Josh Brolin's Spice High Scene & More | Dune Deleted Scenes Deep Dive: Part Two

In this Dune deleted scenes deep dive we explore Paul's horse, training and visions that were cut out of the final film. #Dune #DeletedScenes #JoshBrolin
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[@RCScorch]

It’s such a shame this movie wasn’t longer. Batman got away with being almost 3 hours. An additional 30 min in Dune would have been incredible

[@adamolufson7338]

Would’ve made the film much better in my opinion. I love the movie but sooo many important details had to be left out 😔

[@squamish4244]

The move went by fast, it could have been longer for sure.

[@Keyecomposer]

How come they aren't doing an Extended version?

[@arthurr.r.lucasspublicdoma5621]

@@Keyecomposer because Villeneuve doesn't like doing director's cuts of his movies.

[@Keyecomposer]

@@arthurr.r.lucasspublicdoma5621 That's a shame because i loath watching 3 hour movies in theatres. I wanna see the Batman but i'll be fucked if i'm gonna sit in a theatre holding in my bladder for 3 hours.

[@pamelajohnson9214]

I honestly would've watched a 5 hour version of this movie with these deleted scenes in. Thanks for the vid!

[@secretsofdune]

You're welcome Pamela.

[@murciadoxial8056]

with how wb has handled things recently, the idea that they would drop a director's cut is not unlikely, even if denis villeneuve don't want to

[@donaldduck7461]

I do hope they release that version.

[@Quintos.]

I'll raise you one, I'd watch a 6 hour movie. In you face!!!!! Ha

[@df4196]

Yes but no. If you read the production screenplay, what is so good about the film is the fat and exposition that is trimmed in the edit. What makes the film good is what is left unsaid.

[@docdaneekaflies6598]

Its such a shame that the Paul and Jessica training scenes were left out. I felt that Jessica's power has been overlooked with this omission and that of the Bene Gesserit as a whole.

[@secretsofdune]

We didn't get most of the concepts in the movie because of all the cuts and cramming the story into the timeframe given. it's also the way the movie was made as a slow burn. That's why I struggle sometimes to compare the movie itself to LOTR because what Fellowship of the Ring achieved in a storytelling sense is truly incredible.

[@TheVagabond627]

The deleted scene that gets me the most is the Water of Life scene that was initially the end of the movie. Not just that in and of itself, the visuals of Jessica’s body adapting to the poison both externally and internally, but what Paul sees in that moment as well. He sees the battle of Arrakeen, Feydakin and Sardaukar fighting in the thousands. He sees Gurney roaring with rage, Chani wailing in grief, Alia in the flesh, Thufir’s suicide, and the real kicker, Paul sees himself an older beaded man extending his hand to the sky… with a bandage wrapped around his eyes 👀. Enticing

[@secretsofdune]

I'm hopeful that we'll get that in Dune Part Two.

[@knightonart8886]

@@secretsofdune I'm fairly certain that a lot of elements that were left out of Part One will get the spotlight in Part Two. Denis himself has said as much.

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

Is this in the script? Does it have many such illustrious and deleted scenes? Would you recommend reading it?

[@secretsofdune]

@@pseudonymousbeing987 Yes these are from the scripts. I found the scripts to be fascinating reads into the direction they were going with the film. In fact a lot of things in the scripts I prefer to the final film. There are some fantastic well written sequences which really stimulate the imagination and I almost wish I hadn't read the scripts before seeing the film, but I had to in order to cover them for you all.

[@secretsofdune]

@@knightonart8886 What did he say exactly? There will be a few things brought back in some way certainly, but it won't be the exact things created for part one. Most of those elements will be left on the cutting room floor unfortunately. That's mostly why I'm making these videos.

[@CockworkOrange]

Someone tell my man Denis and WB to release the extended edition in the IMAX format on 4K bluray. That would be the holy grail of sci-fi films.

[@poodlesrock2266]

Thank you for your efforts, I have been a Dune fan for over 37 years and even now your videos have shed new light on the story and movies.

[@Sk4M_.RangeroftheNorth]

I first watched Dune84 in '86 on vhs at 7yrs old, i read the books over my life (44yr now) and its like nothing else ive ever come across, .maybe LotR, that can still show me new things and different perspectives, every new video makes me understand it all the more.

