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Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in ‘Dune: Part Two’.
Niko Tavernise
The first reactions to the long-awaited first film of 2024 are already here: Dune 2.
Director Denis Villeneuve’s much-delayed sequel continues the story of author Frank Herbert’s space epic and initial reactions are extremely enthusiastic, with many calling the film a cinematic masterpiece that’s even better than Dune.
Dune: Part Two It begins right after the first installment, as Timothée Chalament’s Paul Atreides joins forces with the Fremen and seeks revenge against the enemies who murdered his family, possibly saving the universe along the way.
The film was originally scheduled to be released in November 2023, but due to the actors’ strike, Warner Bros. and Legendary opted to postpone it until March 2024, so that its star-studded cast, which also includes Zendaya, Austin Butler and Florence Pugh, would be able to promote it.
Dune 2 is being hailed as a box office savior after an alarmingly slow winter in movie theaters. The release of the sequel is the first of many anticipated films to be released in March, including Kung Fu Panda 4, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
Read on for first reactions to Dune: Part Two.
He Dune: Part Two The cast includes Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica Atreides, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Stellan Skarsgard as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban Harkonnen, Charlotte Rampling as the Reverend Mother Mohiam and Stephen McKinley Henderson as Thufir Hawat.
Newcomers to the saga include Butler as Feyd Rautha, Pugh as Princess Irulan Corrino, Christopher Walken as Shaddam IV, Léa Seydoux as Lady Margot and Souheila Yacoub as Shishakli.
Dune 2 hits theaters March 1.