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I don't think this will be a kids' film. This will be a film that shows the legit cred of some of our finest young actors and actresses working today.
Chalamet is just about PERFECT for this role IMO. He can command a screen when he needs to but is also vulnerable enough that you believe he has to wake up and stop being hoodwinked by the power elite. That is Paul Atredies book version to a T.
I'm also interested to see what Zendayah brings to the table as Chani. I am legitimately excited to see if there is any chemistry between the two. If they have it, their performances will lift this film big time.
I also think Oacar Isaac as Leto is a compelling choice. This guy is a legit great actor that never really got to be Han Solo 2.0 in the Disney trilogy due to the awful, shitty woke political messaging in that craptastic series of films. Dude has gravitas when you let him actually act.
Star Wars movies have always shackled the acting and tamped it down in favor of spectacle, but an occasional spirited performance could overcome those films: Ford in Empire, McDiarmid in all of them, Lee in the prequels and Macgregor in prequel parts 2 and 3.
Villeneuve is a marvelous director. The only guy I think might have been better is Alfonso Cuaron.
Chalamet is just about PERFECT for this role IMO. He can command a screen when he needs to but is also vulnerable enough that you believe he has to wake up and stop being hoodwinked by the power elite. That is Paul Atredies book version to a T.
I'm also interested to see what Zendayah brings to the table as Chani. I am legitimately excited to see if there is any chemistry between the two. If they have it, their performances will lift this film big time.
I also think Oacar Isaac as Leto is a compelling choice. This guy is a legit great actor that never really got to be Han Solo 2.0 in the Disney trilogy due to the awful, shitty woke political messaging in that craptastic series of films. Dude has gravitas when you let him actually act.
Star Wars movies have always shackled the acting and tamped it down in favor of spectacle, but an occasional spirited performance could overcome those films: Ford in Empire, McDiarmid in all of them, Lee in the prequels and Macgregor in prequel parts 2 and 3.
Villeneuve is a marvelous director. The only guy I think might have been better is Alfonso Cuaron.
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