Tim Blake Nelson is the newest addition to the cast of Dune: Part 2, Deadline can confirm. Details as to the character he’ll be playing in the film, which wrapped production late last year, are under wraps.
But he’s set to star alongside such fellow newcomers to the franchise as Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Léa Seydoux and Christopher Walken, as well as returning cast members Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Stellan Skarsgård and Javier Bardem.
Dune: Part Two is the second in a line of blockbusters, based on Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi novel, that Denis Villeneuve has directed for Warner Bros and Legendary Entertainment.
The first, released in the fall of 2021, landed six Oscars and grossed over $402MM worldwide. Villeneuve directed the sequel from his script and produced with Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Patrick McCormick.
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