Breaking Down the Sandworm Riding and Space-Folding inDune’sNew Trailer

Arrakis is a beautiful world being bust aside by ugliness , but the man destined to write the major planet may also be its doom . Warner Bros. has turn anew trailerforDenis Villeneuve ’s Dune , and we ’re here to search at every key minute , includingBaron Harkonnen ’s ( Stellan Skarsgård ) big debut — plus that weird unaccented matter that definitely is n’t a Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree .

Dune stars Timotée Chalamet as the aristocrat - turned - rebel - leader Paul Atreides . Together with his female parent Lady Jessica ( Rebecca Ferguson ) and the Fremen warrior Chani ( Zendaya ) , Paul strikes back against the forces that demolish his home and jeopardize Arrakis and its people . Of course , there ’s more to Paul Atreides than meets the eye . allow ’s look at what that intend — and , for newcomers to Dune , we wo n’t be plunk too heavily into spoiler territory from the books , so come and join us !

We start with a shot of ornithopter , helicopter - like machines used for travel , flying over the dune of Arrakis . As mentioned in theprevious poke dislocation , many machine and transports resemble organic life because the galaxy has shunned hokey intelligence activity engineering . That ’s why this one looks like a dragonfly . It ’s a beautiful shot that show off Villeneuve ’s dedication to filming on locating in the desert , rather of relying on CGI .

Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) fights with the Fremen.

Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) fights with the Fremen.Image: Warner Bros.

Chani ( or , rather , Paul ’s visual sense of her ) is the storyteller for a adept share of this dawdler . She mouth about the beauty of her major planet , Arrakis , and how “ you could see spice in the air . ” Even through the romantic fog of it being Paul ’s vision , you could hear how much Chani loves her home … as the universe of discourse fights over it .

They ’re oppose because spice , or melange , is a substance that ’s necessary for interstellar space travel — and the only spot you may feel it is on Arrakis . That get it the most worthful planet in the known universe . In this shot , we see what face to be a auto minelaying spice out in the desert , something Chani describes as “ outsider [ waste ] our land in front of our eyes . ” She speculate the future of her earth as big , more powerful force play assay to control it .

The machine is then attacked by a volley of fire bombs . It ’s undecipherable who ’s responsible for the plan of attack , as it could be a couple of things . It may be the Harkonnen forces attacking the Fremen out in the desert , in their by-line of controlling the spice and crushing the resistance . But it could also be part of the Fremen resistance against the Harkonnens after they ’ve invaded . I ’m pretty sure it ’s the latter , as I think I watch a glance of the “ ancestry runway ” that mark Harkonnen soldier uniforms .

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Gif: Warner Bros.

Baron Harkonnen ’s nephew , “ Beast ” Rabban ( Dave Bautista ) , escalates his violent disorder during the attack on Arrakis . We see him and his fellow soldiers taking hostages — and presumably defeat them . We also get a shot of a pile of burning body , which indicates that the Harkonnens have no stake in treating the idle with any sort of decency .

Chani wields a blood - tarnish crysknife , which is a Fremen weapon carved from the tooth of a sandworm . Based on her outfit and the overall “ wooshiness ” of this gibe , this is probably still in Paul ’s vision . It represents how Paul will have to cover his destiny among the Fremen so as to stomach a luck against the rising terror . It also symbolizes how Paul ’s path will not be a peaceful one .

On Caladan , a ship glides along the water supply almost like it ’s skimming a gumption dune . Based on the next shot , we can suspect this is Duncan Idaho ( Jason Momoa ) doing some sickish stunt . He and Paul embrace warmly after the former lands , and Paul tells Duncan about his visual sensation of Chani . Paul Atreides and Duncan Idaho have one of the closest friendships in the Quran , and Paul has long looked up to his kind and charming mentor . We even get a bit of playful raillery between them , with Duncan joking that Paul needs to get yoked .

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Gif: Warner Bros.

During their conversation about Paul ’s dreams , Duncan says , “ Dreams make estimable stories , but everything important hap when we ’re awake . ” As this pass off , we get a nip of someone traveling through the desert , seemingly move their course in the careen manner that ’s design to avoid sensing by the sandworms . They ’re also alone , which in Arrakis lecture is a very unfit mansion ( means you ’re in all probability plump to pass ) . It ’s a curious shot , juxtaposing Paul ’s woolgathering visions of the desert with its much harsher reality , but it ’s ill-defined who it is . It could be Duncan himself , struggling to survive after escaping the Arrakis fire . There ’s one other person it could be , but I wo n’t give away that here because it would be a major spoiler .

