If there’s one genre that Steven Spielberg knows his way around, it’s the science fiction film. Since the beginning of his career He is interested in looking into the future, the arrival of aliens and all other things that can be associated with it. A sci-fi praise from Spielberg is the greatest accolade imaginable.
Denis Villeneuve received exactly this accolade in the latest edition of the podcast Director’s Cut. The director behind Dune: Part Two chats with Spielberg for around 35 minutes about the sci-fi sequel, which has been out for a month is running successfully in cinemas. Spielberg is clearly excited about the film.
Steven Spielberg loves Dune 2 and compares Denis Villeneuve to Stanley Kubrick, Christopher Nolan and Co.
It doesn’t take long for Spielberg to put his praise into words. “You made one of the most brilliant science fiction films I’ve ever seen”, he tells Villeneuve. Spielberg was particularly impressed by one scene: the moment when Paul Atreides sees one of them for the first time rides giant sandworms.
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Dune: Part Two
In the course of the conversation, Spielberg also places Villeneuve among a number of filmmakers who understand their work extremely well own worlds on the big screen, from cinema pioneer Georges Méliès to effects maestro Ray Harryhausen to blockbuster titan James Cameron.
Specifically, Spielberg says:
There are filmmakers who can create entire worlds. […] Starting with Méliès and Disney and Kubrick, George Lucas. I include Ray Harryhausen in this list. Fellini created his own worlds. Tim Burton. Of course Wes Anderson, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Guillermo del Toro. The list goes on, but it’s not that longand I firmly believe that you are one of the youngest members.
Spielberg is impressed by this Casting and the fights in Dune: Part Two. It looks like Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic has him completely hooked. You can listen to the podcast with the two directors below.
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Spielberg likes to support the works of other colleagues, sometimes completely unexpectedly. Ryan Gosling recently said that he was surprised at a party by Spielberg, who expressed his love for The Fall Guy. The new action hit starts in Germany on April 30, 2024 in the cinema.
What film is Steven Spielberg making next?
With all the love for other films, what about Spielberg’s next project? Nothing has been officially announced yet. But we’ve known for a while that Spielberg is working on one Bullitt remake works with Bradley Cooper. If everything goes according to plan, this will be the next Spielberg in the cinema.