[@jamessmith7205]

Thanks for sharing, both of you!

[@jamesmunn576]

I have to stop watching these man, it breaks my heart that all of these good scenes were cut and will never truely be seen.

[@secretsofdune]

I have to stop making them. It gets worse... I don't think we'll ever see them so I thought I might as well honor them one last time.

[@ibanez9179]

@@secretsofdune as much as its hard for everyone And you making this videos...but at least someone is making the effort And shows someone cares about all this scenes left out... someone needs to speak out...so thank you for this Rali.

[@jamesmunn576]

@@secretsofdune Please don't get me wrong, I've appreciated everything you've done. It was a blessing discovering your channel 🙏

[@fruitygarlic3601]

I wish these scenes were in the movie, but I would give them up for the banquet. Oh, I just love how Leto rejects the Harkonnen custom of making the lower classes grovel for water.

[@DavidJackRabbit]

I fell like half the movie was deleted at this point.

[@chrisinnes2128]

More than that probably its been said that they filmed 4 to 6 hours worth of footage

[@delfos6282]

WE NEED THE EXTENDED VERSION

[@uapuat]

The scenes of Jessica training Paul would have done a lot to estabish her power. The film doesn't show enough of Jessica's abilities.

[@sexyalejandro999]

i think denis is playing mind game with us with these deleted scenes, he is showing us the multitude of possibilities and ways thing could have been or could be. similar to paul visions, the fans are now experiencing paul atriedes agony of seeing things that could have been but didnt happen and hints to whats to come. WOW!

[@joscott6476]

Please Denis, release the extended version - I would have quite happily sat for an additional two/three hours !!

[@Rwienemann2944]

I realy hope we'll get the extended edition

[@tom1138]

Me too. But Villeneuve isn’t known for “editions”.

[@GotoMaki4Micah]

villeneuve seems to be pretentious. who wouldnt want to get paid more for doing all those extra scenes its a disservice to the actors who where cut, the fans who want or need more to fully enjoy and understand the story, and to the fans of the book who would go crazy every time they heard that the director would ''always have a page of the book every time he shot a scene.''

[@manakin5]

The thing I gather as I learn more about all the scenes that were cut, and the resistance to creating an Extended Edition by Villeneuve and Joe Walker, is that even after the creation of a spectacular movie like Dune, the full story of Dune is still in a sense "unfilmable". Yes, a movie can be made that is still quite good, but a truly epic creation has been left on the cutting room floor, due to financial constraints. That epic film will forever go unmade, and that makes me sad.

[@secretsofdune]

I think the only format that could ever truly do Dune justice is a TV series.

[@knightonart8886]

@@secretsofdune Imagine Villeneuve's Dune but with the length and pacing of the sci fi miniseries. That would be interesting.

[@Sk4M_.RangeroftheNorth]

You get it bro. Exactly how i feel about it. Seems such a missed opportunity. Thank Shai-hulud we have true fans like Secrets of Dune to help us get it all. Imnot gonna watch it again until all these videos are done so i can watch it knowing where and how the scenes play out.

[@manakin5]

@@secretsofdune I didn't want to think that was true, but I'm afraid you're right. It's just too vast a story, encompassing so much macro and micro at the same time.

[@squamish4244]

@@secretsofdune My thoughts as well. The 2000 miniseries covered most of the plot faithfully but was limited by the budget and CGI of the time and had some bizarre creative choices.

[@Bimfirestarter]

This is particularly fascinating! All these Secrets of Dune make for one regretful vybe, still. I woulda gladly paid through my spice sprinkled nose to see another hour or more of this and so many other scenes in the theatres! I was just thinking how cool it woulda been to spend time in the streets of Arrakeen and become more familiar with that which was destined to be lost, etc. Thanks again, Dhu Al-Secrets 😎✊🙏🙏

[@secretsofdune]

Thank you for the kind words. I will do a few more videos like these and move on because I'm tired of being in a state of melancholy about scenes we'll probably never get to see haha. That's actually why I've made these videos, as an ode to the lost scenes.

