‘Dune 2’ Director Denis Villeneuve Says Epic Sandworm-Riding Scene Took ‘Sometimes a Week for One Shot’ and Required a Separate Unit: ‘If I Had Done It Myself, I Would Still Be Shooting’

Celebrated director Denis Villeneuve reflected on some of his favorite moments from his films during a career-spanning Screen Talk at the BFI London Film Festival on Saturday.

In conversation with “Ted Lasso” star Brett Goldstein, who guaranteed lots of laughs in the hour-long discussion, Villeneuve broke down “Dune: Part Two’s” epic sandworm-riding scene. Villeneuve has previously said that the sequence took 44 days to film, and required a separate crew called the “worm unit.”

“I realized that, the way I wanted to approach this, I didn’t want to compromise,” Villeneuve said. “Most important with visual effects is, how will you shoot it? And I wanted to

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