This means, even as we get more conversational snippets, a lot of this trailer is more focused on the big picture action of the movie—lots of Ornithopter chases, Duncan’s big brawl with the Harkonnen forces, massive clashes between the Harkonnen and Atreides forces caught unaware by the duplicity of Arrakis’ former ruler, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård). There are even a few sand worms and Paul’s famous “fear is the mind killer” line thrown in for good measure!
Suffice to say, it’s a bit more of a typical movie trailer for Dune than we’ve seen compared to what’s come before, pitching it more as the big picture Denis Villeneuve would much, much prefer you to go see on a big theater screen rather than through its simultaneous streaming debut on HBO Max. Given the early word on it though, seems like you stand to have a good time no matter which option you take, when Dune hits theaters and HBO Max in the U.S. October 22.
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