[@OceanSwimmer]

@@secretsofdune --- It's a real pity those meaningful scenes were deleted. Our first view of Jessica at breakfast is unfortunate: She 'corrects' Paul --- and we are not given a chance to see his ability to defy Reverend Mother Gaius Mohiam's Voice, ordering him to 'come here!' before he was tested with the Home Jabbar. The scene as you describe with Paul and Jessica would have given us a better impression of the trust between them. Unfortunately, what we see is a mother ridiculing her son at breakfast. The Lost Scenes deprive viewers of an accurate view of all the characters...the parts we call 'character development'. I think that's a major disservice to Frank Herbert's Dune.

[@Bimfirestarter]

@@secretsofdune -Joking anout that 'regretful vybe', of course; I love these videos 😉😎✊

[@gerrykomalaysia2]

Nice. Release the spicy cut

[@Moondoggy1941]

My girlfriend/wife and I saw the original Dune at the Newport Twin in Fashion Island Ca. that theaters is so large it only sold out 4 times, it nearly sold out, they handed us a piece of paper with all the names and houses they came from. I have the OG movie in Laser disk. I have watched this new version about 5 times so far.

[@myopenmind527]

How wonderful it would be to watch a longer cut of Dune 2022. I think the movies we got was full of symbolism and did a great job of providing exposition yet without the tiresome and clumsy inner dialogues of David Lynch’s Dune 1984. So much material on the editors cutting room floor. Please make an extended edition of Dune part1

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

Here's to hoping, but when Jason Momoa said he hoped to see an extended cut, Denis responded in an interview with: "I love Jason but such a thing doesn’t exist! The Director’s Cut is what people are watching in theatres right now. There will be no other cut. Yes I could have made a much longer, more contemplative movie, but that was not the plan." Would be great if he changed his mind but he seems pretty firm.

[@skoomamuch356]

Rebecca Ferguson also mentions the scene with Jessica and the secret garden that was cut. source: TIFF Q and A

[@secretsofdune]

I talk about that in my extended edition video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bomom6ejhp6SnM0

[@n0denz]

These cuts are brilliant. Not one adaptation has done the Weirding Way justice, and even I didn't think it could have been done without catering to a niche audience, but this cut did just that.

[@666chew]

There's better be a director''s cut of this....even if it needs two or three discs. Watching Denis Villeneuve's movies is like sitting in a museum taking in at a great painting: you can never get enough.

[@danielalonso7478]

It's funny, for me when I watch deleted scenes from movies there's usually a mixture feelings. Like some scenes I wish they would've been included and there are scenes where I think, "Yup, I can see why this was cut." But not with Dune. With every cut scene I hear about, I just think, "This should've been in the movie." Denis seems very keen on not looking back on his films, which I can understand and respect. But he also said Dune takes it power in its details, and each cut scene is a detail that would've given this adaptation more power and richness. I hope someday Dune will be the one exception in his career, where he looks back and realizes Dune is bigger than his philosophy of not looking back, just this once. That he, Joe Walker, and Hans Zimmer will include every deleted scene with additional music that finds the perfect balance between what was used in the theatrical cut and Zimmer's most experimental stuff from his sketchbook. A single film viewed in three parts, just as the novel. The movie is a 7.5/8 out of 10 in its current form, but could be even higher, if these deleted scenes could be restored.

[@danielalonso7478]

But thank you for your continued efforts in providing Dune content. I can only hope we'll all see the full Dune someday.

[@StuartwasDrinkell]

dune is bigger than the director if he doesn't agree it's merely hubris!

[@321gametime5]

We really need to make a fan campaign to get an extended cut of this movie. I know Dennis doesn't do extended cuts but I want one so badly.

[@abstractnonsense3253]

I love these deleted scenes videos. Crossing my fingers and hoping for an extended edition on blu-ray.

[@NoneofyourBusiness-iv6pi]

"I'll tell you who your enemies are" would have been awesome

[@tonyc.4392]

This movie needs a directors cut like a sailor needs a breeze.

[@stardude2006]

The spice extends life , the spice expands consciousness, the spice is everywhere, praise Shai Hulud , May his passage cleanse the world.

