Filming on Dune: Part Two is now underway, and with it has come some new details, including a synopsis and a confirmed cast list. Production on the Dune sequel began earlier this month, with pre-shooting taking place in Altivole, Italy, while principal photography has now begun in Budapest, Hungary. You can see the official Warner Bros. and Legendary synopsis for Dune: Part Two (via Variety) below.
With Dune: Part One laying the foundations in its telling of the first half of the seminal source novel, the complex world of Dune has now been explained and established, allowing Dune: Part Two and Paul Atreides to embark on the epic quest for revenge.
“This follow-up film will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.”
The large ensemble cast for Dune: Part Two has also now been confirmed. Including several new A-list additions. The Dune sequel will once again be led by Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, who will be joined by several familiar faces such as Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling and Stephen McKinley Henderson. It is also now confirmed that Dune: Part Two will add Midsommar and Black Widow star Florence Pugh, Elvis actor Austin Butler, Hollywood icon Christopher Walken, Crimes of the Future’s Léa Seydoux, and finally Swiss actress Souheila Yacoub.
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Dune: Part Two will also see director Denis Villeneuve return to the helm alongside cinematographer Greig Fraser, costume designer Jacqueline West, makeup, hair and prosthetic designer Donald Mowat, composer Hans Zimmer, production designer Patrice Vermette, editor Joe Walker, visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert and special effects supervisor Gerd Nefzer.
Dune: Part Two Will Feature a Lot More from Zendaya
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While the synopsis puts Paul and his messianic mission at its center, director Denis Villeneuve has revealed that Dune: Part Two will feature a much bigger role for Zendaya’s Fremen woman, Chani. “For Zendaya, I will say Part One was a promise,” the filmmaker said of Zendaya’s role in the sequel. “I know that we saw a glimpse of her in Part One, but in Part Two, she’ll have a prominent part. We will follow Timothée [Chalamet] and Zendaya on their adventures in the desert. That’s the thing that excited me most about going back to Arrakis is to spend time with those characters again.”
Villeneuve has even gone so far as to describe Chani as the protagonist of the story in Dune: Part Two saying, “I can’t wait to shoot the second part of Dune to get [Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya] back together. Knowing that in the next chapter Zendaya will be the protagonist of the story.”
After being delayed from an original release date of October 20, 2023, Dune: Part Two is now set to be released on November 17, 2023.
