Director Denis Villeneuve revealed, during the film’s premiere in New York, why he hid the actress’ presence in the sequence.
During the premiere of Dune: Part 2in New York, last Sunday (25), the director Dennis Villeneuve revealed why he maintained the participation of Anya Taylor-Joy(The Queen’s Gambit) following the 2021 feature film in secret.
According to the filmmaker, the idea was to test how long he could keep the information: “I believe that Hollywood is the most gossipy city in the world and I wanted this to be an experiment in how much we could keep this secret.”declared to the The Hollywood Reporter.
“We sent a super secret special unit to film Anya in Namibia. I loved the idea of ​​keeping this big surprise for the audience until the end. It was a gift I wanted to give to the fans”completed Villeneuve.
Dune is set in a distant future, in which the planets are part of an intergalactic feudal empire, commanded by noble families. In the story, the family of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet, Wonka) accepts control of the desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune, producer of a valuable spice, which makes it the target of interest for many other families.
In the second part of the story, Paul is joining the Fremen, former residents of Arrakis, to gather an army of allies and fight the relentless Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård, Thor: Love and Thunder).
From the first film, in addition to Chalamet It is Skarsgårdreturn Zendaya (Spider-Man: No Way Home), Rebecca Ferguson (The Greatest Showman), Josh Brolin (Deadpool 2), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Sex Education), Javier Bardem (Mother!) It is Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy).
New additions to the cast include Christopher Walken (The Outlaws), Florence Pugh (Black Widow), Austin Butler (Elvis), Lea Seydoux (007: No Time To Die) It is Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit). Watch the trailer for the sequel:
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Source: Rollingstone
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