[@pedrivv]

i think it was wise to cut the part where gurney explains his inkvine scar to paul, because one would imagine that paul would already know that. but it could be used in part ii, when gurney meets the smugglers and tells them why he wants to stay in arrakis.

[@RobPanico]

I don’t know how you can remove the Weirding Way moments from the Paul/Gurney fight, it delivers so much info and world/character building with such little additional screen time. *sigh* oh well, maybe we’ll get these as a special feature and rely on the inevitable fan edit :/

[@docdaneekaflies6598]

Absolutely agree 100% on this.

[@Rokemikal]

extended edition when?

[@ALwinDigital]

That fight scene dialogue when Paul talks about mood and Gurney responds, why did they have to frikk'n cut out the best part "Mood's a thing for cattle or making love or playing the baliset. It's not for fighting." Sorry to say but several of the alterations in this version of Dune, scenes from the novel that got left out or added in that weren't in the novel at all, make this a worse adaption than the 2000 mini series. The worst change is the fact that the Sardaukar are shown to be "openly" helping the Harkonnen when in the novel there's a good reason why they had to keep that a secret. That Sardaukar troops had to disguise themselves in Harkonnen uniform.

[@dwightgaston6079]

The Extended version MUST come out! Please, pleaase, please!!! The little moments - - that kept me in a revelatory shock at how far into the future these humans have gone the first time I read the book - like the knife fight, the prana-bindu eercises was filmed! Please! Denis! I will sit through ten hours of this, gladly, and go back and repeat the whole thing\\1

[@ChicagoDB]

I’m ready for the full “6 hour cut”

[@grandsome1]

I was disappointed that Gurney didn't say his complete quote in the training scene introducing his warrior poet persona.

[@glennmac5694]

To borrow a sci-fi phrase I want to see these frackin scenes put into an extended cut so badly 🤔

[@shanenolan8252]

Thanks

[@ericrhinehart9155]

Needed to be a series, so much content

I'M SICK TO WATCH THE WHOLE CUT! 😭

[@AustralianGQ]

Oh why oh why can't Denis Villeneuve just make a friggin directors cut!

[@NavrasNeo]

we got his directors cut, as he would say. we need an extended cut.

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

See that gives context to how skillful he is. You don't really get a sense of it in the cinema cut that I saw. I am looking forward to seeing the long version with all this stuff in, in the comfort of my place so I can rewind the bits I didn't quite catch. Its the little details that elevate good sci fi over mediocre. The everyday items and tasks that seem banal. Cheers for the vid.

[@secretsofdune]

You're welcome James. I don't know if we'll ever get to see these deleted scenes or an extended cut which is why I'm making these videos. I hope that someone over at WB convinces Denis somewhere down the line.

[@jensunray1]

Lets look forward to the extended versions in the future!

[@ricardocastillo5485]

If Gurney had explained to Paul about the inkvine scar, it'd've been too blatant an "exposition" statement and broken the suspension of disbelief, because you'd say wait, he's been Paul's constant instructor and companion his whole life, and he's just telling him this now? The director or editor made the right choice to not underestimate the audience to understand it intuitively.

[@humbleopulence]

I disagree. There is a middle ground between what you described they shouldn't do, and what they ultimately went with. And that is showing it visually, from Paul's POV (not a POV shot) to the audience. Literally have him begin to ask why Gurney is harranguing him over the Harkonnens (he was intense - you could've put it after that), and have Gurney begin to say something but choose against it. Shot on Paul eyeing his inkvine scar, realising it may be connected to his experience with the Harkonnens and his visible anger about the subject. There, fixed it for you, and I only added about 3-5 shots and 20-30 seconds of runtime. Imagine that but throughout the film with everything they cut - thats a movie. Create meaning to the audience by sequencing seemingly random shots to create a non random, pre-planned whole. What you don't do is spend minutes at a time watching spaceships land and people walking through hallways with minimal dialogue. The film is more like "Dune - Vignettes From Arrakis" rather than an actual film.

[@Sk4M_.RangeroftheNorth]

YES!! Been waiting for this video for feels like weeks now. Some of these deleted scenes I honestly think really would have added so much more depth to the characters. I see the characters different now to how i did when i first saw Dune21 because of these missing scenes. Thanks Rali bro.💯👊🏽

[@secretsofdune]

You're welcome man. Everything that was left out I feel only added to the character development and story.

