Don’t remind me!
A good interview:
Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere; I couldn’t find it.
A clip has been released from the second movie, the scene of Paul catching his first sandworm. I think it’s quite impressive.
That was amazing. I cannot wait for this movie!
Some wacky outfits here, including Zendaya pretending to be C-3PO: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/15/style/dune-part-two-zendaya-red-carpet-fashion/index.html
I got a Metropolis (1927) vibe.
It’s Machinenmensch by Thierry Mugler.
Oh, I see that Mugler was intentionally mimicking the movie. He did well.
And Zendaya choose well for a deep cut of science fiction fashion.
Based on her outfit, I’d guess Anya Taylor-Joy’s mysterious role to be a Bene Gesserit.
I’d guess her role to be a Bene Gesserit based on there not being many women in Dune who aren’t. Besides Chani, there’s Harrah and…?
For her role, how about Countess Fenrig?
I know ATJ’s role and I wouldn’t dream of spoiling it.
Austin Butler’s suits are the worst of '80s shoulder pads combined with the worst of contemporary tieless casual looks - a low-cut undershirt (“wifebeater”). That’s fitting, I guess, since his character is Feyd-Ruatha Harkonnen.
Léa Seydoux is playing Countess Fenrig, opposite Tim Blake Nelson as the count. Looking forward to seeing him in this role - he seems like a goofball country boy at first, but he had a minor role as a prison guard in Minority Report, and he had a lowkey menace. “Harmless-seeming schlub who’s actual deadly” - which is Fenrig - seems right in his wheelhouse.
Taylor-Joy’s somewhat exotic looks would do well for Alia, save of course for her being way too old to play a toddler. Unless there’s some weird-ass CGI? Alia is uncannily mature, due to her prenatal exposure to the Reverend Mothers’ collective memory pool; I could see trying to age down an adult actor via CGI to play her, rather than cast a child, if that’s at all possible.
I guess it would help if I payed attention to movie press. Or IMDB.
Oh, that actor. Yes, looks like a great choice.
Ooh, I think you’ve nailed it. CGI alteration of an actor was not an option for either prior version, but now is a viable technique. Having an actual adult play Alia would definitely bring home the oddness.
Hmm, could be.
But someone should brief Zendaya on the Butlerian Jihad.
I’m assuming some kind of future vision for Paul.
This must be it. Has any news leaked out about who plays Alia as a child, you can call her a child?
Josh Brolin posted a Dune 2 summary on his Instagram page. I’ll spoiler it for the purists, but there really aren’t any spoilers if you’ve read the book, and if you haven’t, it won’t make any sense. I’ve annotated the referenced characters.
DUNE 2 release is less than TWO WEEKS!!! Robot Lady1 and Wonka2 fall in love. Then Elvis3 tries to fuck it all up while his bad dad floats in a pool of pond scum. The WWE dude from Gardians4 gets super pissed while Midsomer hottie5 puts the eyes on Wonka Obi Wan just after his Mom gets caught taking LSD in a sandy bathroom. Chigurh6 still doesnt like the guy from The Goonies.7
- Zendaya/Chani
- Chalamet/Paul
- Austin Butler/ Feyd-Rautha
- Dave Bautista/Rabban
- Florence Pugh/Princess Irulan
- Javier Bardem/Stilgar
- Brolin/Gurney Halleck
Well they made Leit Kynes a woman, so who knows? Having said that, I think Alia is a good bet.
ETA, cruising the internet, I see that there’s another gender change in part 2.
BBC had a mixed review of Dune 2: weird, but doesn’t make much sense (for non-fans, anyway).