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  • First Full 'Dune' Trailer Sees Timothee Chalamet's Painful Training

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    Depicted as a sort of reluctant hero, Chalamet’s Paul Atreides is prepared to rule people as his father is about to lose the planet Arrakis awarded to him.
    Sep 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Warner Bros. has released the first full trailer for its highly-anticipated epic film, “Dune”. From director Denis Villeneuve, the sci-fi movie follows Timothee Chalamet’s main character Paul Atreides, the scion of House Atreides.
    The young royal is depicted as a reluctant hero, who rises to lead a war in a desolate, dangerous mining planet known as Arrakis, which is awarded to his father Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac). “There’s something happening to me. There’s something awakening in my mind and I can’t control it,” Paul says in the video.
    As Paul sees a crusade in his dream, Gaius Helen Mohiam (Charlotte Rampling) warns him that his father is about to lose the planet Arrakis. Under the guidance of Gaius, Paul learns how to rule people though her teaching method sometimes includes a painful test.
    “Is the mental part of him stronger than the animal part? That was very important for [‘Dune’ author] Frank Herbert,” Villeneuve explains the painful training to EW. “At some point in the Dune history, the human brain will reach a level of control where there’s no more computers in that universe, so the brain is trained to be able to make insane calculations and have control over your body. Paul, having some Bene Gesserit training, needed to be tested to see if he can use this power for the good of humanity.”
    Gurney Halleck (Josh Brolin) is Paul’s sparring partner in a sword fight, while there’s a glimpse of Jason Momoa’s Duncan Idaho, who is also one of Paul’s mentors. Zendaya Coleman’s Chani is a mysterious woman who appears in Paul’s dream and will later become his love interest.
    “Dune” is based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel of the same name, which was previously adapted into a 1984 movie and multiple TV miniseries. The upcoming film will cover the first-half of the book, with a planned sequel handling the rest.
    The star-studded cast also includes Rebecca Ferguson (II) as Paul’s mother Lady Jessica Atreides, Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, and Chang Chen as Dr. Wellington Yueh among others. Villeneuve co-wrote the script with Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth. The movie is scheduled to be released in the United States in IMAX and 3D on December 18.

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    Timothee Chalamet Recalls Struggles During 'Dune' Remake Filming in Jordan Desert

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    Director Denis Villeneuve, in the meantime, admits that his latest adaptation of Frank Herbert’s book is ‘by far the most difficult thing’ he has done in his life.
    Apr 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Timothee Chalamet struggled to shoot the new “Dune” remake in the heat of the Jordan desert.
    Images of the actor in character as Paul Atreides have been released by Vanity Fair and Timothee tells the magazine there were nights he couldn’t sleep because it was so hot.
    “I remember going out of my room at 2am, and it being probably 100 degrees,” he recalls. “The shooting temperature was sometimes 120 degrees. They put a cap on it out there, if it gets too hot. I forget what the exact number is, but you can’t keep working.”
    Meanwhile, director Denis Villeneuve claims the sci-fi epic is the most difficult thing he’s ever put together.
    “I would not agree to make this adaptation of the book with one single movie,” the “Blade Runner 2049” filmmaker tells Vanity Fair. “The world is too complex. It’s a world that takes its power in details.”
    “It’s a book that tackles politics, religion, ecology, spirituality – and with a lot of characters. I think that’s why it’s so difficult. Honestly, it’s by far the most difficult thing I’ve done in my life.”

    The latest adaptation of Frank Herbert’s book, also featuring Zendaya Coleman, Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac and “No Country for Old Men” castmates Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin, is scheduled to hit cinemas on December 18.

