Dune Awakening inventive director Joel Bylos revealed throughout a press Q&A earlier this month that “a bunch of constraints” have been put in place for the crew as a part of its collaboration with Hollywood. This, it seems, was one of many core the reason why the sport takes place in an alternate historical past.
“We have labored very carefully with the Villeneuve crew and Legendary leisure, and dealing with the crew that makes the films. In fact Dune has impressed motion pictures, TV exhibits, video video games, graphic novels, music and extra[…] We determined to try to tackle this legacy to deliver a brand new Dune sport to the world. Which means working with Hollywood in the course of the lively growth of two-to-three movies.”
Bylos continues: “This implies we [had] a bunch of constraints positioned on us, proper originally of the undertaking. We weren’t allowed to indicate the Fremen. We weren’t allowed to indicate something that may spoil the plots of the movies. We needed to keep away from the reveal of any main characters earlier than the movies did. We needed to keep away from any and all spoilers about Paul Atreides.”
Nevertheless, it is right here that Bylos elaborates on how these boundaries established by the Hollywood entities in the end led him and the crew to pursue the alternate historical past strategy gamers will (hopefully) have the ability to expertise themselves. “As a inventive myself, I really like constraints. They result in freedom. They result in us having to resolve issues in fascinating methods. That is our answer to the constraints that have been placed on us for this undertaking.”
Following this assertion, Bylos performed the Dune Awakening story cinematic launched a couple of months in the past, wherein Paul explains this can be a future the place he was by no means born. Bylos elaborates: “So, an alternate model of the story informed by Frank Herbert, primarily based within the lore from Frank Herbert.” This different retelling pivots from the books in that Woman Jessica chooses to have a daughter (Ariste), quite than a son (Paul).
How this all performs out is the large narrative thriller going into Dune Awakening. How will Arrakis adapt to a struggle between Harkonnen and Atreides with out Paul’s presence, how will Jessica’s daughter Ariste play an element, and the place does the participant match into all of this? We’ll have to attend and discover out!
