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- The ornithopter design is absolutely fantastic
I love the noise it makes and how it manages to look like a helicopter and biology inspired. And the wing folded dive to get to the spice harvester is just fantastic.
- Dune: Part Two’s First 10 Minutes Shown at CCXPdunenewsnet.com ‘Dune: Part Two’s First 10 Minutes Shown at CCXP
Read full description of the movie’s opening and more footage screened during CCXP 2023. Plus, the panel with Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and Florence Pugh.
I had the opportunity to see the first 10 minutes of Part 1 in an advanced teaser back then. I wish they also did the same this time around, as this seems to be an exclusive event instead of opening it to a limited number of audiences from the public.
- Dune: Part Two is coming sooner than expected (01 March 2024)www.avclub.com Dune: Part Two is coming sooner than expected
Denis Villeneuve's second Dune movie has moved up the 2024 film schedule, and will now release on March 1
> Denis Villeneuve's second Dune movie has moved up the 2024 film schedule, and will now release on March 1
- but they're collectables babe, hey where are you going?
Are memes cool here? I've got a bunch of Dune ones
- Legendary Entertainment Unveils Monopoly: Dune (Dunopoly?)toybook.com Legendary Entertainment Unveils Monopoly: Dune
'Dune: Part Two' is scheduled to hit theaters in March 2024.
- Can Dune Save the World?www.esquire.com Can 'Dune' Save the World?
With more movies, books, and a television series ahead, 'Dune' is taking over the next decade. It might also be the roadmap to the future we want to live in.
Interesting article on Frank Herbert's evolving take on environmentalism, and how a book series forged in the 1960s could impact the real world of tomorrow.
- Dune 2 Delayed by Strikes, Pushed to Spring 2024
The release of Dune 2 has been delayed until March 15, 2024. Bummer but I get it. :(
- Dune 2's Release Plan Is Completely Changing The Movie Industry (For The Better)
- Dune: Part Two is set for a November 3, 2023 release with a six-week IMAX run, showing potential changes in the movie industry, favoring non-superhero films.
- IMAX's prioritization of Dune: Part Two over Disney's The Marvels suggests a shift in the industry towards storytelling and inclusion, offering more opportunities for diverse genres and impacting future Hollywood releases.
Denis Villeneuve's much-anticipated Dune: Part Two releases on November, 3, 2023, with a six-week IMAX run, indicating a potentially good change in the movie industry. With Marvel's next theatrical release, The Marvels, scheduled to hit theaters a week later, there was an expectation that Dune: Part Two may be moved to next year to accommodate this. However, IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond confirmed Dune: Part Two won't be delayed.
Dune: Part Two's predecessor Dune was a box-office hit and already proved its lucrative nature as a franchise, with about 20% of the earnings coming from IMAX alone. Not to mention, this success was in 2021 when there were still hesitations about public movie-going as the COVID-19 pandemic was a larger concern. Without the setbacks of the pandemic, and an even longer IMAX run planned, Dune: Part Two could make even more money, indicating how the IMAX experience is not just for superheroes and Disney.
Dune 2 Is Taking Priority In IMAX Over Disney
Richard Gelfond put rumors to bed, confirming Dune: Part Two's IMAX release is on track. In the Q2 IMAX earnings call, transcribed by The Motley Fool, Gelfond explains why a postponement won't happen. "Dune [Part Two] is already in the midst of a marketing campaign. There are trailers out. There are lots of materials out," he said. Gelfond elaborates that a postponement would cost extra money since all that promoting would need to be redone whenever a new date was picked.
While Gelfond acknowledges that The Marvels is a great option to have on standby since it's Marvel, he solidifies that Dune: Part Two takes priority since moving its date would make its competition unclear, potentially damaging box-office sales. Additionally, with The Marvels having limited promotional content so far, mostly due to the SAG-AFTRA joining the WGA strike, the shift away from superhero movies as an automatic IMAX release may not be surprising. The most recent Disney and Marvel releases, while performing well at the box office, don't compare to the speculation that Dune: Part Two could beat Dune's box office success.
IMAX's Dune 2 Plan Could Show The Future For The Whole Industry
Marvel still holds a high standing when it comes to cinematic releases. For instance, The Marvels' prequel Captain Marvel, released in 2019 and grossed just over Dune's mid-pandemic income. This suggests that superhero films while facing potential postponements or less turnout, might have some work to do. As James Gunn, who has active involvement in both Marvel and DC, shares on the podcast Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum, movies need to be about story, less about over-saturated capitalizing on the superhero genre, and should answer the question, "What makes this story different that it fills a need for people in theaters to go see?"
