The reviewers are struggling to say how awesome ''Dune 2" is with their first reactions.
  • TootSweet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    491·
    9 months ago

    I’m still amazed how well they managed to pull off part 1. There are really good reasons why Dune was known as an “unfilmable” franchise. But by Shai Hulud, they fuckin’ did it.

    It’s too much to hope for, but there’s not much I wouldn’t give to see them continue making more of the books into movies.

  • edric@lemm.ee
    14·
    9 months ago

    I’m not saying they should be banned from attending the premiere, but man the spoiler from one of the cast attending is a bit of a bummer. Would’ve been great as a surprise for at least the general showing in a couple of weeks.

      • edric@lemm.ee
        3·
        9 months ago

        Sure, plot-wise there’s nothing else to spoil for me as a book reader. It was the casting that was a spoiler. I know there have been rumors for a while, but I brushed it off because it was impossible for that actor to be cast in that role if the book was followed. Then I read a coment on social media today of how they worked it in to fit the casting. It also means one important event will play out differently compared to the book. So that’s a spoiler.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      263·
      9 months ago

      Context man…

      She was a Disney/Nick kid, she is incredibly normal for her peer group. If she wants to dress as a stereotypical female protagonist from a DND RPG video game while attending the premier or an iconic sci-fi adaptation based on feudal society she has a significant lead role in, I say go for it.

      Even if she goes bat shit crazy tomorrow, she held it together better than most of the kids that went thru that meat grinder.

      Like isn’t her first costar now a coked out only fans model?

      Zendaya is killing it in comparison

      • MrEff@lemmy.world
        331·
        9 months ago

        Real context-

        That dess/suit was made by the designer (Mugler) she has been wearing for a small series of outfits she has been wearing. This particular one was brought out of a museum just for this premiere and she even had to change out of it after doing the carpet walk. It was made in 1995, inspired by and modeled after the robot from Metropolis.

        I know it is odd to have a bunch of nerds try and read about fashion, but it is interesting. It wasn’t some “look at me not be a disney kid” thing.

        https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/zendaya-mugler-robot-suit-dune-two-london-premiere

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          9 months ago

          Bella Thorne.

          And it’s not even like she went crazy either tho. Just parties a lot and gets a lot of money for topless pictures to fund partying.

          It’s not like I’m saying those child actors all grew up to be serial killers. It just doesn’t make sense to expect perfectly well adjusted adults out of them. Nothing about their childhoods were normal, and even if they weren’t abused, someone in their small peer group they were friends with did.

          Gotta cut them some slack as long as they’re not hurting anyone.

    • Neato@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      7·
      9 months ago

      To be fair, I’ve only read the books once years ago. But I DON’T Remember the glass and chrome bodysuit.

      • ninja@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        The shoulders, elbows, and knees actually look like decent armor joints; overlapping plates with decent bend room and interior cloth covers. I’m really hoping it’s some kind of stiff fabric because the entire hip/thigh region would be something awful in metal.

        • edric@lemm.ee
          2·
          9 months ago

          I think she changed outfits and this was just for the red carpet. I can’t imagine how she could move around and sit wearing that. She had 2 assistants just to help her walk to the center of the carpet.