Dune
Warning : SPOILERS onwards for Dune and Dune : Part Two !
Summary
Rebecca Ferguson has opened up about a cut scene from 2021’sDunefeaturing Lady Jessica and Baron Harkonnen , link up the grapheme beforeDune : Part Two . The unexampled movie adapting Frank Herbert ’s sci - fi novel reveals thatPaul ’s female parent is the Baron ’s daughter , something she herself was unaware of before becoming the Fremen ’s Reverend Mother . The revelation enhances Paul ’s final attack , as well as his killing of the Harkonnen leader .
Speaking with theReelBlend Podcast , Ferguson unwrap there was a cut scene between Jessica and Baron Harkonnen inDune2021 .
Speaking at 30:17 , the thespian reveal howa tantrum of the Baron pressing down on her character was axed from the first film , which she speculates was because of the unclear connexion it made between theAtreides and Harkonnen family tree . Check out what Ferguson had to say below :
There ’s a scene - and I ’ve seen the footage out there , but they cut the scene - in the first … moving picture where , when our characters are kidnapped , flop before we get thrown on the ornithopter … Paul and Jessica . Then there ’s a scene where Jessica is lying with her arms bound and her legs . And she ’s lying on this huge overt space , it ’s a carpet , and you see it from a razzing perspective , I think . In this lilliputian little fetal position , right ? Now what the scene is that they cut is , all of a sudden , you come down to her face , and this affair in the setting is just lowering himself , on top of her , and roll his dead body on her . And you see that it is Vladimir Harkonnen . And he ’s pushing breeze out of her , so she ca n’t catch one’s breath . And literally her eyes are nearly popping , and he whispers something in her spike . And it was cut .
And my sorrowfulness is the fact that when you find out out [ Jessica is Baron Harkonnen ’s girl ] , it becomes a really odd moral force , that setting , because it ’s oddly fleshly and sexual and weird . And also it left us inquire what this relationship was , and I question if that ’s why he cut it . Because it did link us . That private second really put us in a room by ourselves . That ’s one of my favorite scene , which I was sad , but it always bechance , proper ?
Why Cutting Jessica & Baron Harkonnen’s Dune Scene Made Sense
The scene Ferguson described would have offered a stronger connection between Jessica and the Baron prior to the revelation of their family line tie . It would have laid the groundwork for Paul vote out his grandfatherduringDune : Part Two ’s endingmuch originally by suggest at an as - yet - unreadable connection . While the revelation would not be unmortgaged by the timeDunewas over , it would have made for a fitting setup for the reveal in its continuation .
However , the revelation that Paul and Jessica are of Harkonnen inheritance is a kink that add together to the thematic nature of the continuation . After discovering their true lineage , the young Atreides Duke fully embraces his part as the Lisan al - Gaib , leading the Fremen into struggle . His decision to fight the Harkonnens similarly to how they invade his home plate shows his willingness to use origin as justification for his action . This turn may not have work as well if it were hint at in the first flick .
Cutting the scene fromDunealso quash any confusionsurrounding the link between Jessica and the Baron . By acquaint the concept throughPaul ’s dreams and visions , the twist is uphold without add doubtfulness to their literal connection . This keep enter the picture from delivering delusive entropy through its presentation , while also adding another surprisal to its follow - up movie .
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Duneis cyclosis on Max and Netflix . Dune : Part Twois acting in theaters .
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Dunethe grown - screen adaption of Frank Herbert ’s seminal bestseller of the same name . A mythologic and emotionally charged hero ’s journeying , Dunetells the story of Paul Atreides , a brilliant and gifted vernal serviceman pay into a great destiny beyond his understanding , who must travel to the most unsafe planet in the universe to assure the future of his family and his people . As evil forcefulness explode into conflict over the planet ’s exclusive supply of the most precious imagination in existence — a commodity equal to of unlocking humanness ’s greatest potential — only those who can conquer their fear will survive .
Dunethe big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestseller of the same name. A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey,Dunetells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
