Rebecca Ferguson Was Sold When She Saw Director Denis Villeneuve's Love For "Dune"

[@The_RedVIII]

As someone who saw Dune, she is almost the main character in it and she is great.

[@arthurbriand2175]

She's actually the one that recites the litany against fear

[@costeris35]

Agreed. She’s amazing in it!

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

Well good, she can act. Because irl life she is rather dumb. I've seen about 4 interviews with her and she is a pseudo intellectual. She can parrot words, phrases and terms of deeper meaning yet doesn't really grasp them herself.

[@samasoku]

@@Facetiously.Esoteric incel spotted

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

@@samasoku Yes. You can look in a mirror and see a weepy triggered fanboy incel. Good you can admit it...

[@maniak1768]

The film is really good, indeed. And Ferguson's performance as Lady Jessica is monumental.

[@wanderingfido]

Ferguson is one thing. The movie is another. The trailers are not promising. 1) It's too much CGI, 2) the main actor (playing Paul) is an unknown kid who's still struggling to act, and 3) the dialog is limp and inconsistent with the first book. All of which means I will be giving this one a hard pass.

[@maniak1768]

@@wanderingfido I'm German, so the film has already premiered here. I've seen it three times by now. Believe me. It's pretty good. Especially the acting and visuals. The only criticism I'd have is the music by Hans Zimmer that is just a little bit too grounded for my taste. I would have wished something a little bit more colorful for Dune. But the soundtrack is still very decent and supportive of the incredible scenery.

[@wanderingfido]

@@maniak1768 I went back and rewatched the trailers. But still can't find any nuance nor gravitas. This flick is pandering too much to 'tweens. Of whom, ironically, will never watch it.

[@NB-cu7kw]

@@wanderingfido the trailers are pretty bad compared to the movie, I’ve seen it and it’s great

[@maniak1768]

@@wanderingfido I've read the novel and I'm a huge fan of it, too, and this is such a dedicated and faithful adaptation that I don't think the judgement on basis of the trailers is grounds for anything. I was worried when seeing the trailers, too. I had extremely high expectations knowing the original material and I'm not a bit disappointed. The book is after all about a 15 year old protagonist, so I don't know what you're expecting from a Dune adaptation. I'm pretty satisfied by the film that Villeneuve made out the book. That said, I think that Paul Atreides is definitely not a Luke Skywalker sort of hero, but a protagonist that makes, given his prescient nature, more and more questionable choices, which is also quite obvious in the movie. The film captivates the richness of the novel to an impressive degree, I'd say. The trailers just contain sequences from the action scenes, though. They are of course marketing and targeted at a broad audience, not at a sci-fi-audience or fans of the book who will see the movie anyway. The film itself is definitely a little more nuanced than the trailers. I promise.

[@AdamC2013]

She carries the film I hope she gets the recognition she deserves

[@josepheclesopasno6051]

......is she the main character? WHY would she "carry the film"?!?!? If that what the movie IS, then that's just a fuckin' stupid movie! HELLO, Snow White's 7 Dwarves could NEVER be FEMALES, but if you're so smart....EXPLAIN how that would logically work!

[@aleksikulmala6397]

@@josepheclesopasno6051 what?

[@ukiyoideas2215]

@@josepheclesopasno6051 bruh read the book and stfu , is like asking "Why MArtha Kent is so important for Superman? or Why Bulma is so pivotal to Dragon Ball? "

[@lancerobinson9097]

@@ukiyoideas2215 dam😂😂😂

[@josepheclesopasno6051]

@@ukiyoideas2215 Why IS Martha Kent so important for Superman? Lemme guess, he's not "super" because he's a friggin' alien with powers derived from the Sun, NO...it's because Martha sewed him a costume and shared a teet...and no Jonathan Kent?!?! She wasn't a single mom, btw, so why IS Martha Kent so important? Sorry, didn't read or see Dragonballs so I don't know....guess I was too busy getting laid!

[@JpnhAbou]

In her defense, Ian McKellan hadn't read lord of the rings before being cast as Gandalf!

[@jessica5497]

Neither had Cate Blanchett readed before being Galadriel

[@JpnhAbou]

@@jessica5497 i didn't know that, and I feel bad because it's no less amazing!

[@SchalaKid]

If ever there were a movie that needs to be seen on the biggest theater screen possible, this is it. 🤩

[@fezenstein]

agreed

[@josefinasadhaka3554]

View it in 3D if your local cinema offers it!

