The filmDuneis based on the 1965 science fiction novel of the same name created by Frank Herbert.
You have to change things, you have to bend, you have to make painful choices.
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‘Dune: Part Two’ director Denis VilleneuveRobert Okine / Getty Images / Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
I dont think Im at liberty to say what the scene was, Nelson toldMovieWeb.
Id leave that to Denis, if he wants to talk about it.
I had a great time over there shooting it.
And then he had to cut it because he thought the movie was too long.
Nelson continued, I am heartbroken over that, but theres no hard feelings.
However, Villeneuve toldCollider, Im a strong believer that when its not in the movie, its dead.
I kill darlings, and its painful for me.
Sometimes I remove shots and I say, I cannot believe Im cutting this out.
I feel like a samurai opening my gut, he added.
When its dead, its dead, and its dead for a reason.
But yes, it is a painful project, but it is my job.
Im very, I think, severe in the editing room.
Im not thinking about my ego, Im thinking about the movie.
