If you’ve seen it last year Dunes you’ll know it ends with something of a cliffhanger, as it only fits in half of Frank Herbert’s epic novel. Fortunately, despite its compromised exit from Covid, Sara will receive the latest installment of Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi masterpiece, and Stilgar himself, Javier Bardem, has just provided an update on the progress.
“I’ve read the new draft,” he told the audience at the Cannes event, “and I think you’ve done an amazing job of putting the pieces together in a way that will surprise people. They won’t be surprised. ” [by what happens], of course, because they have read the book, but they will be surprised at how they put it together. I was very moved. It’s a full movie, and we feel the weight of it, and at the same time [you can enjoy] its spectacular character. [I can’t wait] to go back to the desert with these people and I am very happy to meet Denis, who is one of the best directors of all time ”.
The long-term future of Villeneuve Dunes– remains to be seen. The director suggested that he would ideally like to complete a trilogy, with the third part covering the events of Herbert’s (much shorter) sequel. dune messiah. There is also the issue of spin-off TV series Brotherhood, on the Order of the Bene-Gesserit Witches, which will air on Warner’s HBO Max service. This is still in development, with The curse of Bly ManorDiane Ademu-John of replaced John Spaihts as showrunner last year, and ChernobylJohan Renck was to direct the first two episodes.
But first of all, Dune: second part Filming will begin shortly in Budapest, with a new cast that includes Christopher Walken as Emperor Padishah Shaddam IV, Florence Pugh as his daughter, Princess Irulan and Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha, the baron’s mischievous nephew. Harkonnen by Stellan Skarsgård. . The film will arrive on October 20 next year.
Source: Empire online

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