

Other returning stars are Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Stellan Skarsgård as the evil Baron Harkonnen and Dave Bautista as the Baron's nephew Glossu Rabban. Who’s in the cast for the new film?Įlfin-boi lead Timothée Chalamet will return as Paul Atreides, and Zendaya is having her role as Chani bumped up to a co-lead in the second film, after the characters finally met at the end of the last film.

The first film was met with good reviews – a solid 83 percent score on RottenTomatoes at the time of writing – and grossed $401.8 million dollars at the box office, which isn’t too shabby. Strap yourself in though: there could be many, many more Dune films, as Herbert wrote five sequels: Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune. They are going to have to fight against the Empire in a giant revolt, as the House Atreides has all but fallen. The ending of Dune (look away now if you haven’t watched it yet!) saw Paul and Lady Jessica accepted into the Fremen and journey to Stilgar’s home. So, the second half of the novel will make up the second film.

Grimes Was Fired as 'Dune' Influencer What’s the big idea?ĭune, written in 1965 by Frank Herbert, was such an epic tome that the first film, despite clocking in at almost three hours, only covered roughly the first half of the book (we're referring to Villeneuve's adaptation here, rather than David Lynch much derided 1984 effort).
