Postponed until 2024, The Second Part of Dune by Denis Villeneuve and his impressive cast (Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Léa Seydoux, Austin Butler…) begins to reveal itself.
At the end of the first part of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, released in September 2021, audiences were introduced to Zendaya in the role of the mysterious Chani. A character at the heart of Frank Herbert’s novels, she is best known as the companion of Paul Atreides – played by Timothée Chalamet in the new film saga. The second film in this diptych, whose release has been postponed until March 2024 due to a strike by screenwriters and actors, promises Chani/Zendaya a central role in this tale of romance and galactic adventure.
Alongside the stars already present in the first part (Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem), we will discover Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, the Emperor’s eldest daughter, and Léa Seydoux as Lady Margot Fenring, described by Frank Herbert as having a “perfect figure” and “light, golden hair”. Finally, the role of the implacable and charismatic Feyd-Rautha, played by Sting in David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation and Mick Jagger in Alejandro Jodorowski’s (aborted) adaptation, will be played by Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis. For the rest, the winning trio from the first instalment are back at the helm: with the operatic staging of Denis Villeneuve and his composer Hans Zimmer, and the sublime photography of Craig Fraser (revealed by his work on Jane Campion’s Bright Star), fans of monumental sandstorms and grand romantic destinies are in for a treat.