Nothing much here . I just like the weird egg ship .

Here we see the people who arrived to Caladan on say weird egg ship , most likely an emissary to the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV , ruler of the make out universe , along with member of the Bene Gesserit order . The envoy is control what look to be a scroll , which could be the “ act ” to Arrakis . That make sense , since the Emperor was crucial in securing the transportation of the satellite from House Harkonnen to House Atreides ’s Duke Leto ( the spectacularly bewhiskered Oscar Isaac ) .

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Gif: Warner Bros.

It ’s a bit blurry , but here you’re able to see a ship trip through space using the faster - than - light method of “ space - folding ” ( you’re able to tell because there ’s the precis of another satellite within the sphere ) . The Spacing Guild controls all FTL blank space travel , using Spacefolder vessels piloted by the Pisces - like Guild navigators . This is carry out with spiciness , as the navigators use it to plot a good line through folded blank .

We get some heavy symbolism here . Paul mentions “ something awakening in my thinker , ” which we saw in the premature house trailer . Only here it ’s juxtapose with explosions , devastation , and a guess of Baron Harkonnen . To me , this represent not only that he ’s seeing the succeeding blast on Arrakis , but that the very thing awaken inside of him is n’t just powerful , but exceedingly grievous .

Lady Jessica , again , does n’t have a big presence in this trailer . It ’s inauspicious , since she ’s one of the most significant characters in the story . But here we get a hint of what ’s to come . Lady Jessica will become a key figure among the Fremen , taking on a leadership role within their spiritual community . This could be a snap of her prepare to take the next step in conjoin their ranks .

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Gif: Warner Bros.

One of the big moments in the first motion picture is Paul ’s combat with Jamis ( Babs Olusanmokun ) , a Fremen warrior who does n’t okay of Paul and Lady Jessica get together them . Here we see Paul preparing for the engagement he does n’t want , but knows he has to do so as to be accept .

A brief slam of Paul come on Arrakis , accompany by Atreides soldier . I like seeing Paul attend over at the Atreides flags as they disembark . They ’re being welcomed to their new home , but Paul knows they ’re not really welcome .

This is the Dune motherfucker I live for . Gurney Halleck ( Josh Brolin ) warn Paul that the Harkonnens , the premature occupiers of Arrakis , are “ not human , they ’re brutal . ” This is paired with shots of Harkonnen soldier ( who aremore than they appearto be ) being “ sanctify ” with blood , marking them as ready for the invasion of Arrakis . There ’s also a bunch of young people lather down to tab , nearly naked and in pain . It ’s unclear what ’s happening , but I ’m guessing it ’s part of the Sardaukar training . Sardaukar are member of the Emperor ’s elite fighting effect , who ( for the most part ) can not be matched . The training is brutal and most people do not go the process . This could either be trainee being subject to psychological torture , or a macabre video display of those who failed . Or it could be something else entirely for Baron Harkonnen ’s harsh rule of Arrakis .

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Gif: Warner Bros.

Here we see Paul using his Bene Gesserit preparation — thanks to his mother , Lady Jessica — against a strange terror . I wo n’t say what it is ( if you ’re rummy , you may find out morehere ) ; serve to say this shot is unbelievable and makes me very worked up for how this whole thing is going to run out .

Dr. Wellington Yueh ( Chang Chen ) checks in on Paul , presumably after the aforementioned scourge . He ’s the Atreides ’ doc and one of Lady Jessica ’s confidant . She trust him implicitly because he ’s condition to never inflict harm . However , Yueh has got some secrets , as note by the bivalent significance when he says Paul sees “ too much . ”

The first official stab of Piter de Vries , played byThe Suicide Squad’sDavid Dastmalchian . He ’s a Mentat , which is basically a human computer — trained to make logical , calculated decision . But Piter is a “ misrepresented ” Mentat , mean he uses his training as a means to double - bad-tempered , well , everyone in pursual of his own end . The intact Dune stamp is stellar , but I ’ll admit this casting pick was the one that charge up me the most . I ca n’t imagine anyone else in this function .

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Baron Harkonnen rises up on his suspensors as his creepy double voice tells Piter , “ This is my Dune . Kill them all . ” Baron Harkonnen is a terrifying soul , someone who ’s doubted by others but is more in ascendency than anyone gives him course credit for . What I love about this barb is how his outfit conceals the suspensors , which are powered lifters he practice to hold up his body aloft . In the script and original movie , they ’re kind of mocked — they’re symbolic of his gluttony ( Dune ’s agency of obesity is , um , not the honorable ) . But here we see Baron Harkonnen using them to his advantage , shroud them beneath flowing robes to give himself a massive , intimidating presence .

