Dune | The Training Room | Warner Bros. Entertainment

Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, and crew break down the Dune's Training Room scene between Paul Atreides and Gurney Halleck.

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Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) directs Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Dune,” the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestseller of the same name.

A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

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[deadwalking]

"I see you found the mood" such a great line.

[thestarkknightreturns]

Considering this is an extremely difficult fictional martial art to translate vividly on-screen, I believe they did the best job possible.

[LightingInvoker]

I love and appreciate how the trainer used their real life experiences, like knowledge of sports to help teach.

[davecrupel]

Roger Yuan!
HE'S that Atreides Captain!
The one who says "Shields" before they step into Arrakis, the one next to Paul at the briefing, and one of the ones who holds a sword at Dr. Keines's neck when she's checking Duke Leto's still suit!

[luigilain]

I like the way they actually considered how shields that can only be penetrated by slow objects would change combat. polearms, meant for big brutal strikes, would be ineffective in this scenario. you need precision strikes, so a shorter blade is better. and there is a lot of grappling involved, it's not something you'd see much in the real world, but with shields slapping away a blade with your hand is a perfectly reasonable move. and they considered all that, and they figured out a fighting style for it.
as a result, the combat scenes are great. you see it play out, and you think, if there really was this technology, then this way of fighting makes sense. it's this kind of consistency that makes a worldbuilding feel real

[Brook]

Roger Yuan also had a nice supporting role in this film which was great. He was also great as a villain against Jackie Chan in Shanghai Noon.

[mike]

I rarely watch a movie within 1-2 years of initial viewing, but with Dune I've already watched it three times. Same for Blade Runner 2049 & Sicario when they came out

[mdumatol]

Roger Yuan…Roger was like a brother to me. He has really come a long, long, long way. From Shanghai Noon to Crouching Tiger 2, John Wick and Dune 2. Great choreographer - stunt man, and the reason why Tim McGraw looks the way he does.

[newtscamander]

the fma technique used to it is "balintawak eskrima". love this technique but deadly. 🔥🇵🇭

[glacier]

still wish they'd used the book quote for mood: "You fight when the necessity arises—no matter the mood! Mood's a thing for cattle or making love or playing the baliset. It's not for fighting.”

[dcpotomac]

The fighting choreography in the movie is one of the best I have seen.

[Feargal]

If no one else mentions it, I think Josh Brolin is perfect as Gurney Halleck. His age, his aggressive nature, his underhand style of humour reflects the Gurney of the novel. The fact he ran through this training scene in one shot at the age of 55 is a great reminder of the rigours of fighting and survival in the Imperium.
I just wish he was more prominent in the throne room scene in Dune 2 where he catches the attention of the Emperor's Sardauker "Only the Atreides could command the loyalty of Gurney Halleck."

[marksutherlandjr.]

One of the best movies ive seen since Nolans The Dark Knight.

[Bladestar]

You can definitely see the FMA choreography here. It's saturated with it. As well as the realistic applications. Well done Roger Yuan. 🙂

[kennichdendenn]

The lighting of this scene is just soo beautiful!

[noahtravis]

Such a great scene and very much love the fighting style of Dune!

[asifjoy]

Fantastic movie it was. I watched several times & I was not bored. Everyone was outstanding with their acting, the actions. Waiting for the second part desperately.

[hevyjameshulleza]

Seeing FMA featured in Dune is a dream come true...

[itsnlee]

This Training Room scene is so mesmerising and one of the most memorable moments in Part 1. Even after the fight became serious, it resembled a dance of sorts, between the master and the student.

[Barnstormer]

Behind-the-scene footages like this one are amazing. They show the human side of the entertainment industry.