Denis Villeneuve reinforces the spectacular nature of 'Dune' with Dolby Atmos and Vision

The technology of Dolby Vision y Dolby Atmos stand as fundamental axes of Dune, director Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's acclaimed novel series.

Dune, which is presented as the great hope of the blockbusters science fiction of 2021, has been released on September, 17th in Spain. It has a cast full of established and emerging names, among which we find figures such as Javier Bardem, Rebecca Fergusson, Jason Momoa, Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.

With the aim of building a completely immersive experience that would reinforce his ambitious plans, Villeneuve has opted for HDR technology Dolby Vision. On the other hand, the Canadian filmmaker has also opted for immersive sound Dolby Atmos, which enhances the soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer and the sound design by Theo Green.

As stated Villeneuve, “with Atmos you can create this feeling of immersion, you can create an insane and powerful scope and still be in touch with the intimacy of what is happening on the screen.” At the same time, his own Zimmer He says that Atmos has given him the opportunity to “bring the story I want to tell to the public so that they can really experience it.”

Villeneuve and Zimmer expand on the experience of working with Dolby in Dune in these interviews:

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