[@decide2think]

Who other than Rebecca, with that classic look of nobility, would fit that role better? I knew it should be her as soon as this remake was announced!

[@Chinaski1]

Maybe a younger Cate Blanchett?

[@jcmc1111]

No you didn't know lol

[@votranvietanh8494]

@@Chinaski1 Cate would be far better

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

@@votranvietanh8494 Too old. And I don't see the vulnerability in her that Rebecca can do.

[@ToudaHell]

For those looking for more of her work, I whole heartedly recommend The White Queen. She is incredible in it and it made me a fan.

[@IndySidhu88]

Agreed, as a brit thats where we saw her first and then she’s nailed everything since then.

[@isabellasilvaalves1]

Great show

[@shannond7437]

I have a hard time looking past Rose the Hat lately! Either way she can perfectly portray most any role!

[@Squeebop]

Dr sleep she nailed it.

[@Hirnlego999]

Life (2017), my first, ehm, encounter with her. Very good movie too

[@rgwak]

Villeneuve's last movies: Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, Sicario, Prisoners. Cannot WAIT to see Dune!

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

None of those were good movies, visually amazing, yes. Written like crap, and poorly directed. I can't say for Sicario, didn't see it.

[@ktom5262]

And his first serious film "Incendies" may be his best... Relatively unknown, compared to those other ones, but powerful, amazing, unforgettable for me.

[@ktom5262]

@Cthulhu lives - Bull. "Arrival" is very well written and directed, excellent sci-fi. "Sicario" is also excellent, when viewed as a very violent film about the current, grim social and political problems in Mexico, especially along the border with the US.

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

He's on next week

[@tovanto3971]

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[@benceelias1849]

Saw the movie three times in Europe. Dune is easily THE movie of the year. No matter how good Venom2, Spiderman or the Eternals will be. Dune is THE MOVIE of 2021. It's an incredible movie in every aspect.

[@skann9048]

Venom, Spiderman and Eternals were never threat to Dune's "movie of the year" status though. Different leagues.

[@jagdeepsinghsidhu2296]

Bond…………james bond

[@brightdaysaheadofUs]

Loved Dune. Watched 3 times too.

[@purringc5552]

Even though she's not a lover of the Dune universe, I think that worked in her favor for the part. She was basically a formless piece of clay the director could mold to his vision.

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

I read Dune as a teenager in the late '60's and was absolutely gobsmacked (an uncle who was a scifi fan left a copy in the family hunting cabin, found it when we were vacationing there... best vacation ever)!! Years later I found the serialized Analog magazine issues with the iconic illustrations by John Schoenherr which for me crystalized the look and feel of Dune!!

[@ecbrown6151]

Excited for Dune, she’s great and I’m sure she nails the part. Doctor Sleep was actually really good and she kills it (pun?)in that as well.

[@carolinebcollier]

She was so good in Dr Strange that I struggle to not dislike and be terrified of her in reality.

[@dekai7992]

She does nail the part.

[@goldielocks9092]

Timothee and Rebecca carried the movie for me. Both are so amazing!

[@erinahaque5923]

Absolutely

[@thesoundsmith]

"Dune," the greatest eco-drama ever written. I'd LOVE to see a spin-off exploring the history of the Bene Gesserit: "Game of Crones..."

[@stevenflores5988]

Luckily the actually are! Denis' directing some episodes too!

[@Emanon...]

Bene Gesserit: Missionaria Impossible

[@beberivera7011]

🤣🤣🤣🎖

[@davidolden971]

@@stevenflores5988 Yes, it’s to be called “Dune: The Sisterhood”

[@lbourrou]

She's truly the main character of this first movie

[@kiringudmundson5396]

That’s great to hear. She’s almost the main character of the book

[@everythingiseverything9920]

I missed school one day in high school because I was feeling sick, I went back to bed for hours, and when I woke up, I turned the tv on and a movie was just starting... with a whole speech about a precious intergalactic spice... and the title appeared in full screen " D U N E." I was like wtf kinda movie is that?! It got weird fast but I loved it. I've rewatched it once since, and thought this baby was past due for a serious remake... and a few month later, this remake was announced! Can't wait til I get a chance to see it!

[@Jennino95]

Did you ever catch the syfy miniseries? It covers the first 2 books

[@everythingiseverything9920]

@@Jennino95 No, I've never heard of it... can't seem to find it either (from outside the US). That would've been cool.

