Dune: Part 2 is based on author Frank Herbert’s acclaimed 1965 novel and tackles politics, religion, and battles over precious resources and the environment.
by Katie Spencer, Arts and Entertainment Correspondent @SkyKatieSpencer
Thursday 15 February 2024 22:44, UK
Much of the attention at the world premiere of Dune: Part 2 in London was on Emmy Award-winning actor and fashion icon Zendaya’s scene-stealing silver C-3PO-inspired robot costume.
But for the actress Florence Pugh The focus should be firmly on the fact that director Denis Villeneuve has made a film that she believes will be studied by film students for years to come.
Speaking to Sky News on the Leicester Square red carpet, she said: “When I saw the movie I thought, ‘This could be the best movie I’ve ever seen in my life’.”
“And people will study this movie for a long time, distancing myself from it.”
meanwhile Timothée Chalamet Returning as Paul Atreides – now seeking revenge against those who destroyed his family tree – Pugh is a newcomer to the desert planet Arrakis.
She participated as Princess Irulan, the daughter of the emperor, whose father was played by acting legend Christopher Walken.
“I’m really happy that I got to spend that amount of time with Christopher Walken, aside from the characters. I just watched him and learned and absorbed everything,” she said. To tell.
“He’s someone I’ve looked up to since I was a kid…It’s really a gift.”
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For Pugh, joining the cast under Villeneuve felt like a return to the kind of old-school filmmaking she enjoyed working on.
“It brings us back to how movies should be made,” she explains. “Putting people in the right spaces with the right costumes and the right actors.
“You know, there’s a lot of green screens in the world, but ultimately when you’re there and you’re on an incredible set, green screens do a lot of the acting. . I feel very, very, very lucky to be here.”
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The film is based on author Frank Herbert’s acclaimed 1965 novel and tackles politics, religion, and battles over precious resources and the environment.
In real life, there are claims such as: Russia developing space nuclear weaponsPugh commented that while we think of Dune as a distant sci-fi future, in fact some of its themes are equally representative of broader issues we’re experiencing today. Did.
“This book was written a long time ago, but I think what it says about us as humans is that we struggle with running into the same problems over and over again.”
Dune: Part 2 will be released in UK cinemas on March 1st.
