The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on “Dune: Part Two,”
the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s celebrated novel Dune, with an expanded all-star international
ensemble cast. The film, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, is the highly anticipated
follow-up to 2021’s six-time Academy Award-winning “Dune.”
The big-screen epic continues the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s acclaimed bestseller Dune with
returning and new stars, including Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (“Wonka,” “Call Me by Your
Name”), Zendaya (“Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Malcolm & Marie,” “Euphoria”), Rebecca Ferguson
(“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning”), Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (“Avengers: End Game,” “Milk”),
Oscar nominee Austin Butler (“Elvis,” “Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood”), Oscar nominee Florence Pugh
(“Black Widow,” “Little Women”), Dave Bautista (the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, “Thor: Love and
Thunder”), Oscar winner Christopher Walken (“The Deer Hunter,” “Hairspray”), Stephen McKinley
Henderson (“Fences,” “Lady Bird”), Léa Seydoux (the “James Bond” franchise and “Crimes of the Future”),
with Stellan Skarsgård (the “Mamma Mia!” films, “Avengers: Age of Ultron”), with Oscar nominee
Charlotte Rampling (“45 Years,” “Assassin’s Creed”), and Oscar winner Javier Bardem (“No Country for
Old Men,” “Being the Ricardos”).
“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. 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.
Villeneuve directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jon Spaihts based on Herbert’s novel. The
film is produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe and Patrick McCormick. The
executive producers are Josh Grode, Herbert W. Gains, Jon Spaihts, Thomas Tull, Brian Herbert, Byron
Merritt, Kim Herbert, with Kevin J. Anderson serving as creative consultant.
Villeneuve is again collaborating with his “Dune” creatives: Oscar-winning director of photography
Greig Fraser; Oscar-winning production designer Patrice Vermette; Oscar-winning editor Joe Walker;
Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert; Oscar-nominated costume designer Jacqueline
West. Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer is again on hand to create the score.
“Dune: Part Two” was filmed on location in Budapest, Abu Dhabi, Jordan and Italy. The film is
slated for a November 3, 2023 worldwide release from Warner Bros. Pictures
