Undoubtedly, one of the cinematographic sensations of the past year 2021 was director Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the first part of Frank Herbert’s novel, Dune . The film was a success, both with viewers and critics, greater than expected, reaching a collection of more than 400 million dollars and having very good valuations in some of the Internet portals most focused on current affairs in movie theaters. cinema. And as if that were not enough, she was also nominated for a huge number of Academy Awards, of which she ended up winning a whopping six statuettes (the most).
Spoiler alert: below we will describe characters that will be relevant in the second part of Dune and therefore may reveal some details of the plot. Read it at your own risk.
Three new faces are coming to Dune …
And as expected, due to the tremendous success of the first part, a second part was confirmed that would finish adapting the first novel of the long-running literary saga and, although there is still more than a year to go before its theatrical release, the first news about new actors joining the anticipated sequel.
Here we are going to tell you who will be who in the new installment of Dune .
austin butler
Starting with the fearsome Harkonnen clan, about a month ago it was confirmed that actor Austin Butler would play Baron Harkonnen’s youngest nephew , Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, a character who, at least in the books, acts as a rival to the protagonist Paul Atreides. We will soon be able to see this actor playing the mythical Elvis Presley in his biographical film directed by Baz Luhrmann ( Moulin Rouge ).
Florence Pugh
Continuing with characters that promise to be a fundamental part of the plot of the sequel, we have Florence Pugh, whom we could see in Black Widow or Little Women as the daughter of the emperor of the known universe, Princess Irulan, a woman who would become the character’s wife played by Timothée Chalamet and that, if more novels were adapted, it would come to have an importance that would rival that of Paul Atreides himself.
Christopher Walken
Speaking of royalty, a few hours ago it was confirmed that the legendary actor Christopher Walken would play the bloodthirsty and manipulative Emperor Shaddam IV, responsible for the coup that the Atreides house suffers in the first film. Little else is known about his character, but this guy does look like a fearsome emperor… don’t you think?
…and a surprising comeback?
Finally, and as a final culmination to this list full of top-notch actors, actor Josh Brolin confirms that he will appear again in this second film . The interpreter brought Gourney Halleck to life in the first film, but he was supposed to have died in the battle of Arrakis between the Atreides house and the Harkonnen house, so the fact that he is still alive puts a smile on our faces.
It must be remembered that before the second film, a series is scheduled to be released that would tell us the story prior to the events of the first film and will be available on HBO Max, although at the moment there is no official date from Warner Bros. Now We just need to wait for October 2, 2023 to arrive so we can once again immerse ourselves in those worlds and stories that we fell in love with so much in the first feature film.
And you? Are you looking forward to Dune premiering its second film installment?