Dune Talk

We're back this week with a special episode of Dune Talk ! Welcome Caleb Pauls, of the Reading Dune podcast, joining us for a discussion on the importance of Dune Messiah —both its characters and the philosophies explored. While it's the shortest of the six books in Frank Herbert's original Dune saga, the events within have far-reaching ramifications. That's not all, as our crew—Ga...

Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part One movie concludes this year's awards season with a tremendous achievement, as the most-awarded film at the 2020 Academy Awards. Dune dominated the crafts categories, winning six Oscar Awards. It's time to celebrate! On this episode of Dune Talk show, we discuss what this means for the winning crew members and everyone else involved in the movies' pro...

On this week's Dune Talk we react to the big movie news: Florence Pugh and Austin Butler are reportedly in talks to join cast of Dune: Part Two , as Princess Irulan Corrino and Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen respectively. Are they the right choices for these key roles? What can we expect, based on these actors' past performances? We dive into those questions, alternative casting choices, and touch...

There's been a wave of exciting news in February and we have a lot to discuss on this week’s Dune Talk show, starting with some more Dune movie news: How big of an achievement is $400M at the box office? We're also breaking down a recent Empire interview with Denis Villeneuve, covering the status of Dune: Part Two and the director's thoughts on deleted scenes. And the “Duniverse”, our...

This Dune Talk show, we’re reacting to all the recent film awards nominations for Dune: Part One : the Oscars, BAFTAs, and more. There's a lot to celebrate, with all this great recognition that the movie is receiving, and we get into some historical perspectives regarding what it all means. And of course, we're going to address the major omission that’s on everyone’s on minds: How can you...

For this week's Dune Talk show we're back with the full crew and excited to review the 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray release of Dune: Part One —out now in many regions, including the U.S., and arriving in the U.K. on January 31, 2022. We share overall reactions and discuss how home video quality compares with our earlier theatrical and steaming movie experiences. Garin, Johnny, Marcus, and Simon dis...

We're back for our first release of 2022! On this Dune Talk show we're joined by Dr. Kara Kennedy (Dune Scholar) for an insightful interview about Women’s Agency in the Dune Universe: Tracing Women’s Liberation through Science Fiction , the new book based on her PhD and years of research. She goes in-depth into the Bene Gesserit—and female characters in general—focusing on their abilities...

For this holiday recording of the Dune Talk show, we're happy to present an exclusive interview with one of the actors you've seen in Dune: Part One . Richard Carter, who plays Harkonnen Trooper #2, offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at shooting the movie at Origo Studios in Budapest, Hungary. You'd be surprised by just how much effort went into filming this scene where the Ha...

The Dune movie has now premiered across all planned territories—finally including Australia and New Zealand on December 2—however the news doesn't end there. On this week's show, Garin, Johnny, Marcus, and Simon return to discuss latest developments: HCA Film Awards, a long-awaited update on Funcom's open-world video game, and Dune: A Whisper of Caladan Seas , upcoming comic book one-s...

We've arrived at the final part or our scene-by-scene analysis of the Dune: Part One movie, on Dune Talk show! This week's discussion kicks off as Paul and Jessica leave the stilltent and we meet the desert's cutest inhabitant. Within the last act of the movie there's so much to breakdown, whether it's Paul's death/rebirth, his complex relationship with Chani, and more insi...

Here's the penultimate part of our in-depth ' Dune: Part One ' movie review on Dune Talk, and we're picking up from the 75th minute. Back at the governor's residence in Arrakeen, time is running out for the noble House Atreides. This week we break down the pivotal stilltent scene, discussing Paul's transformation and the terrifying events he sees in the future. We also cove...

We continue our scene-by-scene Dune: Part One movie review. This week on Dune Talk we pick up from the 50-minute mark, with Paul walking into his first strategy meeting. Gurney takes the opportunity to embellish on the incident with the hunter, although this only partially lightens the mood. This passage of the film establishes how precarious the situation is for House Atreides and introduces us t...

On this week's show we continue our scene-by-scene Dune: Part One breakdown, picking up from after the Gom Jabbar test (as covered last week). From the 29-minute mark of the movie, we explore revelations about the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood and the symbolism in Paul's last moments on Caladan, where he lived for his first 15 years.  As House Atreides arrive to take over Arrakis, there's s...

