New stills have been released from Dune: Part Two teasing a battle between Paul Atreides and Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, Chani, and more.
The movie looks every bit as visually impressive as its predecessor and should be an absolute delight to watch on IMAX screens later this year. The introduction of the deadly Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen is generating a lot of excitement, as is the fact Austin Butler will share the screen with fellow Hollywood heartthrob Timothée Chalamet.
Last year, Butler - who claimed last week that he had to hire a dialect coach to help him lose his Elvis accent - talked about the sense of pressure that came with joining the Dune franchise.
"I’m always nervous. I always feel an incredible pressure. I felt that when I was 12 years old," he admitted. "Even if the material doesn’t really require it, I feel I need to do the best that I possibly can. That sets a bar, and then I’m always afraid that I’m going to miss something."
"With Dune it was interesting, because I met with Denis [Villeneuve], and we got along very well, and started talking about the character," Butler continued. "At that point, we didn’t even have a script, but as we started talking about Feyd, my imagination started running, and I started to feel the terror of the challenge. That’s what I’m guided by now: What really scares me?"
All signs point to this sequel being something special and with filmmaker Denis Villeneuve confirming he has plans for a third movie, Dune: Messiah, we're nowhere near done exploring Arrakis quite yet (rumour has it the project has already been greenlit).
Check out these newly released Dune: Part Two stills, along with a couple of recently revealed magazine covers, in the X posts below.
The saga continues in award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two, the next chapter of Frank Herbert's celebrated novel Dune, with an expanded all-star international ensemble cast.
"Dune: Part Two: will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family," reads the synopsis. "Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee."
New and returning stars include Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, with Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.
Dune: Part Two will be released exclusively in theaters on March 1.