[@mariesia0525]

Rebecca Ferguson is a marvelous actor.

[@michalsirotek9766]

I don't understand trailers a bit. Jessica is almost out of them, yet she is the main female character in the story.

[@martinaseidel3316]

i imagine the trailer is what's supposed to entice a male audience to see the movie. it only seels an idea of the movie, so they cut a thing that will put bums on seats. i remember the first trailer last year was less funny than the one this year too. i figure they wanted people to think it was funnier (it's not).

[@Julia-Richter]

One of the reason I love this book is the charakter of Lady Jessica and the mother-son relationship.

[@ger5565]

Amazing actress that embodies and elevates every role I've seen her in.

[@luannnelson2825]

I read this book in high school, a loooong time ago. Then I read it a few more times. Wonderful, powerful work.

[@traviscummings9178]

Every time I see interviews with the cast and the director, I'm always grateful that Villeneuve did right by this film. His attention to detail was top notch, and I think Herbert would've been proud of his work. Not to mention the cast all looked like they had a blast working on this film. Can't wait for a Part 2!

[@mihaelahuban5287]

Stephen love DUNE , that makes me like and respect him even more. Dune is probably my favorite book, can’t wait to see the movie 🎥

[@pallenda]

Rebecca is one of my favorite parts of Dune 2021, she was AWESOME!

[@valeriag9443]

I read Dune before anything of the movie was happening and she is almost exactly how I pictured the Lady Jessica

[@MrJB8383]

liar

[@shannond7437]

Honestly she could perfectly portray most any role.

[@valeriag9443]

@@MrJB8383 tell that to my goodreads/diary entries😈

[@NellieKAdaba]

Nice.

[@valeriag9443]

@@shannond7437 right? I love her

[@swag9830]

I haven't seen du e Part 2. But damn is she good in part 1. I've never seen any movie where even the non main characters put so much effort into the movie. I have no words her acting is phenomenal in the movie.

[@Akuvision2011]

Lady Rebecca (heh), was the standout performance in this movie!

[@K__a__M__I]

Dune: The only movie i can say about "Better than the book it's based on but i would've never understood if I hadn't read the book."

[@tovanto3971]

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[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

Really? I never read the book, yet i still understood everything in both the 1984 movie and the 2003 Children of Dune.

[@jessica5497]

I never readed the book and i understood 🤔

[@IsabelSantosCunha1972]

I adore Rebecca, she is a wonderful person, gorgeous and a great actress. I hope we'll have much more to hear and see from her in the future.

[@Deisi666]

Love it when I see fellow Swedes doing good and making it big .

[@DenziBird]

She should get an Oscar for her role in 'Dune'.

[@justsaiyansteve]

She was amazing in Dune, great performances!!

[@TheInselaffen]

It's not out for weeks here. Please stop torturing me.

[@beatriz298]

She was INCREDIBLE as lady Jessica.

[@GreasyFox]

Dune needs to be watched in IMAX for that total experience that no other screens can provide!

[@sangeetsiv]

"Even when you walked in shadows"... shes a Bene Gesserit, sometimes she walks "in the light" if that happens to be the direction of her path.

[@timdehoog5584]

She kicks major ass! Saw this movie twice already.

[@jaysiegel4742]

finally being back in front of a live audience again certainly brings joy to each and every guest...

[@Tuor90]

Totally worth it! Go see it! From the first scene onwards, you know you are going to see something special.

[@mrJimbolainen]

Another great export from Sweden!

[@david12622]

2:19 So true. Dune was awesome, and she played her character well.

[@mikemartin5811]

So stoked on her being in Dune

[@BHCha-]

Dune is amazing. Make sure you see it on a big screen!

[@cchen-wq2nm]

covid sucks here in NZ that's why I will not be able to see it in IMAX T_T

[@BHCha-]

@@cchen-wq2nm if you get vaccinated maybe yes? or at smaller cinema at a showing with less people?

[@cchen-wq2nm]

​@@BHCha- we are currently in lockdown so all cinemas are close T_T

[@IndySidhu88]

I haven’t seen the film yet - only the trailers and as book fan but also as a British citizen and it’s not out for 20 days but holy hell that scene was glorious. Edit: the song in the scene is Night on Arakis on the official score album by Hans Zimmer.

[@VinceValentine]

It should be out in the UK already. October 22 is the US release.

