I was adamant, the director told io9.
I was like 100% certain that it was the best way.
I love movies that end like that, like in a strong statement.
The director and his star: Villeneuve and Timothée Chalamet.Image: Warner Bros.
Denis Villeneuve: No, it was always like that.
It was always like that to get to bring this idea home.
The idea [of] that thing that becomes out of control.
Image: Warner Bros.
That betrayal and that tragedy.
I had to finish there.
And for that I was adamant.
Villeneuve and Rebecca Ferguson.Image: Warner Bros.
I was like 100% certain that it was the best way.
I love movies that end like that, like in a strong statement.
io9: And the final shot of Chani, how did you come up with that?
Villeneuve: Oh, in the screenwriting.
It was the best way to finish the movie.
So it was very exciting to see Anya Taylor-Joy pop up quickly there.
Because ages are a little off.
And its something that I love.
It was like, projecting ideas of what Dune Messiah could be.
And its very exciting for me.
io9: Okay, but would she be in that then?
Villeneuve: I cannot say.
Readthe rest of our interview with Denis Villeneuve hereand check out Dune: Part Two, now in theaters.
(Hopefully, you already did that though since we just talked spoilers.)
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