So we may finally have casting news surrounding the roles of Feyd-Rautha and Princess Irulan
in Dune Part 2.
And we also have some new info about Denis Villeneuve's plans for a
trilogy with Dune Messiah, thanks to a recent interview with the filmmaker.
In this video, I'm going to be discussing the potential new castings alongside what
Denis Villeneuve has said surrounding the trilogy he plans to make
over the next few years.
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But without further a do, lets dive into the new details and reveals for
Dune Part 2 and Messiah.
So yesterday, following news of a potential casting for Princess Irulan, Deadline reported
that Denis Villeneuve may also be close to signing on an actor for the role of Feyd-Rautha.
Dune Part 2 is scheduled to start filming this summer in international locations, and
with pre-production well underway, the project is in the midst of casting three of the most
significant roles.
For the role of Feyd-Rautha, they are apparently really close to signing the actor Austin Butler,
due for a big role in the Elvis biopic by Warner Bros, coming later
this year, and now he may be taking a trip to Arrakis for Dune: Part 2.
According to Deadline, the actor is in final negotiations to star in the second film, and
if this goes through, he will play Feyd-Rautha, the cunning
nephew of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.
The actor's previous roles include Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,
where he played a member of the Manson family and he also
starred in the MTV fantasy series The Shannara Chronicles.
So if he lands this role as Feyd, and it's key to note that out of the two
potentialvcastings, this one is the closest to being done, it will be a breakout chance
for the star alongside his role in Elvis this summer.
Obviously, Denis and his casting team have seen something in this actor, whether
it be in auditions or through his other roles, and I must say he really does look the part.
After all Feyd is supposed to be the dark mirror
to Paul Atreides and I definitely get that vibe from a visual perspective.
It's down to acting of course too, but everything I've seen of him in this Elvis film, looks
like it could even be Oscar worthy.
And I know there were fan castings flooding the internet for months, like with Barry Keoghan,
but this is really the first concrete news of someone coming close
to landing the part.
And based on what Deadline say, it seems like this role is almost a done-deal.
So we'll have to see, but I'll keep you updated on my community page if anything
changes in the near future.
Of course the other two parts that are going to be big ones come Dune Part 2 are that of
Emperor Shaddam IV, the ruler who sent the Atreides family to Arrakis and Princess Irulan,
the emperor’s daughter.
Well a couple of days ago, it was reported that an actress is in negotiations to play
Irulan, and while this one seems more on the table to change, it still
seems likely that she'll be the main candidate right up until the official casting.
The actress is Florence Pugh, who of course recently has been in massive franchise filmmaking
with that of Black Widow, indie films such as Midsommar
and Little Women, and she's currently busy working on Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.
Well Florence Pugh is now in talks for another huge role and if a deal works out,
she'll be playing Princess Irulan, the daughter of the emperor.
But before we jump to conclusions that she has signed, The Hollywood
Reporter made it clear that the actress is waiting to see the script before a final decision
is made.
However, with Denis Villeneuve and co-writer Jon Spaihts returning from their box
office triumpth and oscar nominated writing on the first film, I doubt Pugh would pass
on the opportunity to play such a big role in Dune Part 2.
But as The Hollywood Reporter outlines, the only thing that would potentially
be an issue is scheduling.
While Pugh is currently filming Oppenheimer, there's also the option down the line of her
agreeing to play Madonna in the musician's new biopic.
So really, I think this one is down to what script she feels she wants to take, but hopefully
she can do both if they are scheduled apart.
I think that if Florence Pugh does get the role, than
this is another great addition to an already huge list of names, and the thing is, while
I'm not the biggest fan ofthe films she's been in
like Black Widow or even Midsummar, I do think that with every role I've seen her in, that
she delivers a strong performance.
So under the direction of a Denis Villeneuve, possibly
one of the best directors working today, I think the result could be great.
Dune Part 2 will of course be a continuation of the story, an adaptation of the second
half of Frank Herbert's book, and it will pick up after
Paul Atreides and his mother, Lady Jessica escape into the Arrakis desert with the native
Fremen.
They'll soon start to lead the fight back against the evil Harkonnen forces, the scheming
Emperor and down the line we will potentially see the complicated connections between Princess
Irulan and Paul.
She has a big role going forward and there are still other roles
that are yet to be cast, such as the emperor.
Based on the timings of these castings, I wouldn't be surprised if we get an actor for
the emperor come the next week, but we can only
wait and see.
Still, let me know who you would like to see cast as the emperor, alongside your thoughts
on the casting of Feyd-Rautha and Princess Irulan.
But alongside the casting news for Dune Part 2, we also got a tease of the future from
director Denis Villeneuve, who in a recent interview, outlined the template for his trilogy
and when we might see a third film in Dune Messiah.
In an interview with Vanity Fair on Dune Part 2, Denis said, "I’m finishing the screenplay
now, and we expect to be shooting by summer, which is practically tomorrow morning.
With the first half of Dune, the toughest part was introducing the world and laying
down the rules.
Now just the fun of the story is left.
I’m always very cautious discussing movies that
are in the making; they’re full of fragile ideas.
But the second one will definitely be more visual and less dialogue-driven.
And, hopefully, there will be another film after
that.
Dune Messiah, Herbert’s second novel in this universe, would make total sense as a
third movie because it completes Paul Atreides’s arc.
I want to make part two as fast as possible, then I will wait a few years—until Timothée
Chalamet gets a bit older—to do the final installment.
I’ve lived with Dune for most of my life.
Being patient is part of the journey."
So Denis clearly would have to wait a few years based on the aging of Timothee and it
makes sense considering there was recent news that the filmmaker is planning on doing another
film other than Dune.
On his schedule, there's the plan to adapt Rendezvous With Rama, and if there was a few
years between Dune Part 2 and Dune Messiah, then what he might be considering
is doing his Rama film in between Dune Part 2 and Messiah.
So what we could be looking at Dune Messiah coming out around 4 years
later, in the 2027 to 2030 period, to allow that time for aging.
It would also give him a few years to really think about how he would adapt Messiah as
there's a lot of things in there that will be difficult to bring to the big
screen.
But at least we get the conclusion of the first book in 2023 and if the film is really
good, then it will only keep us excited for whenever he does adapt Dune Messiah.
We'll have to see, but his current plans for a trilogy get's me really excited and I just
can't wait to see what he does with it.
But that was my video discussing the potential castings of Dune: Part Two and the early plans
that Denis Villeneuve has for Dune Messiah.
I'm sure we'll be getting more casting news soon as we build up to filming this summer
and it will be really intresting to see who lands the role of the Emperor and if the candidates
for Feyd and Princess Irulan do in fact go through.
As I said, based on the article, Austin Butler seems to be almost there, it's really just
the casting of Pugh as Irulan that isn't far over the line yet.
But it would seem silly if Pugh passed on the role, given all
the people involved and it being a sequel to Dune.
The only way that would happen is if the script is really bad.
But honestly, I trust Denis Villeneuve after all of the stunning
work he's put to screen over the last decade.
And I'm hopefully that will continue as the years pass, especially if we get a trilogy
with Dune Messiah.
But let me know down below in the comments section what your thoughts are towards the
potential castings of Dune Part 2 alongside what Denis Villeneuve has said about
there being a bit of a longer wait for Dune Messiah.
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