Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet Show Up At CinemaCon To Show Off ‘Dune: Part Two’ Trailer
deadline.comLegendary’s Dune might have been crimped by a theatrical day-and-date release on HBO Max due to Covid, but the sequel, Dune: Part Two is apt to be on fire this fall in an exclusive big-screen release.
The sequel to the 2021 Denis Villeneuve feature take of Frank Herbert’s novel created a sandstorm here at CinemaCon during Warner Bros presentation with Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet and the filmmaker on stage. RELATED: CinemaCon 2023 – Deadline’s Full Coverage The first movie, though in theaters and HBO Max, was one of Warners’ highest-grossing pics that year, making $108.3M domestic and over $402M WW and also winning six Oscars, and notching a Best Picture nomination.
Unlike the 1984 David Lynch-directed version of the 896-page Herbert novel, which squished everything in, Villeneuve is giving the IP its proper breath in a sequel.
Timothée Chalamet returns as Paul Atreides along with his mom, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson). Villeneuve says the duo have to prove their trust to the desert tribe, the Fremin. “She’s not just in dreams this time,” Zendaya said about her character Chani, one of the Fremin people, “I only got a small time to find out who she was (in part one)….these are still two young people who are trying to grow up, fall in love and leave; being a warrior for your people.” Villaneuve said that Austin Butler plays a sword-swashbuckler, who is also a crazy killer.
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