Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.
Lady Jessica indicates “we are not prepared for what is to come,” but the sight of Timothée Chalamet ridi
ng a sandworm is enough to get us through until March 2024, when director Denis Villeneuve’s sequel will become the first big-screen event in a year that will feel the effects of the 2023 strikes. Survivors of the first movie will
reassemble as Paul Atreides looks to avenge his father’s death and prevent the future only he can see. A totally
smooth and menacing Austin Butler leads the cast of newcomers as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, the nephew and heir of Stellan Skarsgard’s Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (who was played by Sting in the 80s). And we see you, Florence Pugh, playing Princess Irulan. We hope you embrace your Bene Gesserit destiny. If Villeneuve can find a balance between action, emotion, and world building, perhaps he’ll appease the critics of his visionary salvo with an even more successful sequel
Release dates
February 6, 2024 (Auditorio Nacional)
March 1, 2024 (United States)
Running time 165 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $122 million[2]
Cast
Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, the exiled Duke of House Atreides, who is called “Muad’Dib” by the Fremen
Zendaya as Chani, a young Fremen warrior and Paul’s love interest[4]
Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Paul’s Bene
Gesserit mother and concubine to Paul’s late father and predecessor, Leto Atreides
Josh Brolin as Gurney
Halleck, the former military leader of House Atreides and Paul’s mentor
Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen’s youngest nephew and planned successor of House Harkonnen
Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, the Emperor’s daughter
Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban Harkonnen, the brutish nephew of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen and older brother of Feyd-Rautha
Christopher Walken as Shaddam IV, the Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe and head of House Corrino
Stephen McKinley Henderson as Thufir Hawat, a Mentat loyal to House Atreides who is forced to serve House Harkonnen
Léa Seydoux as Lady Margot Fenring, a Bene Gesserit and close friend of the Emperor
Souheila Yacoub as Shishakli, a Fremen warrior
Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, head of House Harkonnen, Feyd-Rautha’s uncle, sworn enemy to Atreides and former steward of Arrakis
Charlotte Rampling as Gaius Helen Mohiam, a Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother and the Emperor’s Truthsayer
Javier Bardem as Stilgar, leader of the Fremen tribe at Sietch Tabr
Additionally, Tim Blake Nelson and Anya Taylor-Joy have been cast in undisclosed roles.[5][6]
Paul Atreides 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
A teaser trailer for Dune: Part Two was presented during the Warner Bros. panel at CinemaCon on April 27, 2023.[48][32] First-look footage of the cast in-character were released online, alongside a teaser poster, on May 2, 2023.[62] The trailer was released to the public the following day.[63] Variety called it “breathtaking”;[64] GQ hailed the shots of Paul riding a sandworm as “the standout sequence”;[65] and Fangoria remarked “If you’re not excited for this one, we dunno what to tell you”.[66] Chalamet and Zendaya later discussed and promoted the film at a Warner Bros. presentation at CineEurope on June 21.[67]
A second trailer was released on June 29, 2023.[68] Chris Evangelista of /Film was excited about the appearance of Christopher Walken as Emperor Shaddam IV.[69] Ben Travis of Empire praised the “seismic” and “astounding, none-more-eye-boggling” imagery, feeling the scope to be “particularly expansive” and noted the monochromatic footage depicting Austin Butler’s Feyd-Rautha while calling the footage of Christopher Walken’s appearance “impactful”.[70] Joshua Rivera of Polygon opined “The trailer, simply put, rocks” and enjoyed the footage present.[71]
The film was promoted during the December 2023 CCXP with Chalamet, Zendaya, Pugh, Butler, and Villeneuve, where over 10 minutes of footage was released.[72] Additional footage from Dune: Part Two was shown during a limited IMAX theatrical re-release of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet (2020), as part of Warner Bros.’ celebration for the former film’s release.[73][74]
In January 2024, images of a forthcoming Dune-themed popcorn bucket from AMC Theatres went viral and became an Internet meme due to comparisons of its sandworm design to a male sex toy.[75][76][77] Saturday Night Live featured a musical sketch with Marcello Hernandez, Ayo Edebiri, Devon Walker, and Bowen Yang parodying the phenomenon.[78] Additionally, Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment partnered with Xbox to provide an immersive content suite related to the film, and visual designs inspired by the film being featured on a floating controller, Xbox Series X, and a console holder. Microsoft Flight Simulator also included an expansion pack allowing players to explore Arrakis and pilot
Directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Javier Bardem… A boy becomes the Messiah of nomads on a desert planet that has giant worms that protect a commodity called Spice. Spice changes people into travelers, mystics and madmen. What price will he pay to become the new ruler of their universe?
Release
A red carpet event was hosted in the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on February 7, 2024.[80] Dune: Part Two’s world premiere was held at Leicester Square in London on February 15.[81][82] It was originally scheduled to be released on October 20, 2023,[83] but was delayed to November 17, 2023,[84] before moving forward two weeks to November 3, 2023, to adjust to changes in release schedules from other studios.[85] It was later postponed by over four months to March 15, 2024, due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.[86] After the strikes were resolved, the film moved once more up two weeks to March 1, 2024.[87] Dune: Part Two will be released in the IMAX 70 mm format to twelve venues worldwide, following the success of Oppenheimer (2023).[88]
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