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    Timothee Chalamet Is Reluctant Hero in First Look at Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune'

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    The ‘Call Me by Your Name’ star plays young royal Paul Atreides, who prepares to leave the comfortable life on his native planet of Caladan for a desolate, dangerous mining planet known as Arrakis.
    Apr 14, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Warner Bros. Pictures has unveiled the first look at “Dune” remake to tide fans over the upcoming release of the movie. Making its way out via Vanity Fair, the photo gives the spotlight to the lead character, Timothee Chalamet’s Paul Atreides, the scion of House Atreides.
    In the image, the central hero is featured on his native planet of Caladan. The young royal looks gloomy as he strolls the shores, with some transport ships descending to take the Atreides leadership to their new destination, according to the site.

    Timothee Chalamet’s Paul Atreides strolls the shores in his native planet of Caladan.
    In the new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel of the same name, the story begins as Paul Atreides prepares to leave the comfortable life he knows for a desolate, dangerous mining planet known as Arrakis, where his wealthy family will oversee extraction of a spice vital to the galaxy.
    Describing his character, Chalamet says “the protagonist is on an anti-hero’s-journey of sorts,” thus explaining his somber expression in the photo. He continues, “He thinks he’s going to be sort of a young general studying his father and his leadership of a fighting force before he comes of age, hopefully a decade later, or something like that.”
    Upon their arrival in Arrakis, the Atreides family will face the opposition of the brutal rival House Harkonnen, “which seeks to exploit the desert world they are about to inherit.” Paul’s parents Duke Leto and Lady Jessica Atreides, played by Oscar Isaac and Rebecca Ferguson (II) respectively, “must not only manage the spice mining on Arrakis, but also the politics at play in the broader galaxy.”
    Finding himself at the center of an intergalactic power struggle, Paul has to accept his fate as a sort of hero to protect his family. Being taught the ways of war by a veteran soldier named Gurney Halleck, played by Josh Brolin, he will be revealed to possess powers even his trainers could not anticipate.
    “Dune” is directed by Denis Villeneuve with a screenplay by Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts and Villeneuve. It is scheduled for a December 18 released in the U.S. ” ‘Dune’ was made by people from all over the world. Many of these people are like family to me, and they’re very much in my thoughts,” says Villeneuve. “I’m so proud to showcase their hard work. I look forward to a time when we can all get together again as Dune was made to be seen on the big screen.”

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    Woody Allen: Timothee Chalamet Had to Condemn Me to Increase Chance of Winning Oscar

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    In his controversial memoir ‘Apropos of Nothing’, the director of ‘A Rainy Day in New York’ claims that the ‘Call Me by Your Name’ actor told the filmmaker’s sister why he had to denounce him.
    Mar 26, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Woody Allen has insisted Timothee Chalamet was forced to denounce him after working on his movie, “A Rainy Day in New York”, to increase his chances of winning an Oscar for “Call Me by Your Name”.
    The veteran director’s controversial memoir, “Apropos of Nothing”, was quietly published on Monday (March 23) by Grand Central Publishing, a branch of Hachette Book Group.
    The publication has been overshadowed by renewed allegations of childhood sexual abuse against Allen by his daughter Dylan Farrow, which he addresses in the book, which he claims led to Chalamet, who worked with the filmmaker on the 2019 flick, denouncing him to improve his chances of awards show success.
    “All the three leads in ‘Rainy Day’ were excellent and a pleasure to work with,” Allen writes. “Timothee afterward publicly stated he regretted working with me and was giving the money to charity, but he swore to my sister he needed to do that as he was up for an Oscar for ‘Call Me by Your Name,’ and he and his agent felt he had a better chance of winning if he denounced me, so he did.”
    Chalamet announced that he would be donating the money he earned on Allen’s film to nonprofit Time’s Up, the LGBT Center in New York and RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.
    “I am learning that a good role isn’t the only criteria for accepting a job – that has become much clearer to me in the past few months, having witnessed the birth of a powerful movement intent on ending injustice, inequality and above all, silence,” said Chalamet at the time. “I don’t want to profit from my work on the film, and to that end, I am going to donate my entire salary.”
    Chalamet later lost out on the prize to Gary Oldman for his role as former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour”.

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