Dune 2: A Hollywood star says he is “heartbroken” after he was brutally cut from a blockbuster film
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A Hollywood star has revealed they are “heartbroken” after being cut off from their relationship Sand Dunes: Part 2.
Denis Villeneuve’s blockbuster new film has been released after months of delays due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes, but one actor who was expecting to see himself on screen has been disappointed.
Villeneuve, whose films include Access And Blade Runner 2049had to cut Frank Herbert’s lengthy adaptation, and scenes involving a character played by Tim Blake Nelson fell by the wayside.
Likewise, Stephen McKinley Henderson, who starred in the first Dune film as Thafir Hawat, also did not make the final edit in Sand dunes 2 – A decision said by Villeneuve Entertainment Weekly It was “the most painful choice.”
But Nelson’s omission left the actor feeling “sad.” It seems as if his scenes will never see the light of day, as no director is slated to direct the film, says the director. Collider“I firmly believe that when he is not in the movie, he is dead. I kill my dear ones, and that is painful for me.”
Nelson, whose credits include Brother, where are you?, The amazing structure And TV series The guardsTell MovieWeb: “I don’t think I have the right to say what the scene was. I’ll leave that to Dennis, if he wants to talk about it. I had a great time shooting there. Then he had to cut it because he thought the movie was too long.”
He added: “I’m sad about it, but there are no hard feelings. I loved him, I can’t wait to do something else with him and we definitely plan to do that.”
Speaking about the brutal editing process, Villeneuve said Electronic warfare: “When you adapt, there is always a kind of violence to the original material. You have to change things, you have to bend, you have to make painful choices.
The film was a hit at the box office, almost matching its success Oppenheimer The production had its first weekend in IMAX sales.
Oppenheimerwhich is expected to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards this weekend, has become the second biggest film of 2023.
Tim Blake Nelson is sad he was cut from ‘Dune: Part 2’
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Sand Dunes: Part 2 In cinemas now