The journey continues! This week brought the official confirmation of Dune: Part Two , expected to arrive in theaters on October 20, 2023. On this Dune Talk show we share our expectations and hopes for that continuation, including potential opening scenes. We also discuss casting choices, including who may be a strong fit to play the Emperor himself. It’s the full crew—Garin, Johnny, Marcus, and S...

We're back for the second part of our in-depth movie review sub-series on Dune Talk show. Special guest Mark (from DuneInfo) returns as we finish our overall reactions, after watching the film many, many times. Then the scene-by-scene breakdown begins, with Chani’s opening narration that introduces the planet Arrakis and the Fremen people. The first 24 minutes of Dune: Part On e primarily focu...

This week, we're excited to bring you the first show in a our Dune review sub-series. During the upcoming episodes of Dune Talk, we'll be doing a scene-by-scene breakdown of the movie and diving into all of our insights gained from watching the movie numerous times. In case you haven't yet seen the film, we'd recommend first watching Marcus's spoiler-free first impressions in l...

Yes, one of us has seen the movie! And of course, the other hosts of Dune Talk have tons of questions. On this week's show we dive straight into (non-spoiler) first impressions, based on seeing Dune: Part One on the big screen. Favorite scene? Standout performances? Reactions to seeing the full visuals and score come together? How many times are we watching the movie? Then Garin, Johnny, Marcu...

On this special Dune Talk show we welcome Jack Reda, from Future Pastimes, one of the designers behind the two Dune board games published by Gale Force Nine. We discuss both the Dune: Classic board game (reimagined in 2019) and this year's brand-new game, featuring the visuals of Villeneuve's movie adaptation: Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy . Jack takes us behind the scenes into th...

On Denis Villeneuve's 54th birthday Dune hit a key milestone, closing its third weekend at $103.9M! Impressive considering that's only from 34 countries, but how does that compare to other movies like No Time to Die ? Johnny, Marcus, and Simon dive deep into the numbers: How well will Dune have to do, to be considered a success? What role will HBO Max play? What's the break even point...

We recap Dune: Part One 's box office performance through past weekend and discuss what's next, now that No Time to Die and Venom are premiering in the same countries. Then there's all the behind-the-scenes clips that have surfaced online, offering a lot of great insights into the movie's production. Also this week; Johnny, Garin, Marcus, and Simon dive deep into the movie's ma...

The Dune movie continues to roar ahead at the overseas box office: We look back at the first weekend's results and projections for upcoming week. Then it's time to dive into our review of Han Zimmer's soundtrack, which transports listeners into the far future. And, we're still getting tons of new movie footage, including an exclusive Chinese trailer. At the end Johnny, Garin, Marcu...

The Dune movie is now released in 26 markets and has had an outstanding opening week at the box office (see link in news stories for final numbers), outpacing most of top films this year! The crew break down the financials, and what those mean, plus dive into the wildly enthusiastic audience response from Europe. Additionally, the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival has wrapped, with a specia...

This week there's even more behind-the-scenes footage and interviews to break down. The Royal Houses featurette is a great introduction to the Dune movie for newcomers, while offering exciting visuals for us long-time fans to analyze. We also discuss talk show appearances for Denis Villeneuve and Timothée Chalamet (Quotidien) and British Vogue's cover story on Zendaya. Then there's two...

Following the world premiere of Dune: Part One , the first wave of movie reviews are out! In this special episode, we analyze the many critics' reports and viewer reactions coming out of Venice Film Festival. Johnny, Garin, Marcus, and Simon—joined by Mark from DuneInfo—seek a consensus about what it all means. We also cover the official press conference, featuring insightful comments from dir...

We'll shortly be recording our special Venice Film Festival reaction episode, but first there's a lot more Dune movie news to cover from this week! Garin, Johnny, Marcus, and Simon dive into exciting new trailer footage from Singapore and other countries—including the astonishing Gom Jabbar scene—the IMAX exclusive poster, and share our expectations for the Dune premieres at the upcoming f...