Quentin Tarantino will not watch any of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” movies because he’s sick and tired of remakes.
While appearing on “The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast” this week, the Oscar winner, 61, was asked if he believed “Dune: Part Two” was the best movie of the year as many have claimed.
Tarantino couldn’t chime in because he’s never seen the flick featuring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Florence Pugh and Austin Butler — and has no plans to.
Quentin Tarantino at the 2024 Academy Museum Gala. FilmMagic
Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya in “Dune: Part Two.” ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
“I saw [David Lynch’s] ‘Dune’ a couple of times. I don’t need to see that story again,” Tarantino exclaimed. “I don’t need to see spice worms. I don’t need to see a movie that says the word ‘spice’ so dramatically.”
The Hollywood film director enjoyed David Lynch’s 1984 movie, based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name; however, he expressed his lack of interest in Villeneuve’s remakes: “Dune” (2021), “Dune: Part Two” (2024) and “Dune Messiah,” said to be the third and final film in the series. The trilogy was confirmed earlier this year.
The filmmaker — whose hits include everything from “Pulp Fiction” and “Kill Bill: Part One” and “Kill Bill: Part Two” to “Reservoir Dogs,” “Django Unchained” and “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” — is exhausted of the same old stories in Tinseltown.
Denis Villeneuve with the film’s cinematographer Greig Fraser. ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Denis Villeneuve with Timothee Chalamet on set. ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
“It’s one after another of this remake and that remake,” Tarantino said on Tuesday’s episode of the podcast.
His exhaustion is nothing personal against Villeneuve. He feels that way about all reboots.
“People ask have you seen ‘Dune’? Have you seen ‘Ripley?’ Have you seen ‘Shōgun’?” And I’m like no, no, no, no. There’s six or seven Ripley books. If you do one again, why are you doing the same one that they’ve done twice already? I’ve seen that story twice before, and I didn’t really like it in either version, so I’m not really interested in seeing it a third time. If you did another story, that would be interesting enough to give it a shot anyway,” he explained.
“Dune: Part Two” film scene. ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Denis Villeneuve, Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet. Getty Images
Tarantino has directed nine films in his career, none of which were remakes.
“I saw ‘Shōgun’ in the ‘80s. I watched all 13 hours. I’m good. I don’t need to see that story again, I don’t care how they do it,” he added. “I don’t care if they take me and put me in ancient Japan in a time machine. I don’t care, I’ve seen the story.”
The Post has reached out to Villeneuve for comment.
Denis Villeneuve in conversation with Riz Ahmed for “Dune: Part Two.” Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures
“Dune: Part Two” brought in $182.5 million worldwide during its debut weekend, with legendary Steven Spielberg even gushing over the flick.
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