We've got a new casting for Dune Part 2 with the fremen character Shishakli and over the last week,
we've also had some filming updates for the Denis Villenueve film. Deadline and
other major sources have confirmed that Souheila Yacoub will be playing Shishakli, and there are
also some new images that show off the Dune Part 2 production alongside giving us a look
at Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan. In this video, I'm going to be discussing the casting
news, my general thoughts towards it and the new filming details. But before I get into it, if
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further a do, lets dive into the new casting reveal and filming updates for Dune Part 2.
So Deadline has reported another new addition to the cast of Dune Part 2 and it involves the
actress Souheila Yacoub who has been signed on to play Shishakli in the new film. Now if
you've read the novel, you'll know that this character doesn't have a huge role in the story,
but she will share one important scene with Timothee Chalamet's Paul Atreides. In Frank
Herbert's novel, Paul meets the character during his process of truly becoming one of
the Fremen and in the famous moment where he is learning how to ride a sandworm, this character
gives him the maker hooks to do so. The character states that they are giving up their
own hooks and that they have never failed. A quite obvious detail to mention is that
this role has been gender swapped from the book, but like with Liet Kynes, it's not something
that should be a problem. I thought Sharon Brewster did a great job with her part in the
original film and in my opinion, she brought her all when bringing the qualities of Kynes to life.
And Yacoub is also playing a much smaller role in the second film, so it's not
something that should be overly critiqued. Like with Brewster, as long as the actress portrays the
qualities and delivers the part she has well, then it will be another great casting. As
an actress, Souheila Yacoub made her feature film debut in Climax starring Sofia Boutella,
and she more recently had a role in the Hulu original series No Man's Land. This is just the
latest casting update from Dune Part 2, which has been adding a lot of new talent recently,
and the film will be by far Yacoub's biggest role to date. She will join other high profile
additions that include Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha,
Christopher Walken as the Emperor, and Léa Seydoux Lady Margot Fenring. The second part of Denis
Villeneuve's adaptation will follow Paul and his Bene Gesserit mother Lady Jessica as they allign
with the Fremen to try and end the destructive path of the Harkonnens, fighting back
against the forces that wiped out House Atreides. And like it was announced the other day, the film
will now release in November 2023, giving Denis and the team an extra month to make
this the possible film they can. I'm looking forward to this addition, and just seeing
them add talent like this in the smaller roles, alongside that of the recognisable new actors
attached, it just shows the ambition right from the outset. We already saw that sort of thing
unfold with the first film so who knows what we're in store for with Part 2.
And coming to some more news for Dune Part 2, over the last couple of weeks we've had some cool
updates surrounding the filming and production on the sequel. During the first week of
July the film started it's pre-shooting at the Brion Tomb in Italy and new images have shown a
lot of the production crew arriving on the set. One of the bigger arrivals that was spotted
was actress Florence Pugh leaving the set, who we know is playing Princess Irulan. But
alongside this, came an actual image of Florence Pugh in partial costume as Irulan, and while the
image isn't that great, it does give us a slight idea of how the actress will look in the film.
It does remind me of Irulan from the Lynch version, but the notable difference is the
slicker hair that she appears to be going with. We'll have to wait to get some more views of
the character and I'm sure that when we get a teaser later in the year, we could see just
that. What we can guess from these images of the location and the presence of Pugh, is that they
are likely filming scenes that take place on Kaitain, the homeworld of House Corrino and
the Emperor. With Irulan being the daughter and this location containing lush gardens it would
make sense that this is what they are undertaking here. The whole set looks very royal and
even has added golden ornamants to portray the sort of luxury we’d know from Kaitain.
So I think that's what we're seeing and they could be filming one of the earlier scenes before they
start the bigger work with the full cast later this month. And that's because, according to
Deadline, the full production of Dune Part 2 with most of the cast is scheduled to begin on
July the 21st, at Origo Studios in Budapest. This was one of the main locations used during
the filming of the original film and we will likely see a return to Jordan and Norway in the
sequel too. We'll have to see, but with production ramping up, we can expect many details to come
and many images of the new additions on set in costume. I'm very excited for what's in
store and I'm particularly looking forward to seeing our first official looks at the film,
later in the year.
But that was my video discussing the confirmed casting of Shishakli and some other production
details for Dune Part 2. The casting list is continuing to expand with talent and we've
still got Count Fenring, Alia Atreides and other supporting roles to be announced. But
Denis Villeneuve and Warner Bros show no sign of slowing down with the announcements, and
I'm sure we will be getting constant updates surrounding the film as we get closer to 2023.
Like I've said in my previous uploads, I trust Denis Villeneuve and his team to get the best
out of the actors involved. I will be keeping you up to date on any news for the film that
comes our way and hopefully we'll be getting some more casting news as the weeks go on. But let
me know down below in the comments section what your thoughts are towards the casting of
Shishakli in Dune Part 2 and whether the latest production details and images excite you for
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