For the industry as a whole, IMAX's favoring of a sci-fi sequel over a Marvel movie indicates perhaps what Gunn is hoping for. By prioritizing films outside the superhero genre, it gives more space for a focus to be on story and inclusion rather than spectacle and action. It seems IMAX echoes this sentiment since Gelfond explains that the IMAX slate for 2023 includes 10 more local language films than originally estimated. Dune: Part Two, while still an English film, opens the door for more diversity in genre, at the very least, across IMAX screens, which could impact how future Hollywood movies get released.
- What would you ask Leto II if you had the chance?
I started working on chat AI tuning today. I manually reworked the entire Wikipedia article to the right format needed for an AI character. I also set up the greeting format to match when Leto meets Siona in the Sareer. The dialogue example I used is the last back and forth between Leto and Malky. I'm trying to embed the entire history and prompting the character as a new ghola in a post canonical era.
So what would be interesting to ask Leto? What would be interesting responses? I'll share the character file if it gets interesting. I'm looking to learn at the moment before attempting to apply these techniques to a larger and more serious effort to use this to learn computer science proper.
- news.yahoo.com Can't wait for 'Dune Part 2'? Let your creativity flow with this official 'Dune' coloring book
Penguin Random House is releasing "The Official Dune Coloring Book" in September 2023.
I saw the Lynch movie around 10 years old. Where was this when I was a kid? ;)
- [Spoilers] Dune Messiah. Am I too stupid to understand it?
I'm still quite early on in the book, I'm starting to feel really, really stupid. The ghola is here and we understand about the plots to overthrow Paul. We can see cracks in the empire and the criticism of religion in the form of the blind faith that people have in Paul. I understand the overall themes and I love them.
However were I'm up to Paul has just taken a shit load of Spice and had a vision of a falling moon. Ok symbolic.... I get it...but I feel completely lost whenever he starts to have a philosophical debate with Ghola. I've got no clue. ME STARING AT WORDS BUT ME BRAIN NO UNDERSTAND.
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Paul Raged. "What do you know of prescience?"
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"I've seen the oracle at work," the ghola said. "I've seen those who seek signs and omens for their individual destiny. They fear what they seek."
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"My falling moon is real," Paul whispered. He took a trembling breath. "It moves. It moves"........ bla bla bla and then:
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"My moon has a name," Paul whispered.
Mate, you can whisper it or shout it. I've got no clue what the feck you're going on about!
Ok this section is just an example and I can see what the Ghola is getting at. But so much of the book so far just has me stopping and asking, what are you on about!?
I'm finding it really tough going. Do things become clearer? I'm just feeling really thick right now... so stick it to me Dune community of Lemmy.World....am I just too thick to read this book?
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- John Schoenherr’s Dune Art
>I can envision no more perfect visual representation of my Dune world than John Schoenherr's careful and accurate illustrations. ―Frank Herbert
John Schoenherr’s Artist Gallery
John Schoenherr’s Wiki
- [Serious] [Spoilers All] What's your favourite quote from the novels?
There are so many amazing and thought-provoking quotes in the Dune novels. And there are probably some new ones in the movies too.
If you had to pick just one quote from the Dune universe, one that really made you think about life and our place in it, what would it be?
- [Discussion] Which group in the Dune universe do you find the most fascinating, and why?
There are many houses and other groups in the novels. The most well-known ones being House Atreides, House Harkonnen, the Bene Gesserit, and the Fremen. But Frank Herbert's created many other groups in his fictional universe, some of which gradually evolved, and some which just died out.
Which is the one you are most fascinated with? And why do you find them so interesting?
- The Emperor's Ambassador Arrives on Calidan, Dune 2022
I really love the huge sense of scale this ship gives, a bit megalophobia inspiring. Especially when compared to the absolutely massive guild heighliner. !huge heighliner disembarking the ambassador's ship
- What does the Dune community think of Dune: Spice Wars?
I got the game through the steam summer sale and I’ve been really digging it!
- The Truth About Why There are No Robots in Dune
Why the human computers? Why there are no robots or AI in Dune?
All credits to Quinn's Ideas channel: https://youtube.com/@QuinnsIdeas
- Super Psyched For Part Two..
...but trying to dodge spoilers, etc. Anyone else in the same camp or am I a weirdo?
- Full Timeline of the Dune Universe (34,000 Years)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/980799
> VIDEO > > All credit to Quinn's Idea channel > > www.youtube.com/@QuinnsIdeas
- Luke Oram on Style, Epic Battles and DUNE’s Visual Depictions
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/980878
> ARTICLE > > I love the banner pic so i found an interview of the artist🎨
- Does anyone know of a nice visual explanation of the story?
I've read the first book and half of messiah, but I have a hard time visualizing what's happening. (Aphantasia)
Is there a youtube series you know about that explains the story in under a couple hours?
- Merging Dune communities
Hi all. My apologies for my absence. I've made the user of they other Dune community a mod here. Let's merge the communities and let the spice flow!
- Dune Expansion Announce Trailer - Microsoft Flight Simulator
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