“¿Es un lanzamiento de tráiler? Parece una premiere”, bromeó Denis Villeneuve después de presentar a las estrellas de “Dune Parte Tres” a un teatro AMC lleno de periodistas, críticos de cine, blogueros y creadores en Los Ángeles el lunes después de los Premios de la Academia.

Las estrellas de regreso de “Dune”, Zendaya y Javier Bardem, así como los nuevos miembros de la franquicia, Anya Taylor-Joy (a pesar de su aparición en “Parte Dos”) y Robert Pattinson, se unieron a Villeneuve para presentar la conclusión épica de su trilogía de ciencia ficción.

“Estoy muy emocionada”, dijo Zendaya, quien interpreta a la guerrera Fremen Chani, después de confirmar que ya había visto las imágenes que iban a proyectarse. “Estas películas han sido muy importantes para mí a lo largo de los años. He literalmente podido crecer durante toda mi década de los 20 haciéndolas, y por eso tienen un lugar especial en mi corazón”.

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Timothée Chalamet, quien interpreta al personaje central de la serie, Paul Atreides, no asistió en persona, sino que presentó el evento especial a través de un mensaje de vídeo.

“Esta película no existiría sin el maestro del cine, el gran artista que es Denis Villeneuve”, dijo Chalamet en el vídeo. “Denis siempre dice: ‘¡Viva el cine!’. Y con esta tercera película, creo que lo ha hecho: un verdadero acto de cine. No estoy solo en agradecer a Denis por su dedicación a dar vida a las películas de ‘Dune’ —y ahora a la trilogía ‘Dune’”.

After filming the first two parts in rapid succession, Villeneuve had planned to make another totally separate film before heading back to Arrakis, but the response to the second movie changed his mind.

“We screened the movie in Mexico; there were 14,000 people outside the theater and 5,000 people inside. It was that rollercoaster around the world and seeing the excitement, and I felt an appetite for the third movie,” Villeneuve explained. “I felt a responsibility to finish the story.”

“Dune: Part Three,” inspired by Frank Herbert’s “Dune: Messiah,” tells the story of what happens after Paul — the warrior prince and chosen one — defeats the Harkonnens and becomes Emperor, embracing his role as the Fremen’s messiah and initiating a holy war. He also marries Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh) for political power, causing Chani to abandon him. The teaser features explosive glimpses of the galactic conflict that follows, as well as the internal battles that plague Paul.

The clip opens with Paul and Chani in happier times, discussing baby names. “If we have a girl what should we name her?” Chani asks. “Her name should be Ghanima. She would need to be strong like her mother,” Paul replies, then asks, “What if it’s a boy?” Chani replies: “I would name him Leto, so he would have the wisdom of his grandfather.”

“Fans of “Dune” will immediately recognize this bit of foreshadowing, but we won’t spoil it here. Instead, let’s relish the gorgeous, lens-flared footage of Zendaya walking along the dunes, while Chani is still the “heartbeat” of Villeneuve’s story, this is “Dune,” not “Under the Tuscan Sun.”

Paul’s angst features heavily in the teaser. “War feeds on itself,” he says in voiceover. “The more I fight, the more enemies fight back. I’m doing the best I can to protect my family.” Here, he turns to his mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), for consul. “How did father do it?” Paul asks. “Your father never started a war,” she replies.

The teaser shows glimpses of all the major characters, including Bardem’s Fremen leader Stilgar and Taylor-Joy’s Alia Atreides, Paul loyal little sister, plus a first look at Pattinson as the movie’s antagonist, Scytale. (Audiences have to wait to hear what Pattinson sounds like as the character, but his icy stare and shock-blonde hair foreshadow a dynamic performance to come.)

The footage ends with Paul — with a buzzed haircut — preparing for another battle. “I’m not afraid to die,” he declares. “But I must not die yet.”

As part of the trailer launch event, Villeneuve and the cast sat for a Q&A, moderated by Reece Feldman, and teased what audiences can expect from the film. To add to that anticipation. Warner Bros. also released the character posters for the ensemble cast, which also features Jason Momoa (Hayt) and Isaach de Bankolé (Farok).

Here’s what we learned about “Dune Part Three”:

There’s a major timeline jump.

“Dune: Part Three” takes place “many years” after the events of “Part Two” — 17 years, to be precise.

Villeneuve revealed that the threequel has a different tone, rhythm and pace, too. “If the first movie was more of a contemplation, like a boy exploring a new world, and the second one being a war movie, this one is more action-packed and tense,” he said.

Paul Atreides is “dealing with the consequences of having too much power, and he is trying to figure out how to get out of this cycle of violence,” he explained. “As an Emperor who can see the future, he’s kind of invincible. But there are people trying to overthrow him.”

Despite the intensity, Villeneuve added, Paul and Chani’s love story is still the “heartbeat” of the film.

“Part 3” is Villeneuve’s “most personal film” to date.

