Oscar Isaac Praises Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE and Says It Is "Nightmarish" and "Shocking"

One film that I’m super excited about seeing next year is director Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune. While we don’t really know what we’re getting ourselves into at this point, Oscar Isaac, who stars in the film, had nothing but good things to say about it! In a recent interview with EW, the actor praised Villeneuve for what he’s done with the movie and explained that it’s “nightmarish” and “shocking”.

“It’s just a wholly, wholly different thing. I couldn’t imagine anyone more suited for the tone of the original Frank Herbert novels than Denis. There are some things that are — for lack of a better word — nightmarish about what you see… There’s just this kind of brutalist element to it. It’s shocking. It’s scary. It’s very visceral. And I know that definitely between Denis and myself and Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson as the family unit, we really searched for the emotion of it. I’m beyond myself with excitement. I think it’s good to feel cool, unique, and special.”

That’s great to hear, and I’m confident that Villeneuve isn’t going to drop the ball on it. He’s just such a great filmmaker. The filmmaker previously teased that there’s some Star Wars influence in the film as well, saying:

“The ambition is to do the Star Wars movie I never saw. In a way, it’s Star Wars for adults.”

I’m sure that he managed to pull this off. Here’s the synopsis:

Set on the planet Arrakis, we find ourselves exploring the story of two warring galactic royal families House Atreides and House Harkonnen. When Duke Leto Atreides is assassinated, his son Paul and wife Lady Jessica escape only to be adopted by the Fremen, who becomes Paul’s personal army against the Harkonnen as he develops powers from the spice, a substance that extends life and powers interstellar travel. A tangled web of royal intrigue is revealed with the Emperor and other cosmic powers pulling the strings while attempting to erase house Atreides.

The film’s incredible cast includes Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica Atreides, Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Stellan Skarsgard as Baron Harkonnen, Zendeya as Chani, Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Charlotte Rampling as Reverend Mother Mohiam, David Dastmcalchian as Piter De Vries, Chang Chen as Dr. Yueh, and Dave Bautista as the Baron’s nephew Rabban.

Dune is set to debut in theaters on December 18, 2020.