[@IndySidhu88]

@@VinceValentine nope some places not nationwide.

[@birdsofafeather8368]

@@VinceValentine the 22nd is the release for lots of countries, including the US.

[@VinceValentine]

@@birdsofafeather8368 Ok, most of Western Europe had it since mid-September.

[@birdsofafeather8368]

@@VinceValentine yes I am aware, but no English-speaking countries have gotten it yet.

[@karolinakv]

Dune was beautiful. Whenever it will be available on Google Play I will watch it again.

[@perer005]

She is really good as Lady Jessica! Watched it twice :)

[@Orangeflava]

4:00 she supports all the media options! Love it!! Zoom is not the be all end all…..Teams ftw!!

[@codswallop321]

It says here that Rebecca is Swedish! Like, proper Swedish, mother tongue, homeland etc. That could have been an interesting topic to explore...

[@Ixnatifual]

She made a very scary villain in Dr. Sleep. Underrated movie.

[@checkmatefurries286]

Saw it in Germany...it is one of the best scifi films (or even films) I have ever seen period

[@xspotbox4400]

People love Dune because dialogs, cast and scenes in Lynch's version of a movie were so powerful and memorable.

[@tovanto3971]

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[@u235u235u235]

i like the bizarre characters and the witches

[@MrMojoman1976]

I love her accent. It’s so fun

[@brittdarcy]

Can she please play Ingrid Bergman in a movie?! She looks so much like her!

[@kitano0]

I can't really see it, but I do think she has the charisma and beauty of the old Hollywood stars. I've thought that since I first saw her in MI.

[@bumblebee2956]

She was excellent in Dune 👏

[@footballandtechno8]

Her performance in dune is amazing

[@NewMessage]

A look at the cast alone shows that Denis understands the book well enough to make these movies right.

[@jayarava]

No it doesn't. Jessica is supposed to be a red head. And considerably older than this.

[@telectronix1368]

@@jayarava Her hair color is **entirely** inconsequential to the story, as is her age.

[@carlstanford7607]

Definitely going to see dune in the biggest screen I can find

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

It was interesting for what it left out. You could call this movie 'About A Boy.' Many of the forces around Paul are relatively obscured, like the roles and power of the Guild and Bene Gesserit, you don't see the Emperor or Fenring, Piter has less than a minute or so on screen. What was left in was highly accurate toward the book, but even the role of the Shadout Mapes was reduced to nothing. There are pacing issues, as well. But it's better than Lynch's Abomination, or the mini-series. Hope pt. 2 gets made.

[@sammysoppy3361]

you do realize all movies have to edit and cut things to adapt them to the screen. what works in a book won’t work on screen, etc

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

@@sammysoppy3361 yep, I'll try not to take that in a patronizing tone. Leaving out things like the Emperor, or the folding of space and the hand of the Guild in the plot against the Atreides is a bit more significant than leaving Tom Bombadil out of LotR.

[@DavidBarlowDavido01]

Dune 1984 is great. Considered a true classic.

[@iosebdzamukashvili5360]

My favourite actress ❤️

[@k-matsu]

If Stephen liked it, its GOTTA be good. Cannot wait!

[@BoredPandaNomNom]

The casting in this movie is so perfect!

[@ty-guy4458]

You know what would be awesome? Posting these in order when you upload them.

[@robertohlen4980]

Is that Ingrid Bergman?

[@beatriz298]

LOVE HER SO MUCH

[@nothingtoseehere8296]

She's the best! ❤️❤️❤️

[@dhindaravrel8712]

A perfect adaptation? They've certainly tried and failed often enough. About time to get it right. I'm going to see how well they did when I get the chance.

[@losmejoresvideos72]

She's amazing!!

[@jabig1]

She was also great in Reminiscence

[@waqasbajwa3006]

She is brilliant 😍❤👸

[@Axel-ll2jp]

she definitely CARRIED THE FILM! loved her in the white queen !

[@allanserrano6929]

She’s stunning

[@Daytonecaliknight951]

Dune was Legendary. 💥 🤯

[@KwisatzHaderach.22.]

Dune was absolutely marvelous! Villeneuve and Nolan are the mldern day masters of cinema! I really liked Ferguson at the start of the film but she became a bit of a side character near the end. But it makes sense in the movie, so I understand that. Still a great performance from a terrific actress!!

