Oscar Isaac lands in a different galaxy in the upcoming movie adaptation of Dune, and spoke to Total Film about the comparisons between Star Wars, and says “there’s also some spaceships [laughs]. But that’s really about where the similarities end”.
Unsurprisingly, sci-fi fans have drawn comparisons between the two, but when asked by Total Film about having any reservations about jumping from Star Wars to Dune, the actor reveals he had none.
“Not really, because the genre of it is not as important to me,” he says in the new issue of the magazine, featuring Dune on the cover. “It’s about who I’m working with, and what’s the story that we’re telling? It’s Denis [Villeneuve], and it’s Dune.
“Sure, there’s also some spaceships [laughs]. But that’s really about where the similarities end. [Dune’s] not a typical sci-fi film. It has elements of that, but it’s also a meditation. What Frank Herbert did, and then Denis as well, is to explore those themes of family, of the clashes of cultures, and just put it on a stage that allows you to dream with it.”
Isaac spoke at length about Dune with Total Film, even discussing playing the baliset, a zither-like Caladan musical instrument. Who’s the better player, him or Josh Brolin, who also appears in the new movie?
Dune is scheduled to open in US cinemas and on HBO Max on October 22nd, in the UK it will open in cinemas on October 21st. For much more on the film, including interviews with all the cast, pick up a copy of the new issue of Total Film when it hits shelves on August 20th.
