The movie will debut in theaters in November 2023.
Followers of the basic science fiction universe can now rejoice, as filming for Dune: Half Two has formally wrapped up, in accordance with a current publish on Timothée Chalamet’s Instagram web page. The picture options the actor alongside his father because the pair stands towards a backdrop of the desert with textual content that reads, “DUNE 2 WRAPPED (with desert dad !!).”
Whereas the Instagram publish from Chalamet did not provide any extra perception on what the sequel has in retailer, it does affirm that the movie will formally segue into its post-production section whereas that includes extra of the enduring desert surroundings that audiences fell in love with from the primary installment. The upcoming sequel, which debuts subsequent November, will function a direct continuation of the primary movie and might be based mostly on the second half of the unique 1965 novel by Frank Herbert. With the film just below a 12 months away, followers nonetheless have loads of time to construct anticipation.
Denis Villeneuve returns to the director’s chair alongside a number of forged members of the primary movie, resembling Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Javier Bardem, and Dave Bautista. The sequel can even characteristic a number of new faces to the franchise, with Christopher Walken as Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, and Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha. Whereas particulars on the movie stay scarce, Villeneuve beforehand promised that the sequel will additional broaden on the primary movie’s setup with extra deal with “cinematic motion.”
The primary Dune debuted in each theaters and HBO Max in 2021 to vital acclaim and field workplace success, with many praising the movie for its faithfulness to the supply materials alongside its epic sense of scale. The movie would proceed to obtain varied accolades, together with six Academy Awards and 5 BAFTAs. Alongside the eventual launch of its highly-anticipated sequel, a tv spinoff, titled Dune: The Sisterhood, can also be on the best way and can middle on the origins of the Bene Gesserit. The collection will star Emily Watson, Shirley Henderson, and Indira Varma, amongst many others. With a number of tasks based mostly on Herbert’s seminal universe down the street, followers have a lot to stay up for for the subsequent couple of years.
Following the current launch of Bones and All, Chalamet’s profession continues to construct momentum. Outdoors the Dune universe, the actor can also be set to star in Wonka, directed by Paul King (Paddington), because the titular character. The movie will function a musical and is ready to debut in theaters on December 15, 2023.
