Oscar Isaac and Rebecca Ferguson on Dune and Why They Love Denis Villeneuve

With director Denis Villeneuve's Dune now playing in select countries around the world and opening in North America this weekend, I recently got to speak with Oscar Isaac and Rebecca Ferguson about making the incredible movie. During the interview, Isaac and Ferguson talked about how author Frank Herbert was ahead of his time, the things they kept wanting to tell their friends and family about the film, why they loved working with Villeneuve, what people would be surprised to learn about the making of Dune, and more.
Dune is based on the hugely influential sci-fi novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. In the film, we follow Timothée Chalamet's Paul Atreides, whose family inherits custody over the planet Arrakis (or the titular "Dune"), an unforgiving desert world that also hosts the only source of something known as melange, or "spice," the most valuable material in the known universe. Meanwhile, a plot is brewing against the Atreides from a rival family known as the Harkonnens, and the fate of Dune is eventually at stake, but Paul himself might be at the center of a long-foretold prophecy even he doesn't understand yet. The film also stars Oscar Isaac as Paul's father Duke Leto Atreides, Zendaya as Chani, Rebecca Ferguson as Paul's mother Lady Jessica, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Dave Bautista as Glossu 'Beast' Rabban, Charlotte Rampling as Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, and Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Dr. Liet Kynes.
Finally, as I said many times, Villeneuve has crafted a sci-fi masterpiece with Dune and so far it’s my favorite film of the year. Everything about this movie is incredible. From Hans Zimmer’s amazing score to Greig Fraser’s stunning cinematography to Bob Morgan and Jacqueline West’s gorgeous costumes…the movie feels like they went to the other side of the galaxy and filmed what was really happening. I know we are in the middle of a pandemic and a lot of you do not feel safe going to a movie theater. But this is one of those films that absolutely should be seen on the biggest screen possible. I’m absolutely seeing it in IMAX as soon as I can.
Watch what Oscar Isaac and Rebecca Ferguson had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about.
Oscar Isaac and Rebecca Ferguson
How the book has many powerful women which was unusual at the time.
How Frank Herbert was ahead of his time.
When they talked to their friends and family about Dune what were the things they kept raving about?
Why they loved working with Denis Villeneuve.
What would surprise people to learn about the making of Dune?
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[@liamthomson1380]

This is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen

[@roninunchained]

Their scenes together or separate are the ones where you can read alot of volume into them. Complexity is distilled throughout the film and these 2 characters display it best. The juxtaposition of parenthood and politics is fascinating!!!

[@universaltraveler1901]

I loved this duo

[@hipsepipse]

I love how much fun these two were having, also the tidbit about them doing random challenges about how they answer. It's weird to remember that they do this back to back to back all day for days on end

[@chasehedges6775]

Fantastic actors

[@sashabelieb]

These two need to be in a romantic movie. I'd actually watch a prequel to Dune with them.

[@carmen190995]

I think Herbert's son wrote trilogy on Caladan and Leto/Jessica love story. It would be great to see it but Im affraid they would cast younger actors for the part. But yeah I wanna see Oscar and Rebecca more

[@hariswani9833]

I'm a huge of the movie I love it all 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@jrad410]

He was great

[@vokasimid5330]

Power Couple right here

[@dr.strangelove.miguelaleja2825]

IS A BEST ACTORS

[@jessica5497]

They're great lol

[@Kayaz48]

Why are you interviewing the actors??? They are the LAST to know anything. They are only reading lines in a show that was produced, directed and written by others who ACTUALLY knew what was going on. This is so silly.

[@marcobeltrami4093]

They are interviewing Villeneuve too. Just go search for it. Actors are usually asked about their characters, which makes sense since they need to develop a certain comprehension of them in order to play their role well.

[@Kayaz48]

@@marcobeltrami4093 because you had the courtesy to reply I will tell you why this is so irritating. I am a producer, director and editor for film and video. The actors are the LAST to know the plot, often not given their lines until the filming of the scene and are not required to understand the movie, the point, the moral, or the story art. But because they are the face of the movie, and because most news people are not really well educated about film they think that the actors know more about the film than they do. It’s really just a form of Clickbait. The writers are actually the ones that should get credit and be interviewed . That said, I will look for the interview of Villeneuve that would be very interesting. Footnote: the only actors that were really ever honest about this were Johnny Depp and Bruce Willis. If you go see the Johnny Depp interviews on late night TV you will see exactly what I mean.

[@marcobeltrami4093]

@@Kayaz48 obviously actors know less than director and writers, but they can give some interesting insight too, especially on their characters. Then certainly they get more attention because they are usually more famous (unless the director is nolan or tarantino)

[@nbeehh]

Boy shut up and stop watching if you hate it sm