Villeneuve said Herbert’s “Dune: Messiah” is his favorite in the sci-fi series, by far — “It’s a very dark, beautiful book,” he said — and adapting it into a film was close to his heart. Why? “It’s a story about Paul and Chani and them struggling with their relationship, having the burden and incredible pressure from the world around them, and Paul is trying to find a way out of this cycle of violence,” he explained. “There’s something about their love, through time and the way they are, their relationship evolves.”

What’s next for the people of Arrakis?

Pugh отправил предварительно записанное сообщение, спрашивая Zendaya, что Чани думает об Ирулан сейчас, упомянув, что в последний раз Чани бежала от нее.

«Я хочу начать с того, что я люблю Флоренс Пух, так чудесно в этой роли», — сказала Zendaya, объясняя, что она надеялась сыграть больше сцен вместе после того, как лишь поделилась этим кратким взглядом в предыдущем фильме. Не желая раскрывать ничего, она поддразнила: «Вы просто должны сами увидеть, что происходит, потому что это довольно сложный путь».

Бардем также уделил время описанию своего персонажа, Стильгара, и того, чего можно ожидать от него. «Это приводит его к месту, где он видит разные реальности того, что значит быть у власти, после столь долгого времени, и он находится в этом противоречии между верностью идее, которую он так сильно отстаивал и верил в то время, и также результатом идеи, которая становится чем-то, что он считает или чувствует, что он может не быть». Бардем продолжил: «Мысль о том, что однажды он мечтал, звучит сложно. Это отличная аналогия о власти и обладании властью, и затем Стильгар находится в этом противоречии».

Taylor-Joy described Alia as having an intense blessing and curse. “She carries the weight and the wisdom of generations and generations in her head. She’s never in a singular conversation. It’s kind of everything everywhere, all at once. And the one thing that she really feels most strongly about is her love and devotion to her brother, because that is the only person who’s ever made her feel like she makes sense.” Paul is the only person who has understood her before she was even born, Taylor-Joy explained, and she will do anything for him — “to various degrees of insanity.”

Pattinson was a big fan of Villeneuve’s “Dune” movies before the opportunity came to join the cast. “I absolutely adored these movies, saw them multiple times in the theater. I was talking to you on the set of ‘The Drama,’” he said, looking over to Zendaya, ” I was like, ‘How do I get in one of those “Dune” movies?’ It was a very unexpected call a few months later.”

“They’re such a towering achievement by the cast,” Pattinson continued. “Everybody wants to work with Denis; he’s a master. And when you see the scope and scale and ambition of these movies, like on set, you get why they feel like this on the screen. It’s just extraordinary.”

About Scytale specifically, Pattinson said he was eager to play a character that’s quite “unusual” in the book. “You can’t really tell whose side he’s on. That’s kind of what makes him quite interesting, he said. “I wouldn’t say he’s a conventional bad guy, as such. He might even be a good guy. Who knows? I will also find out when I see the movie. It’s an extremely fun character to play and the look of it is quite extraordinary.”

Duncan Idaho is back!

Yes, Momoa’s character returns for “Part Three,” even though the Atreides warrior died honorably in the first movie.

But now, Villeneuve teased, “He comes back just at the right moment in the story. And it’s a very important comeback. Paul is struggling with his identity, and having that kind of strong Atreides figure coming back from the past will have a tremendous impact.”

How “Dune’s” artisans brought Villeneuve’s vision to life.

As previously reported, composer Hans Zimmer returns to score the film. Costume designer Jacqueline West, production designer Patrice Vermette and editor Joe Walker also returned. Linus Sandgren is the new cinematographer for “Part Three,” stepping in for Greig Fraser, who shot the first two movies (and won an Oscar for the first film).

Villeneuve a insinuado que el mundo ha cambiado en los 17 años que Paul gobernó Arrakis: el propio clima desértico ha cambiado, pero la acción tendrá lugar en diferentes partes de Arrakis y en planetas totalmente nuevos. “Quería abordar esto con una nueva perspectiva”, dijo.

Sandgren filmó la mayor parte de la película en película de 65 mm, pero “una gran parte fue filmada en película Imax, lo cual fue mi primera experiencia”, dijo Villeneuve. “Mantuve el desierto en formato digital porque me gusta la crudeza”. La filmación con las “épicas” cámaras Imax fue única. “Cuando ves el resultado en la pantalla, es bastante inigualable”, añadió. “Espero tener la oportunidad de hacerlo de nuevo”.

En cuanto a cómo le gustaría que el público viera “La Parte Tres”, Villeneuve dijo: “La película está realmente pensada para ser una experiencia Imax y para ser vista en la pantalla más grande posible”.

Entonces, ¿cuál es el estado actual de la película? Denis confirmó que la película todavía está “en desarrollo” a pesar de su fecha de estreno prevista para el 18 de diciembre. “Va bien; la película está viva”, bromeó, explicando que el equipo está “a toda velocidad” en la postproducción; ha terminado con la edición, pero completar los efectos visuales lleva tiempo.

“Después de esto [evento], volveré a la sala de edición”, dijo Villeneuve, presentando un primer vistazo de la película.