated for a number of Golden Globe awards, including Best Drama. People are talking about it again, as they should. If you are interested, deadline just released the script for the film; Take a look if you want to see what changed in the transition from page to screen.

As for Villeneuve, Dune: Part Three will probably be his last entry in the dune universe, unless Warner Bros. Discovery can lure him back to try others dune Books like God, Emperor of Dunewhich I would love to see on screen. He’s looking forward to getting back to making original films, which he’s very good at: he was also the director behind films like Arrival And Sicario.

Whatever Villeneuve does, he doesn’t want it to be on a streaming service like Netflix. “The big screen is part of the language for telling a story together and experiencing the shared emotional experience of cinema in a theater,” he said The Hollywood Reporter. “We should not be alone, we should share together. … I believe the theatrical experience will prevail.”

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