The director of the film Dune 2, which has a high reputation in China, was deeply influenced by China culture.

Based on Frank Herbert’s famous sci-fi novel, Dune 2, a Hollywood sci-fi masterpiece jointly created by Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros., is being released in major theaters all over the country, and the whole network is hot. Today, the film released an exclusive behind-the-scenes sharing special. The film director denis villeneuve and his wife and producer Tanya Laponte mentioned the indissoluble bond with China culture and shared their creative feelings about the exciting legendary scene of "Riding the Sandworm" in the film. The film Dune 2 is directed by denis villeneuve, the new godfather of sci-fi movies (Dune, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049), with Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, javier bardem, josh brolin, Stellan Skarsgard, Dave Batista, Charlotte Lamplin, Austin Butler, Christopher Walker, Florence Pew and Leia Sedu.

Villeneuve shared unforgettable memories of "eating hot pot" and was deeply influenced by China culture.

Last week, denis villeneuve, the creative director of Dune 2, and Tanya Laponte, his wife and producer, successfully concluded their trip to China. As the first Hollywood director to attend the event in China and thank the fans after the film was released, the director’s trip was very popular and the whole network responded enthusiastically. The founders also felt the charm of China culture and the enthusiasm of China fans and audiences from all dimensions. In the exclusive behind-the-scenes sharing special released today, director Villeneuve shared with the audience his unforgettable memories of his trip to China many years ago. Director Villeneuve said that he visited China 34 years ago for filming a documentary and spent a month in and around Chengdu. He said, "That trip left me a good memory, and I was deeply impressed by China at that time." In addition, the famous gourmet hot pot in Chengdu also left a deep memory for director Villeneuve, who vividly described the picture of eating hot pot and said, "That is the hottest dish I have ever eaten in my life."

Coming to China again after 34 years, director Villeneuve was deeply touched. He said, "I remember the last time I was in China, I always said to myself,’ China is an amazing country, a country with profound cultural heritage’. I really hope to come to China again and learn more about China." There are obvious China elements in director Villeneuve’s works, such as Coming, Blade Runner 2049 and Dune 2, which are familiar to the audience. In this special edition, director Villeneuve also shared the influence of China culture on his works. Director Villeneuve said that the complex and poetic alien language in "Coming" was inspired by oriental calligraphy and put forward the idea of China ink painting. He said, "This idea was also influenced by China culture to a great extent, and I immediately adopted this idea." In addition, director Villeneuve also mentioned that when he was a film major, the works directed by Wang Jiawei had an impact on him. His works, such as "Spring at First", "fallen angels" and "Chongqing Forest", had a great influence on his aesthetics and light and shadow. In addition, Red Sorghum directed by Zhang Yimou also made him remember it vividly.

The main creation reveals the legendary scene of "riding a worm", making a cinema behind the scenes and feeling the ultimate audio-visual feast.

In the film, Paul (Timothée Chalamet) rides a worm for the first time, which makes countless audiences feel excited. Among them, the plot of "killing worms" to summon and control the worms has become a topic of discussion among netizens. In the special edition, the master also shared the behind-the-scenes shooting story about this scene. Tanya Laponte, the producer, revealed that during the filming, director Villeneuve held a meeting with the creative team for the first time, just to shoot "Riding a Sandworm". Director Villeneuve hoped that people would remember this scene when they left the cinema. To this end, the team conducted a lot of research and design according to Frank Herbert’s description in the book, and producer Tanya also supervised and directed the shooting of this classic scene at the request of the director. The husband and wife are connected with each other and cooperate tacitly, successfully completing this great challenge! It is worth mentioning that netizens are curious about "how to get down from the worm?" The problem, which the creators said will be presented in the next movie, will undoubtedly make everyone look forward to the next work in the series!