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Christopher Walken joins the cast for the 2nd installment.

I was thinking it’s been awhile despite him being so omnipresent when I was a kid. Was almost worried he had retired.

Guess it’s just a myth that Walken is blacklisted from Warner then?

knives wrote: Thu May 12, 2022 8:48 pm I was thinking it’s been awhile despite him being so omnipresent when I was a kid. Was almost worried he had retired.

He's been in Bristol recently starring in Stephen Merchant's series The Outlaws, in which his character doing community service ends the series by painting over a specially commissioned piece of Banksy graffiti!

He’s also in Ben Stiller’s Severance

R0lf wrote: Sat May 14, 2022 5:37 am Guess it’s just a myth that Walken is blacklisted from Warner then?

Nobody told Clint Eastwood when he cast Walken in Jersey Boys.

Denis Villeneuve confirmed at CinemaCon that Dune: Part 2 was entirely shot in IMAX. In comparison, roughly 40% of the first part was filmed in IMAX.

yoloswegmaster wrote: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:44 pm Denis Villeneuve confirmed at CinemaCon that Dune: Part 2 was entirely shot in IMAX. In comparison, roughly 40% of the first part was filmed in IMAX.

Would be nice to actually get 70mm prints of this, especially considering that Oppenheimer will get a big celluloid rollout this summer, too

beamish14 wrote: Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:10 am

yoloswegmaster wrote: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:44 pm Denis Villeneuve confirmed at CinemaCon that Dune: Part 2 was entirely shot in IMAX. In comparison, roughly 40% of the first part was filmed in IMAX.

Would be nice to actually get 70mm prints of this, especially considering that Oppenheimer will get a big celluloid rollout this summer, too

So far, contrary to Blade-Runner 2049 I have never seen an open matte (which is impressive in open matte) - even "hybrid" - version of "Dune Part 1".

yoloswegmaster wrote: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:44 pm Denis Villeneuve confirmed at CinemaCon that Dune: Part 2 was entirely shot in IMAX. In comparison, roughly 40% of the first part was filmed in IMAX.

Digital IMAX though, which isn't much to get excited about. All they did was make some minor modifications to existing digital cameras and slap an IMAX logo on them.

Trailer tomorrow

The Fremen wail has to be the funniest repeated Zimmer trailer sting in a while - why did they play it like 12 times?

Good. After Barbie and Oppenheimer have run their course, I think we need a moratorium on big new movies so we can all catch up on things.

As luck would have it, isn't everything shutting down for a bit...?

New release date is March 15, 2024.

If it’s to the benefit of the final product I have no problem with it. I like the idea of it premiering in spring.

flyonthewall2983 wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:05 pm If it’s to the benefit of the final product I have no problem with it.

It's to the benefit of promotion for financial gain, status, awards recognition, etc. for the studio. The film is surely done, but the actors can't do press because of the strike. They'll push it off again if there isn't a deal in sight by the new year.

I’m thinking more as far as post-production goes

I wonder what this means for the release date for Mickey 17, as it opens 2 weeks after this. Wouldn't be surprised if WB moves it to May and gets a Cannes premiere for it.

flyonthewall2983 wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 12:00 am I’m thinking more as far as post-production goes

Yeah, I know that’s what you were thinking, but has there been any indication that the film will undergo more post-production tinkering as it sits on the shelf? I don’t know why they’d expend more resources doing that when they were happy with the product and ready to go already. This is only getting pushed because of the strike.

Zendaya's stardom among the key 15-30 demographic should not be underestimated. They need her promotion.