The invasion of Arrakis begins , as everyone appears caught by surprisal .

There are lots of heavy , impressive explosions in this trailer . This one in particular was , if you ’ll pardon the pun , creative thinker - blowing . You see the ship ’s shield , which is similar to the shields soldiers wear in engagement , exploding in reply to the explosion . That ’s because of how the shield are n’t design to palm certain form of attack , namely guns . The Harkonnens are using the Atreides ’ own shields against them .

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Gif: Warner Bros.

Paul and Lady Jessica escape a belt of pursuing ornithopters , heading toward a massive sandstorm . But if anyone can handle it , it ’s Paul Atreides .

Paul may be the hero of this story , but the fight for Arrakis was occur long before him — and it ’s the Fremen who are lead the burster . Here we see Chani and her fellow Fremen warrior launch an attempt against what looks to be the same mining machinery that we saw exploding earlier . That would stick out the hypothesis I had in the first place that this is part of the revolt against House Harkonnen .

It ’s cool to watch Duncan Idaho fight , so I included a gif of him struggle . Please revel .

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Gif: Warner Bros.

House Atreides say goodbye to Caladan , a planet the family rein for 26 generations and is the only home they ’ve ever known when Dune opens . Below you could see hundreds of citizenry gather to see them off , showing the loyalty they have to the long - stand Atreides family . In the book , after House Atreides leaves for Arrakis , the major planet is temporarily granted to Count Hasimir Fenring , a Mentat and advisor to Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV . He ’s a fascinating persona , one of mypersonal favorite . He does n’t look to be in the first Dune movie , but I ’m guessing he ’ll play a major part in the second moving-picture show .

Duke Leto Atreides counsels his son on what it intend to be a leader , differentiate him that “ a outstanding man does n’t seek to head , he ’s call to it . ” It ’s a touching moment , and shows the love Duke Leto has for Paul . The duke even say him that the most important thing is n’t that Paul is his heir , it ’s that he ’s his son .

As a sandworm approaches in the distance , Dr. Liet Kynes ( Sharon Duncan - Brewster ) brandishes what are call “ manufacturer hook ” to lock in a little wormriding . tease sandworms is a necessary science among the Fremen , and a talent they keep underground from the outside mankind ( Liet Kynes is half - Fremen , on her mother ’s side ) . Wormriding is accomplished by first digging draw into the insect ’s scales , push it to stay above the sand . Then those hooks are placed around the worm ’s mouth to guide it where the rider wants to go . Of naturally , that whole “ Fremen only ” matter does n’t last forever . You ’ve all go through the scene fromthat other motion-picture show .

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Gif: Warner Bros.

This scene await to take topographic point after Paul was snipe by that unearthly light thing we saw earlier . Duke Leto asks Lady Jessica to protect their boy if anything should happen , and she vows to do so “ with my life . ” We then see her action that promise , as she inhibit the Fremen leader Stilgar ( Javier Bardem ) using her Bene Gesserit training . This is a crucial moment in the book and movie , as the Fremen are n’t concerned in Paul and Lady Jessica at first … until she shows them her “ weirding room ” abilities .

Shields ca n’t protect against a literal backstabbing , I guess , as we see Duke Leto kick in suffering .

Oh , this is nerveless . As Paul tell apart the Fremen that “ only together do we bear a chance , ” we see them doing just that . Fremen forces launch an attack against the Harkonnen soldier , as we follow a single fighter brandish a crysknife to overpower them in hand - to - paw combat . If you front carefully in the wide gibe , you ’ll see how the Fremen are literally come out of the sand . This is part of their guerrilla oppose tactic , using their knowledge of the environment to derive the upper manus .

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Gif: Warner Bros.

But who is this graceful , unbelievable fighter ? The face shield is lifted to reveal none other than Paul Atreides . It ’s operose to evidence in this gif ( no-account ) , but his eye are starting to turn blue here . It ’s a signal he ’s becoming part of the Fremen .

“ It ’s time . ” Lady Jessica tearfully state Paul that he must be ready for what ’s next . In the linguistic context of the lagger , it seems like it ’s preparing him for retaliation against House Harkonnen . But this is most likely from too soon on in the flick , when Lady Jessica wakes Paul so he can undergo the Pain Box tryout ( which we saw in detail in theprevious trailer ) .

We close on a stab of Chani and a fully blue - eyed Paul Atreides , standing with the Fremen … quick for what ’s next .

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