Dune 2 | Steven Spielberg praises Denis Villeneuve… who praises Zendaya

“You have made one of the most brilliant science fiction films I have ever seen. »


Director Steven Spielberg is full of praise for the work accomplished by his colleague Denis Villeneuve on the set of Dune 2.

Both brought together to record an episode of the podcast Director’s Cut of the Directors Guild of America, the American filmmaker, to whom we owe science fiction classics, notably Encounters of the Third Kind And AND, praised the Quebecer.

“Some filmmakers are builders, and we know the list is not long,” Spielberg said. Begining with [Georges] Méliès and of course [Walt] Disney and [Stanley] Kubrick. George Lucas, [Frederico] Fellini, Peter Jackson […] The list is not that long, and I deeply, fervently believe that you are one of the newest members of this list. »

In another interesting exchange from the episode, Villeneuve explained that Zendaya was particularly interested in directing, coming on set and observing and listening even when it wasn’t her scene. ” She is very intelligent. I wouldn’t be surprised if one day we find out she wants to go behind [la caméra]. »

Listen to the episode on Spotify


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