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Denis Villeneuve’sDune: Part Twowas released earlier this week to overwhelmingly positive reviews with many calling it the director’s masterpiece. The film starred Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Stellan Skarsgard, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, and more. The film continues the story of Paul Atreides and his quest to be the Lisan al Gaib.
The two-partDunefranchise by Villeneuve is an extensive adaptation of the first novel by Frank Herbert and chronicles the Atreides House’s shift from their home planet of Caladan to the desert planet of Arrakis, where they face threats from the evil Harkonnens. A pivotal scene between Baron Harkonnen and Duke Leto was turned into a joke by social media as they compared it to the FX seriesThe Bear. Spoilers ahead.
PivotalDune: Part OneScene Turns IntoThe BearJoke
Denis Villeneuve’sDunefranchise was one of his most ambitious projects yet. TheBlade Runner 2049director was hired to direct the popular sci-fi epic novel franchise by Frank Herbert in 2017 and has mentioned that it was his dream to adapt the book series since he was a kid. The film was written by Villeneuve along with Eric Roth and Jon Spaihts.
The first part of the two-part adaptation ofDunewas released in 2021 and was a commercial success, despite getting a simultaneous streaming release. The massive star cast of the film along with Villeneuve’s vision was lauded and the film earned positive responses. The first film adapted half of Frank Herbert’sDune,which sees the Atreides family be betrayed and attacked by the Harkonnens on the desert planet of Arrakis.
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After the attack, Duke Leto Atreides is captured and brought to Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. Leto has a poisonous tooth filling, ready to sacrifice himself at the right time to kill the evil Harkonnen. While Leto bides his time to get ready for the moment, Baron Harkonnen is seen eating food in the royal kitchen, and he exclaims,“You have a wonderful kitchen, cousin.”
A user onX (formerly Twitter)used the scene as a meme template and compared it with the comedy-drama seriesThe Bear. The TV show is set in a Chicago restaurant that has Jeremy Allen White and Ebon Moss-Bachrach running it after the death of their characters’ brother. Fans were quick to respond with more memes fromThe Bear.
Dune: Part 2pic.twitter.com/WFDGDyql2b
@callum_berridge@jak1oh3when I rewatched Dune recently I had to replay this with subtitles on because I thought I had gone mad
https://twitter.com/0xAmirhossein1/status/1764002007206010897
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Yeah, it’s a deleted scene. He was supposed to be in that dinner scene. His full name is Baron Vladimir Harkonnen Berzatto.
Despite the seriousness of the scene inDune: Part One, the meme just took away all the drama and tragedy from the pivotal scene.
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Will There Be ADune: Part Three?
TheDunenovels have many sequels that chronicle Paul Atreides’ arc. While the second filmDune: Part Twosets up the third film and the continuation of the franchise, a third film based on the second novelDune Messiahis yet to be greenlit by the studio. Denis Villeneuve has claimed that he worked on a script for the adaptation ofDune Messiahand would want to finish the film before leaving the franchise for good. (viaTime).
The director also mentioned his desire to make it into a complete trilogy before moving on to other projects. He said toEmpiremagazine,
“If I succeed in making a trilogy, that would be the dream. I will say, there are words on paper [for a third film].”
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Denis Villeneueve’sDune: Part Twointroduces a few characters such as Paul’s sister Alia Atreides, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, with Florence Pugh’s Princess Irulan also having a more substantial role in the sequels.Dune Messiahreportedly includes further delving into his visions of a massacre after he becomes the messiah and emperor of the guild.
Dune: Part Oneis streaming on Max.The Bearis streaming on Hulu.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
