Last Monday, actor Timothée Chalamet revealed that Dunes: Part Two, one of the most anticipated films of 2023, has officially wrapped, and we already have enough information about the feature to have an idea of ​​what to expect.

Chalamet, who plays Paul Atreides, the heir to the house of the same name, announced the news on his Instagram page on Monday, sharing a photo of himself with his father Marc Chamalet.

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Judging by the background, they were near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, where the last part of the feature film was filmed.

A standing ovation for 8 minutes after its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival last September, the sequel to the first film Dunes Canadian director Denis Villeneuve was always on the cards Dune: Part Twoit was officially confirmed only a month later.

Actually, less than a month after the release of the first film, Villeneuve already talked about the third full-length film, which will practically complete the trilogy based on the novels of the American writer Frank Herbert.

“I always thought there would be at least three movies [Dune]”, he said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly in October 2021. “I don’t want to create a franchise, but it’s about Dunes and Dunes it’s a huge story. I think we’ll need at least three movies to honor her. It would be a dream to follow Paul Atrides to the end of the story,” he explained.

“Herbert wrote 6 books, and the more he wrote, the more psychedelic they became (…) I would be happy if I had the opportunity Dune: Part Two and Dune Messiah (The Savior of the Dune), Villeneuve also told EW reporters.

But enough about the first film and the possible third, let’s see what we know about it Dune: Part Two.

Unofficial trailer for Dune 2, based on episodes from the first film

The story of the second film “Dune”.

Official description of the film from Warner Bros. and the production company Legendary Entertainment sounds like this:

“This sequel follows the mythical journey of Paul Atreides as he teams up with Chaney and the Freemans during a war to seek revenge against those who conspired to destroy his family. Faced with a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he tries to prevent a terrifying future that only he can see.”

This means that Dune: Part Two adapts the second and, most likely, the third part of the novel of the same name by Frank Herbert.

After the devastating loss of most of House Atreides’ forces on Arrakis and the deaths of Duke Leto Atreides, Duncan Idaho and Dr. Kynes, Paul Atreides and his mother Jessica will now team up with the Free to learn more about the enemy planet and take it back to House Harkonnen what the right belongs to them.

Of course, we can also expect more political intrigue with the appearance of Emperor Shaddam IV in the upcoming film, and more focus on the character Chani, who, while present in Paul’s visions, only actually appears in Herbert’s second installment. Novel.

As for Paul and Jessica, both characters are expected to follow the deeply spiritual path opened up to them in the first film, through melange visions, “spices” that aren’t always what they seem, and tough choices about what lies ahead .

And despite the intentional deaths and disappearances that took place during the filming of the first film, the cast Dune: Part Two it promises to be even more interesting than its predecessor.

Chalamet and Zendaya in Denis Villeneuve’s first “Dune” (PHOTO: Landmark / Profimedia Images)

Dune: Part Two Returning Cast

When the sequel was announced, we also got official confirmation of the actors who will be returning for the second film and the new names that have been chosen for the cast Dunes 2.

Timothée Chalamet will apparently reprise his role as Paul Atreides, while American actress and singer Zendaya returns as Chani and is listed as the lead in the new film after her character finally meets Paul at the end of the first feature film.

Rebecca Ferguson also returns as Lady Jessica, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Stellan Skarsgård as the evil Baron Harkonnen and Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban, his nephew.

As with Zendaya, Bardem will play a larger role in the sequel, with the Spanish actor revealing in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine a year ago that Denis Villeneuve tried to convince him to agree to star in the film.

“He said to me, ‘I have a small part, if any, but the second part of the book is going to be a bigger part and I’d like you to play it.’ And I said, “Sure, I want to.” I don’t even care if there’s a second movie or not,” Jarden said.

Fans of Herbert’s books will also know that there is a possibility that Jason Momoa will return, even though the character he plays was killed off in the first film, but that probably won’t happen in the sequel.

In the first film, following House Harkonnen’s attack on Arrakis, the fates of Gurney Hallek and Tufir Hawat are left up in the air, but Josh Brolin and Stephen Henderson have been confirmed to play the roles. Dune: Part Two.