[@joaovictorkelima2551]

Ralí, the way you made your transitions in the editing of this video was so wonderful that they are almost palpable, making me believe in the kind of rhythm that Joe Walker would have used scenes deleted scenes 07:09 a direct reference to David Lynch's version of the ALIA fetus

[@secretsofdune]

Thank you so much my friend, that means a lot. Yes I thought of that exact scene when I added that. I was even going to use behind the scenes shot of the foetus but it was too grotesque for KZbin and I didn't want to have any issues haha.

[@ACMCUK]

They need to release an extended cut with these scenes added

[@FriggSaga]

I really wished they filmed Paul's training with Jessica.

[@secretsofdune]

They actually did, but they cut it out of the movie unfortunately.

[@theleveretts4179]

The amount of footage that didn't make the cut is so sad. I wasn't familiar with this story at all and after watching the movie my wife and I were both thinking we didn't understand what the excitement was about. Yeah it was an interestingly shot movie, but didn't quite get the point. After watching some of these youtube videos about the full story and the deleted scenes I'm so much more in love with the store and want more. I ordered the books and can't wait for that.

[@c.d.w.3944]

The photo of gurney with long hair looks like the evil painting from Ghostbusters 2

[@secretsofdune]

Vigo the Carpathian!

[@carolynallisee2463]

I'm glad that the banquet scene from the book still exists in some form in the film. Whilst its not crucial to a visual telling of the story, it does highlight many things: that the Atreides are fighting Harkonnen influence on all levels, that there are hidden links between the Fremen and the smugglers through Liet-Kynes, even the fact that Kynes is Fremen and to some extent caught up in the Bene Gesserit manufactured prophecy. We learn not only of the Harkonnen's attempt to conceal the identity of their agent by laying flase trails pointing to Lady Jessica, but also that whilst Thufir Hawat fell for the deception, Leto saw right through it. WE also learn that Paul unwittingly understands something of Planetology, thus begining to win Kynes over to his side. There was so much going on in this chapter of the book that, in some ways, any adaptation has to leave it out, which is a shame. This formal dinner contrasts very strongly with brief mentions of food eaten by the Fremen band in-sietch, and even, much later on, Jessica receiving coffee from an unseen donor. And of course, the sharing of the Water of Life thiat binds the Fremen together as a community...

[@subsonicdeathmonkey]

I needed this so much. Thank you.

[@secretsofdune]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@TheHawkssong]

I am so happy I found your channel, Thank you s o much for these. You have really deepen my knowledge of Dune, something that I have been on board with sense the 80`s when the movie came out. You got a new member here, thank you again.

[@secretsofdune]

Welcome. Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm so happy that these videos bring us closer together and thank you for joining!

[@rosefandom285]

Ohhh man, we need these scenes !!! Come on WB

[@AniMageNeBy]

All your vids about the deleted scenes and such are most interesting!

[@secretsofdune]

thanks i'm glad you think so.

[@kaifa76]

there's so much stuff in the book that they could easily made an hour longer cut

[@DJmasterdemi]

Excellent work as always

[@secretsofdune]

Thank you, much appreciated.

[@Genetherapy3232]

Thank you. Your channel has so much good content

[@UnfortunateDesert]

I love seeing Shaolin and Wing Chun moves in Dune, Been a practitioner for a few decades...

[@CH-iy3kd]

Thank you for this wonderful, wonderful content.

[@secretsofdune]

My pleasure. Happy to hear that you enjoyed it.

[@rozusperelko]

IT SOUNDS SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!

[@aaronbanks5089]

I can't explain how much I love this movie. Keep up the videos....I'm Invested in this world, these characters, this...Dune.

[@NewGoldStandard]

This was really great, thanks. I'll be sure to check out some of your other posts.

[@secretsofdune]

Thank you and thanks for watching and being here.

[@Pandhelito]

Oh, man. So many scenes that would have enriched the movie and would have helped the message Frank tried to send us about holy wars and Mesia. 1984 managed for some moments to transmit some glimpses from the message. Thank you for your video.

[@VikMone]

I hope some day to do extended version. I was confused,but now I getting the story. Thank you.

