Part Two’s Stunning Black-and-White Sequence Was an Epic Undertaking

Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in Dune: Part Two.Image: Warner Bros. Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movies are visually striking—cinematographer Grieg Fraser and production designer Patrice Vermette already have Oscars from Dune: Part One. But Dune: Part Two is even bolder, and includes a black-and-white sequence that leaves a lingering impact. Denis Villeneuve on Ending Dune: Part … Read more

Part Two and How You Know a Movie You’re in Is Going to Be Good

Stellan Skarsgård has always been a talented, well-respected actor, but the last few years have put him into a whole other stratosphere, especially in sci-fi. For starters, he’s the game-changing Star Wars hero Luthen Rael on Andor. As Erik Selvig, he helped Thor across multiple Marvel movies. He danced across Greece in the Mamma Mia … Read more

Who’s Who and What You Need to Remember

Image: Warner Bros. Paul is the son of Duke Leo Atreides and Lady Jessica, rightful heir to House Atreides, new lords of the sand planet Arrakis. However, as we saw in the first film, the Emperor of the Galaxy had another one of the major houses, the Harkonnens, who have a centuries-old feud with the … Read more

Stellan Skarsgård Went Through Hell Playing Baron Harkonnen

Playing a role where your body is artificially enlarged, you’re constantly attached to tubes, and you spend large portions in a mystery liquid is obviously not easy. But that’s exactly what Stellan Skarsgård had to do not once, but twice, to play the evil Baron Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films. And while the actor … Read more

Timothée Chalamet Isn’t Sure Why Dune Spoilers Are a Thing

The future of the Dune movies are shrouded in a lot of secrecy, especially given the high anticipation for the now long-delayed Part Two. But at least one person at the heart of them is a little confused as to why, when you can get a pretty good gist of what’s to come by reading … Read more

Part Two Gets New Character Posters

Image: Warner Bros. With shifting release dates and mandated radio silence due to the Hollywood strikes, the buildup to Dune: Part Two has been nothing short of eventful. While there’s still a few more months before audiences can see it, Warner Bros. is getting the promo ball rolling again with footage screened at CCXP to … Read more