DUNE: PART TWO Adds WATCHMEN Star Tim Blake Nelson In Mysterious Role

DUNE: PART TWO Adds WATCHMEN Star Tim Blake Nelson In Mysterious Role

Dune: Part 2 wrapped filming last month, but we're just now finding out about an intriguing new addition to the cast, with Tim Blake Nelson joining the sequel in an undisclosed role.

By MarkCassidy - Jan 07, 2023 10:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Dune

Although Dune: Part 2 officially wrapped principal photography last month, we're still finding out about new additions to the cast.

THR is reporting that Tim Blake Nelson (HBO's Watchmen, Cabinet of Curiosities) will appear in Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi sequel in an undisclosed role.

No details on Nelson's character were provided, but since only one principal character from Frank Herbert's novel has yet to be cast, we'd say there's a decent chance he's playing Count Hasimir Fenring, the Mentat husband of Lady Margot Fenring, who will be played by Lea Seydoux.

Dune: Part 2's other new cast additions include Austin Butler as Feyd Rautha, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, the legendary Christopher Walken as The Emperor, and Lea Seydoux as Lady Margot Fenring. Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgård, Josh Brolin, and Dave Bautista will reprise their roles from the first film.

The synopsis reads: “Part Two will focus on Paul assembling a massive army of Fremen to combat the ruthless Harkonnen, as he essentially becomes a mythical messiah figure to the inhabitants of Arrakis.”

Dune: Part Two was recently pushed back from October 20, 2023 to November 17, 2023.

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1stDalek
1stDalek - 1/7/2023, 3:42 PM
Tim Blake Nelson is always a good thing! He was far and away the best character in HBO's Watchmen, with his POV episode being the best of the bunch.

I'm fairly convinced the movie will open with the Feinring's trip to Giedi Prime and follow the book with Hasimir being the POV for that section, there's no other reason to even keep the characters in the adaptation otherwise and fitting that into the middle of the movie would just be very awkward even if timeline wise it shouldn't be at the start. I wonder if the strong castings are because Villeneuve needs them to carry the first 15-20 minutes of the film as the POV or because actors are so crazy to work with him that they're willing to take smaller parts like this.
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