[@worldwarwitt2760]

You should do audio books. Your voice is amazing.

[@secretsofdune]

Thank you, that's very kind fo you.

[@burentoyongu1345]

Beautifully done!

[@secretsofdune]

Thank you very much!

[@dorseyblack9833]

Seeing these cut scenes helps explain why I initially thought Denis' version of Dune did not follow the book. Many of the scenes in the movie were not in the book. I wish he had left these scenes in the movie, it would have strengthened it.

[@spdrcr74]

I hope they make a full length Dune with all deleted scenes.

[@upandaljm]

Can Not WAIT!! for the extended/directors cut!!!

[@luminyam6145]

Bucephalus. Excellent video, thank you so much.

[@secretsofdune]

I'm really happy you enjoyed it. Thank you!

[@helygg8892]

I couldn't help but feel he was righting the wrongs of the original dune movie with this one and part 2 will shine twice as bright

[@jimschiltz5343]

These are great videos.

[@secretsofdune]

Thank you!

[@TheMister123]

Man, that first scene - the one that would have shown Jessica training Paul, would have been awesome in the movie. A pity it was cut. The others ... meh.

[@secretsofdune]

Yeah I love the intercutting of the training.

[@enochroot9438]

looking forward to the extended directors cut edition

[@docbrown7916]

Good vid !

[@secretsofdune]

Thanks, appreciate that.

[@emom358]

I wish they kept these scenes, as good as the movie is it felt like an outline of the book.

[@markkelso2583]

None of what you presented seems like fluff to me. Any and all of those scenes would've simply made the experience that much more fulfilling. I understand there are numerous reasons for "trimming the fat" (for lack of a better term) from a film. But when you're getting a story experience as rich as Dune, you want to savor every moment; bask in it. There was PLENTY of room for the delicious little additions that you highlight here, and I can only hope (despite what I've heard Denis indicating) that a longer cut will one day be made available. I'll buy that in a heartbeat!

[@humbleopulence]

If the film was cut a little better and played at a slightly faster pace (with selective scenes and sequences going slower, and not the entire film), you wouldn't need to add too much to the runtime. Honestly, I feel like the film could clock in at a robust 2.40 hour runtime, only 5 mins longer than the theatrical, with almost everything left in satisfactorily.

[@abinashmohanty3201]

I wish we could get director's cut of the film in IMAX aspect ratio

[@havedrill1]

Wow, I would have loved to seen Jessica fight training with Paul. Look like it would have been a beautiful scene.

[@varun009]

I wish they'd filmed the movie to be 5-6 hours long. Show the first 3 hours and leave on a cliffhanger. Wait for the reception of the first to come in, let the speculation about the sequel stew, then release the next one immediately after. I'm not even talking about a sequel. Just a longer version of this movie in 2 parts.

[@euanreid6682]

Geezus Josh stars in everything.

[@richardmunt2104]

I am sure they could put ALL the deleted scenes together and make a hell of a Movie out of it. The first book alone could crack 4 films of 2 1/2 hours each. People will buy it. A quality production like this is just screaming for a full release of everything.

[@wrenside]

No Guild Navigator in Dune. Wanted to see that! I assume it's planned for the next movie?

[@TurquoiseOrmZ8]

I know it’s not ”canon” but Dune lore refers Alexander as founder of ”First Empire”. The Imperium ’s historical archive are bit misfinformed of ancient past: Historical figures shrouded in myths just like Gilgamesh. DUNE gives me odd feeling of reading historical epoch written in future. Or as may be, stuck living in ancient past, helplessly observing ghosts of stars (but in reverse) reflecting the far future. Many possibilities. Is that how prescience feels like for Paul Atreides? Powerless to stop the inevitable jihad, only observe and choose which path is fitting for him. Or are his choices delusions? (Just finished reading Dune, again.) Time is relative. 😵‍💫

[@secretsofdune]

I actually would have really enjoyed the inclusion of the Alexander symbolism in the film to get more of the "Paul the conquerer" vibes, but I'm sure we'll get more of that in part two.

