Even though fans might have wanted it, Dune 2 wasn’t always a sure thing. After the success of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movie, it didn’t take long for the sequel to be confirmed and the vast cast list to start getting names.
The sequel, which will be called Dune: Part Two, will take fans back to Arrakis to tell the rest of Paul Atreides’ story. Villeneuve’s choice to split Frank Herbert’s book into two parts made the end of Part One a massive cliffhanger.
Villeneuve is even thinking about making a trilogy by adapting Herbert’s Dune Messiah for the third movie. We believe it will depend on how well Part Two does at the box office, but you should never bet against Dune.
But before we get too far ahead, here is everything you need to know about Dune: Part Two.
Dune 2 Release Date
According to digitalfix, As of now, Dune 2 will come out on November 3, 2023. This means the movie will be out two weeks earlier than was thought before since the release date was set for November 17, 2023. This is excellent news for those who can’t wait to see more of Arrakis.
Denis Villeneuve made Dune with the idea of making a sequel (maybe even a third), but he didn’t know for sure that it would happen. Warner Bros. gave hints that the sequel was coming after Dune came out, but they didn’t confirm it for a few weeks.
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“Will there be a follow-up to Dune? You can see how the movie ends if you watch it. Ann Sarnoff, chair and CEO of WarnerMedia Studios and Networks, told Deadline in October 2021, “I think you pretty much know the answer.”
In July 2022, Dune began to be made thoughtfully. Villeneuve has said that the movie will be shot in Hungary, Abu Dhabi, Jordan, and Italy.
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Dune 2 Plot
In the end, Dune 2 will show how Paul Atreides became the messiah of the Fremen and how he fought back against House Harkonnen. At the end of Dune: Part One, he starts to accept the idea that he has a more significant role to play and a lot of power because he is the son of Bene Gesserit and the heir to the House Atreides.
The official plot summary for Dune 2 says, “This follow-up film will look at Paul Atreides’s legendary journey as he teams up with Chani and the Fremen and goes on the hunt for the people who killed his family. When he has to choose between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he tries to stop a dire future that only he can see coming.
Villeneuve has said he wants to go deeper into Dune’s mythology and look at things from different points of view in Part Two. “In the second one, I want more freedom, and I’ll be able to go into some of these details a little bit more.
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“In the second part, we’ll meet some new characters, and I decided early on that this first part would be more about Paul Atreides, the Bene Gesserit, and what it was like for him to meet people from a different culture for the first time. Second, there will be a lot more stuff about Harkonnen.” He told Empire, “It’s like a game of chess.”
We should also learn more about Chani and the Fremen, who live on Arrakis and are poorly treated by those who live there. We’ll also meet the mysterious Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, behind everything we’ve seen so far in Part 1. Glossy Rabban, played by Dave Bautista, is a brutal enforcer for House Harkonnen. You can expect him to have a little more to do.
Dune 2 Cast
Many of the actors from Dune are back for Dune 2. That means Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgrd, and Dave Bautista, who all played significant characters who lived through the events of Part 1.
There are many secrets in the Dune universe, and we shouldn’t assume anything about Spice. Villeneuve has said that there will be new characters and that House Harkonnen will be a big focus. We won’t know who these might be or who will play them until we find out more.
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Austin Butler played Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s movie and joined Dune 2 as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. Princess Irulan Corrino will be played by Florence Pugh. The famous actor Christopher Walken will also be in the movie as Emperor Shaddam IV, which is a huge deal.