Christopher Walken in the series “The Gap” (PHOTO: Landmark Media/Alamy/Profimedia)

Florence Pugh and Christopher Walken to star in Dune 2

Among the new actors who will star in the sequel film are some of the most iconic and popular names in Hollywood.

British actress Florence Pugh will play Princess Irulan Corrino, daughter of Emperor Shaddan IV, after wowing audiences with her performance in Midsummer and Black widow. Small parenthesis: Pugh will also play in the Oppenheimerdirector Christopher Nolan’s historical drama about the “father” of the atomic bomb, which will also be released in cinemas in 2023.

Having played the main character in Elvisbiopic about the king of rock and roll, which was released this summer, the American actor Austin Butler received in Dunes 2 the role of Feyd-Rauth, the younger nephew of Baron Harkonnen, who wants to install Arrakis as his successor.

Perhaps most excitingly, legendary actor Christopher Walken has joined the cast to play Emperor Shaddam IV of House Corrino. Although he recently appeared in a high-profile TV seriesBreaking up launched Apple TV earlier this year, role Dunes will be the most important for Walken in years.

Although absent from the first full-length film Dunes Villeneuve, Emperor Shaddam IV is responsible for everything that befell House Atreides, including the assassination of Duke Leto.

French actress Léa Seydoux has been cast as Lady Margot, a member of the Bene Gesserit brotherhood and close to the emperor, while Swiss actress Suheila Jakub, who fans may recognize from the horror film, rounds out the list of new names. Culmination (2018) directed by Gaspar Noe.

There will be no shortage of sand in Dune 2 either (PHOTO: LMK / Landmark / Profimedia Images)

Where was Dune: Part Two filmed.

The visuals and spectacular scenery were two of the strong points of the first film Dunes directed by Villeneuve, they truly honor the universe created by Frank Herbert. And for this chapter, and for the sequel announced no less impressive.

Dunes 2 it was filmed in Budapest, Abu Dhabi, Jordan and Italy. The first three locations were also used for the previous film, while Italy was a new location for the producers, meaning we could see a new location from Herbert’s novel.

Australian cinematographer Greig Fraser returns for his second collaboration with Villeneuve after working together on the first film Dunes. Among other things, Fraser is also known for his work in Outcast alonemovie tape star Wars series released in 2016 Mandalorian and deputya film about former US President Dick Cheney, which was released 4 years ago.

In the first movie Dunes the episodes on the planet Arrakis were filmed in Jordan, while Budapest was the setting for some of the most important action scenes in the feature film (the invasion of Arrakin).

The deserts where the Freemen live were filmed around Abu Dhabi. So, given the parts of the original novel that were left to be told, it’s only natural that the producers returned here for a sequel film.

However, a notable absence is the Norwegian city of Stadlandet, which was used to create Kaladin, the home planet of Paul Atreides and his father, Duke Leto. But given the story of the novel and Villeneuve’s first feature film, Caladan is not part of the plans Dune: Part Two.

It’s currently unclear what was filmed in Italy, though new planets will certainly be explored given that Emperor and Princess Irulan, played by Pugh, will also be making an appearance.

We have to wait a little longer (PHOTO: © Lapandr | Dreamstime.com)

When the upcoming movie “Dune” will appear in Romania

The film was subject to several changes in the Warner Bros. calendar. It was originally announced for October 20 next year, and then moved to November 17. It was then postponed again to appear in cinemas in Romania on November 3, 2023, at the same time as the United States premiere.

It is not yet clear when Dune: Part Two it will also appear on HBO Max, Warner Bros.’ streaming platform. The opening, which also features the first feature film.

Like all films released by Warner Bros. last year, the first Dunes It premiered simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max, where it ran for a month before being removed and added later.

The decision, announced by Warner Bros. in December 2020 was unprecedented in that it was made due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in repeated closures of movie theaters in the United States and around the world.

Therefore, it is unlikely that the situation will repeat itself and we will see a new film Dunes simultaneously released in theaters and streaming, especially after Warner Bros. will definitely want to get the maximum box office.

But, like Villeneuve’s first feature film, Dune: Part Two it’s one of those movies that really deserves to be seen in the cinema on a big screen and with sound that no home 5.1 system, no matter how good, can deliver.

Sources: Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, Collider, IndieWire, Space.com, Digital Spy.