[@humbleopulence]

Just by all those intercuts between Paul's training by Jessica and Paul's training by those loyal to his father, and other well placed looks and glances of suspicion between Jessica and Gurney and Duncan and Thufir could have done A LOT to add the "Jessica may betray us" subtext. Just make it about Paul being torn between these two "camps" and his father steadying him when he tells him that he's only pretending to suspect Jessica, just like in the books. All of this wouldn't have even made that much of a dent in the runtime if edited in properly! You wouldn't even need to add more than 5-10 minutes for it (and shorten some long shots already in the movie)! The dramatic question of the film is a simple one - Someone is going to betray the good Duke, Leto Atreides - Who is that someone? That's half of the movie, right there. What an unbelievable waste of good material. This is just so heartbreaking! There is so much that another pass at the edit could've fixed!

[@christopherschott441]

Always makes me wonder why the cut good scenes out of a good movie. I liked the film but I was wishing it more scenes

[@CptRameus]

I'm all for adding any skipped Lady Jessica scenes

[@mojrimibnharb4584]

That hand duel is pak sao from wing chun.

[@themothermarkos]

As The Batman has proven, mainstream audiences have grown patient enough to invest in a three-hour film, or even longer with Scorsese's The Irishman. Both are extraordinary pieces of work. What strikes me as strange is that The Batman and Dune shared a production company - Warner Brothers - yet Dune was seemingly forced to cut out so many scenes. Where The Batman was really pushing the boundaries of the UK 15 rating, Dune really could have flourished with the brutality that a UK 15 rating would allow. My point is, goddamn it, we need the full extended cut. We can take it, we've taken two years of Covid ffs.

[@ibanez9179]

Unfortunately Batman is bigger name And brand....for DUNE was much greater risk For three hour cut even before COVID.

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

Careful how you say his name dude

[@horysmokes3339]

Dune was a bigger risk - not child friendly (no matter how dark The Batman was, there's a built-in audience/toys etc), only half of the book/unfinished story, following BO failures (DL's Dune, Blade Runner 49)...they obviously wanted to ensure the biggest take possible in order to greenlight the second half. One has to assume wb wants to maximise profits - it wouldn't surprise me if they release extended cuts after part 2 is released, similar to LOTR.

[@mrquirky3626]

The problem isn't that adding additional scenes causes the audience to have to sit a few minutes longer, it's that it causes the production of the film to take months more and lots of extra $$$$$. Movies like the LOTR trilogy, Titanic and Avatar proved we will gladly sit for a 3+ hour movie, even more than once. But after the disappointing box office figures of Denis' Blade Runner 2049, a cerebral sci-fi like Dune was not a guaranteed winner among a mainstream public conditioned on super hero films and Disney movies. WB was only willing to cover 25% of the production budget, Legendary was the studio that paid the remaining 75% and they have their financial limits. Hopefully, now with part one's success, WB will actually be willing to contribute more for part two and maybe even a future adaptation of Dune Messiah like Villeneuve wants to do.

[@themothermarkos]

@@horysmokes3339 Holding out for this :)

[@mimih23]

Director's cut!!! We'll watch all 10 hours of it!!!!

[@catherineblack2970]

Very nice

[@secretsofdune]

Thanks

[@eliglor9863]

I 100% think the spice visions should have used. It would have added a psychedelic feel to the presciencent nature of the spice. I would have liked to see the Paul training fight cut back and forth with Gurney and Jessica. That woulda been cool.

[@MarkArandjus]

Denis, I love you, but if we don't get all these scenes in some Dune part 1 + 2 extended edition giga cut... I will grumble for at least 2 min!

[@TheYurisam]

These are all scenes that should have been included! It would have added so much depth to the movie.

[@oleghrozman4172]

Can't wait for the Second movie.

[@rickyspanglish1999]

The training scene sounds incredible if they did it as originally planned.

[@andybraid4263]

Would have been awesome.. maybe some will be included in part 2

[@thetvbaby83]

I really really really hope Dennis changes his mind about these scenes, I need them added to extended cut Blu ray!

[@chimpinaneckbrace]

I hope one day there’s a super long special edition with all three (?) movies with the extended scenes. They did it with LOTR, Dune deserves the same fanatical detail. And I want to watch it in IMAX.

[@Mecca4BA]

My goodness…. I want to see it with all of these scenes included.