So we've got another piece of casting news for Dune Part 2, and it includes the actress
playing the role of Lady Margot Fenring. Deadline and other major sources have confirmed that
Lea Seydoux will be playing the role in the film, just a month before it goes into production.
In this video, I'm going to be discussing the casting news, my general thoughts towards it
and some other details surrounding the film's production. But before I get into it, if you
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But without further a do, lets dive into the new casting reveal for Dune Part 2.
So with casting for Dune: Part 2 in full action, Deadline and other major sources have revealed
that Léa Seydoux will play Lady Margot Fenring in the second part of Denis Villeneuve's
adaptation. She’ll feature alongside the return cast members in Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca
Ferguson, Zendaya, and Josh Brolin and also new cast members in Florence Pugh, Christopher
Walken, and Austin Butler. In Frank Herbert’s original novel,
Lady Margot has a strong reputation for serving the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood
and she was the wife of the Mentat Count Fenring. And despite falling under the influence
of House Corrino, Margot served the Sisterhood to many needs. It will be interesting to see
if Dune Part 2 goes into what her character was up to before the arrival of House Atreides
on Arrakis, but I'm guessing that like the original book, she'll have a smaller role in
relation to the central plot of the second film. Still, it's great to see her character be included
in this adaptation and we'll also likely see the casting for Count Fenring very soon too.
The question is who will play him. I honestly can see a Mads Mikkelson or someone
like that playing the role if we take in mind the huge names that have already joined up as
part of the second film. And the casting of Lea Seydoux just shows that even with smaller roles,
Denis Villeneuve's universe is attracting the best talent worldwide. So with the remaining
roles left to be cast, expect more recognisable names being added
to the science fiction epic. Lea Seydoux's involvement in Dune Part
2 will also be another big landmark for the French actress. Recent projects she's been involved with
include many on film festival circuit, leading to a recent roles in Spectre and No Time To Die.
The smaller films that have built her reputation include parts in David Cronenberg’s sci-fi horror,
Crimes of the Future, and Mia Hansen-Løve’s One Fine Morning. Last year
she was at Cannes for her roles in Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, Bruno Dumont’s France, and
Arnaud Desplechin’s Deception. And it was her breakout role in 2013's, Blue is the Warmest
Colour, that kicked off this string of great roles for the growing actress. Now in Dune Part 2,
she adds another pedigree blockbuster to her resume and she has the chance to show extend
interest in her work even further. I think it's a great casting and while I haven't seen most
of her indie work other than in that of Blue Is The Warmest Colour, I quite like her parts
in the recent James Bond films. Yes, I didn't love No Time To Die as a movie, but I did think
that the emotional hook between her and Bond was a new twist on the vesper romance we got in
Casino Royale, and Seydoux's performance was great when it came to portraying that. Again,
it's a smaller role for Dune Part 2 but a great casting that will hopefully work well alongside
whoever they eventually cast for Count Fenring. But along with that newest piece of casting news
there have also been some smaller production notes for the film in recent weeks, that I thought I
would briefly mention, since I was away on holiday when this news came out.
While production has yet to begin, filming is due to start this July in Budapest
with the movies expected to premiere in October of 2023. And the early
production details include a newly revealed shooting location and comments shared by
composer Hans Zimmer for what's in store with the sounds he's bringing. Starting with the shooting
location, a portion of Dune Part 2 will officially be filmed in Italy at the Tomba
Brion di Carlo Scarpa. Based on images online, I'm guessing that this could be used for scenes on
planet Kaitain, the Emperor's homeworld, or places on Caladan that we haven't seen yet.
It's structural design reminds me slightly of that concept art we saw for the film with the
emperor a while back and I'd love to see how they'd use this location to film all the scenes
there. We'll have to see and it very well could be somewhere else, but it is good that we're
getting an early idea of the new global sets that they are going to be using. And according
to other rumours, The Dune: The Sisterhood TV series will apparently be produced at Troy
Studios in Ireland, with a source saying that the crew will begin work in September. So when
it comes to the future of Dune's projects on the big screen and the small screen, they are in
active development of making all of these stories happen. Other than that, the only other details
we got were from composer Hans Zimmer, who's apparently very excited for the work he's
doing on Part 2. Zimmer said in relation to Part 2... “I am just getting going. My job with
directors is to do the thing they can’t imagine. Otherwise, they would be doing it themselves.”
He added, “When Denis thinks I’ve already done it — because he’s heard a lot of things,
that’s true — but, he hasn’t heard the thing that he can’t imagine.” Of course Zimmer was sending
more music to Denis even after completing work on the first movie, and I wouldn't be
surprised if he created even more new sounds and instruments for the second one. There's a huge
passion there and it really just excites me even more for his work and many other production
workers efforts on the second film. But yes, a lot of exciting news for Dune part 2, and in
about a months time, the whole cast and crew will be well on their way
with working on what will hopefully be, another brilliant adaptation for this growing universe.
But that was my video discussing the confirmed casting of Lady Margot Fenring and some other
production details for Dune Part 2. So far, the castings of Feyd Rautha, Princess Irulan,
the Emperor and now Lady Margot have been ones that scream of the talent that's been added
the Villeneuve's adaptation and we've still got Count Fenring, Alia Atreides and more to come.
But those already cast have brought even more attention to this highly anticipated sequel,
and hopefully their performances will help to portray and embody these famous figures from the
novel we love. We'll have to see, but I trust Denis Villeneuve
after all of the great work he's put to screen and like with his other projects,
he always finds a way to get the best out of the actors he works with. But let me know down
below in the comments section what your thoughts are towards the casting of Lady Margot Fenring
in Dune Part 2 and do you think Lea Seydoux is a great fit for the role.
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