In Cinemas March 15

The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on “Dune: Part Two,” the next chapter of  Frank  Herbert’s celebrated novel  Dune,  with an expanded all-star international ensemble cast.    The film,  from  Warner  Bros.  Pictures and  Legendary  Pictures,  is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2021’s six-time Academy Award-winning “Dune.”.

The big-screen epic continues the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s acclaimed bestseller Dunewith returning and  new  stars,   including  Oscar  nominee  Timothée  Chalamet  (“Wonka,”  “Call  Me  by  Your  Name”),  Zendaya  (“Spider-Man:  No  Way  Home,”  “Malcolm  &  Marie,”  “Euphoria”),  Rebecca  Ferguson  (“Mission:  Impossible  –  Dead  Reckoning”),  Oscar  nominee  Josh  Brolin  (“Avengers:  End  Game,” “Milk”), Oscar nominee Austin Butler (“Elvis,” “Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood”), Oscar nominee Florence Pugh (“Black  Widow,”  “Little  Women”),  Dave  Bautista  (the  “Guardians  of  the  Galaxy”  films,  “Thor:  Love  and  Thunder”), Oscar  winner  Christopher  Walken  (“The  Deer  Hunter,”  “Hairspray”),  Stephen  McKinley  Henderson (“Fences,” “Lady Bird”), Léa Seydoux (the “James Bond” franchise and “Crimes of the Future”), with  Stellan  Skarsgård  (the  “Mamma  Mia!”  films,  “Avengers:  Age  of  Ultron”),  with  Oscar  nominee  Charlotte  Rampling  (“45  Years,”  “Assassin’s  Creed”),  and  Oscar  winner  Javier  Bardem  (“No  Country  for  Old Men,” “Being the Ricardos”).

“Dune: Part Two” will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

Villeneuve directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jon Spaihts based on Herbert’s novel.  The film is produced by  Mary  Parent,  Cale  Boyter,  Villeneuve,  Tanya  Lapointe, and Patrick  McCormick. The executive producers are  Josh  Grode,  Herbert  W.  Gains,  Jon  Spaihts,  Thomas  Tull,  Brian  Herbert,  Byron  Merritt, and Kim Herbert, with Kevin J. Anderson serving as a creative consultant.

Villeneuve is again collaborating with his “Dune” creatives: Oscar-winning director of photography Greig  Fraser;  Oscar-winning production designer  Patrice  Vermette;  Oscar-winning editor  Joe  Walker; Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor  Paul  Lambert;  Oscar-nominated costume designer  Jacqueline  West.  Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer is again on hand to create the score.

“Dune: Part Two” was filmed on location in  Budapest,  Abu  Dhabi,  Jordan, and  Italy. The film is slated for a March 15, 2024, worldwide release from Warner Bros. Pictures.

In Cinemas March 15.