The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on βDune: Part Two,β the next chapter of Frank Herbertβs 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 2021βs six-time Academy Award-winning βDune.β
The big-screen epic continues the adaptation of Frank Herbertβs acclaimed bestseller Dune with returning and new stars, including Oscar nominee TimothΓ©e Chalamet (βWonka,β βCall Me by Your Nameβ), Zendaya (βSpider-Man: No Way Home,β βMalcolm & Marie,β βEuphoriaβ), Rebecca Ferguson (βMission: Impossible β Dead Reckoningβ), Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (βAvengers: End Game,β βMilkβ), Oscar nominee Austin Butler (βElvis,β βOnce Upon A Timeβ¦In Hollywoodβ), Oscar nominee Florence Pugh (βBlack Widow,β βLittle Womenβ), Dave Bautista (the βGuardians of the Galaxyβ films, βThor: Love and Thunderβ), Oscar winner Christopher Walken (βThe Deer Hunter,β βHairsprayβ), LΓ©a Seydoux (the βJames Bondβ franchise and βCrimes of the Futureβ), Souheila Yacoub (βThe Braves,β βClimaxβ), with Stellan SkarsgΓ₯rd (the βMamma Mia!β films, βAvengers: Age of Ultronβ), with Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling (β45 Years,β βAssassinβs Creedβ), and Oscar winner Javier Bardem (βNo Country for Old Men,β βBeing the Ricardosβ).
βDune: Part Twoβ will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path 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 Herbertβs novel. The film is produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe and Patrick McCormick. The executive producers are Joshua 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 βDuneβ 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.
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Present A Legendary Pictures Production, A Film By Denis Villeneuve, βDune: Part Two.β The film is slated for a March 1, 2024 release in theaters and IMAX nationwide and internationally beginning on 28 February 2024, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.