About the Dune: Part Two movie.

Movie synopsis

Duke Paul Atreides joins the Fremen and begins a spiritual and martial journey to become Muad’dib, while trying to prevent the horrible but inevitable future he’s witnessed: a Holy War in his name, spreading throughout the known universe.

Actors

Dune Part 2 will feature Zendaya as Chani, Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Rebeccaa Ferguson as Lady Jessica Atreides, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, and Stellan Skarsgard as Baron Vladamir Harkonnen.

Production

Denis Villeneuve will again direct the Dune sequel from a script he co-wrote with Frank Herbert and Jon Spaihts.

Producing the Dune sequel will be Cale Boyter, Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. Jessica Derhammer, and Mary Parent. David Valdes will act as the executive producer.

Status

The Dune sequel was officially green-lit on October 26, 2021, four days after Dune: Part One’s release. The sequel was green-lit after Dune: Part One topped the box office on its opening weekend: making a career-best performance for Villeneuve, and Warner’s top-performing opener of 2021. It began pre-production on December 8, 2021 following the smash success of Dune.

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Release date for Dune: Part Two moved – up? October 11, 2023

Hours after Disney pushed back the release of Marvel Studios pic Blade, Warner Bros. revealed it will now open Dune: Part Two on Blade‘s old date of Nov. 3, 2023, instead of Nov. 17, 2023.

Filming begins for Dune Part Two. July 19, 2022

The Dune’s Twitter account announced the start of filming today with this simple message: “We’re rolling. Production on Dune: Part Two has begun. #DuneMovie”

In addition, Warner Bros. treated us to the first picture too!

Dune Part Two script is finished. March 15, 2022

Director Denis Villeneuve says the sequel is in “full prep” with a (mostly) finished screenplay.

“The screenplay is finished mostly, but it’s always a work in progress. It’ll be a work in progress until final cut, but I will say it’s solidified. I have a script in my hands. We are in prep right now.”

Austin Butler set to take role of Feyd-Rautha, originally played by Sting. March 10, 2022

“Elvis” actor Austin Butler is in talks to take on the role of Feyd-Rautha in the highly anticipated, Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel. In the original Dune movie, the role was played by none other than Sting.

Florence Pugh added to cast of Dune Part 2. March 9, 2022

Led by Timothée Chalamet and starring a cast of big names such as Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, and many more, “Dune Part 2” just became even more highly anticipated than it already was. Fan favorite Florence Pugh (Black Widow) has been added to the cast of Dune Part 2.

After her smashing appearance as Yelena Belova in Black Widow, Pugh is one of the most in-demand actors around. Her role in Dune Part 2 as Princess Irulan is no small part either. The daughter of Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV, ruler of the known universe at the time, Irulan was an enormous influence in author Frank Herbert’s original “Dune” novels and will likely be an influential character in the film(s) to come

Still no official release date for the Dune sequel but Villeneuve says the film is being designed “right now”. January 23, 2022

In speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, director Denis Villeneuve says there is still no official release date for Dune Part 2 but he did reveal that progress is being made and the movie is currently in a design phase.

“Right now, I’m in what you call ‘soft prep,’ meaning that we are finishing the screenplay. We’ll start storyboards soon. [Dune] Part 2 is being designed right now by [production designer] Patrice [Vermette]. It’s that beautiful part where it’s just dreaming, looking at the ceiling and thinking about the movie, I love it. I mean, it’s like the moment where everything is possible, before we have the shock of reality that will come.”

Director Denis Villeneuve say Dune Part Two will be amazing. November 20, 2021

Speaking to Empire, Dune director Denis Villeneuve says the sequel to the hit Dune will be amazing.

“Part Two will be such a cinematic treat. Making Part One for me was just to set the table, you know? And to explain the cultures and the background of all the different planets and civilizations. And then to have that chance, now that everything is set, Part Two will be just an amazing playground. It will be so fun to do.”

Dune: Part Two to begin filming on July 18, 2021. November 8, 2021

Producer Mary Parent confirmed that the recently greenlit “Dune: Part Two” will begin filming on July 18, 2022.

Denis Villeneuve comments on a Dune 2 sequel after Dune exceeds box office expectations. October 29, 2021.

“It’s fantastic news, but it’s also kind of a burden. The good news is that a lot of the work has been done already regarding design, casting, locations and writing. So we’re not starting from scratch. It’s not a long period of time, but I will try to face that challenge because it’s important for me that the audience sees Part Two as soon as possible. It’s not a sequel where it’s another episode or another story with the same characters. It actually has direct continuity to the first movie. It’s the second part of the big, huge movie that I’m trying to do. So the sooner the better.”

Warner Bros. exec questioned about Dune 2 sequel. “I think you pretty much know the answer to that.” October 21, 2021

Dune arrived in theaters and on HBO Max stateside today, but unlike the 1984 film, this version only adapts the first half of Frank Herbert’s original novel. You would naturally suspect a sequel would chronicle the second half, but there’s been no official announcement yet about Dune 2 happening. However, a recent statement from WarnerMedia Studios CEO Ann Sarnoff gives us hope. Here’s what she said when Deadline asked if Dune 2 is happening:

“Will we have a sequel to Dune? If you watch the movie you see how it ends. I think you pretty much know the answer to that.”

HBO Max deal won’t prohibit Dune 2 if box officer performance underwhelms. September 13, 2021

According to Variety, the HBO Max deal for a Dune sequel, first announced last December, gives director Denis Villeneuve assurances that diminished box office revenues won’t prohibit him from having the chance to make his follow-up film. This is great news for Dune fans looking forward to part 2 of the franchise.

Dune director Denis Villeneuve says despite not being greenlit yet, he has begun writing the script for Dune: Part Two. August 18, 2021

Dune director Denis Villeneuve told Total Film even though the project still hasn’t been greenlit by the studio, he has already started writing the screenplay for the sequel, which he would call Dune: Part Two.

I’m writing Part Two now, and I feel like I’m eight years old again. That’s very uncommon for me. It’s the first time I’ve experienced it where I’m watching one of my movies, and I have a moment of deep gratitude, of deep joy, and I say, ‘Thank you, life, for having allowed me to bring that to the screen.’ I don’t know how other people will feel about it. But me? Denis Villeneuve when he was 14 years old? Thank you.”