[@tovanto3971]

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[@androadi3036]

Where did you watch it? It's not released yet

[@GeorgeD_]

@@androadi3036 It's released abroad already. I saw it two weeks ago.

[@KwisatzHaderach.22.]

@@androadi3036 Amsterdam ;)

[@sammysoppy3361]

well jessica is a very important character but the story of dune is not about her. it’s about paul’s arc…. and knowing how things go in the rest of the book/series… it makes sense if she recedes a bit more

[@Homer62001]

Wow that scene reminded me of great movies from the past

[@mythrapi73]

She's awesome in Silo and it's such a great show

[@majebrennan5668]

I agree. A perfect adaptation.

[@MotiviqueStudio]

So Stephen didn't like Feyd or the Baron's relationship to Feyd as a mentor, or the specifics of what makes Leto the kind of man people would follow unto death, or what made Gurney an interesting character, or the Emperor, or any of the intrigue around Thufir and Jessica, or Thufir or "what a mentat even is", or the intrigue of CHOAM, etc. etc. etc., thus meaning yes, it was a perfect adaptation.

[@TheGadgetPanda]

Wow! She almost finished answering the first question. Thank god we got the actual answer in the video title, or we'd never have known. Do you think you could have tacked on a little more of the rest of the interview to this tiny clip?

[@Mububban23]

We have to wait until December 2 in Australia 😢

[@geoffreyfeinberg9792]

Can't wait to see Dune. Hope it's good.

[@ToniGlick]

I can't WAIT to see this!

[@danielkeenan1984]

That was 4:30 minutes of absolutely nothing

[@wendydabee]

God DAMN I LOVE HER DRESS!! And her shoes, too. She looks great.

[@jeffbergstrom]

Did I miss something? Did they cut something out? Or did they really barely start the interview and then jump to commercial?

[@flyflybaby2723]

She was amazing in Dune😍

[@beberivera7011]

Im looking forward to this movie but in my heart Francesca Annis was the perfect Lady Jessica Atreides.

[@azdadoman]

M. Colbert.. your passion for fantasy reading is very similar to mine. Have you ever laid your eyes upon Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" epic saga?

[@datdudeinred]

She is easily the best most underrated actress right now. Especially after watching silo there no doubt.

[@dmabsanchez]

Rebecca Ferguson was sooo great in Dune and also I have a crush on her

[@Knee-JerkReactor]

Just about everything she says in this interviews reflects, not how awkward she is on the show, but how she still feels about the novel. I wish she'd get over it. She's playing one of the most powerful female characters ever.

[@josepheclesopasno6051]

Ummm, no she ISN'T, she is a SIDE CHARACTER!!!

[@josepheclesopasno6051]

Now fucking Princess Leia MADE Star Wars, right?!?!?

[@Knee-JerkReactor]

@@josepheclesopasno6051 Or maybe yoga?

[@josepheclesopasno6051]

@@Knee-JerkReactor YES, if Leia pulled a few yoga moves, yes....

[@MrDarling1502]

Ive had a crush on her since Doctor Sleep

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

I liked her and Captain Picard in the cool Merlin film, I feel like she shoulda been in Lord of the rings as an elf

[@JohnnyBeeDawg]

So where’s the interview?

[@adrenochromejoe7448]

Norm MacDonald: "Yippi! Stephen Colbert! died last week ... oh sorry that should read .. Yippi! Stephen Colbert! died last week!"

[@percyweasley9301]

Why dislikes? Such a good interview....🤔🤔

[@percyweasley9301]

@@obsoerver7272 Oh, who cares. Her job is acting and she is perfect in the role. Josh Brolin also didn't read it.

[@skycat04]

"So I was..." "We have to take little break!!!" C'mon.... 😒

[@jonoeschger1552]

41 million domestic…highest number yet for HBO Max Warner Bros movie. Bring on Part 2

[@theGhoulman]

Luv they keep the Jon Batiste play out. Makes me happy. :)

[@JazidContreras]

This interview is like when a dude sees a girl with a rock band T-shirt and starts to aggressively ask her to name 3 songs from that band, as if she needs to prove to him that she is a fan, therefore worthy of wearing said T-shirt.

[@birdsofafeather8368]

He literally just asks if her if she read the book beforehand, and acknowledges politely when she finally and humorously says no.

[@stevenharsono9911]

I hope her Mission Impossible Ilsa character not be killed off in the upcoming Mission Impossible-7 and 8