WhenDunestarsZendaya,Timothée ChalametandAustin Butlerare asked about further sequels toPart Two, they can only shrug.But “just as a fan watching,” answers Zendaya, 27, “I definitely am curious.”The actress, who plays Fremen warrior Chani in both writer-directorDenis Villeneuve’s 2021 hitDuneand its new sequel (in theaters Friday), tells PEOPLE that she would “absolutely” love to see aPart Threegreenlit.“I loved seeing Florence in this,” she says of costarFlorence Pugh, who joins the cast inPart Twoas daughter toChristopher Walken’s Emperor Shaddam IV. “I’m very curious to learn more about Princess Irulan and the dynamic that she shares with Paul and Chani.”She adds excitedly that watching Pugh and Chalamet in the new film, she thought, “Ooh, what’s going on there? I would love to see more of that. But it’s up to Denis and the powers that be.”Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in “Dune: Part Two”.Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. PicturesBased on Frank Herbert’s long-beloved sci-fi series, Villeneuve’s twoDunemovies cover the plot of the original 1965 novel. Chalamet plays Paul Atreides, who journeys through space to the desert planet Arrakis, where treachery — and giant, toothysandworms— await.Not long afterDunepremiered in theaters and on HBO Max in 2021, production company Legendary Entertainment and distributor Warner Bros.announcedthat a sequel had been greenlit thanks to its box office success. At the subsequentAcademy Awards, the movie alsowonsix Oscar statuettes.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Of a potential follow-up to the climactic events ofPart Two, Villeneuve toldEmpirein August that “there are words on paper.”“If I succeed in making a trilogy, that would be the dream,” added the French-Canadian filmmaker, 56, at the time. Herbert’s 1969 sequel novelDune Messiah, “written in reaction to the fact that people perceived Paul… as a hero,” would be its source material.(Left-right:) Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Austin Butler on Feb. 14.Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty ImagesAfterAnya Taylor-Joymade a surpriseappearanceat theDune: Part Twopremiere in London on Feb. 15, fans speculated further about what role she might play in potential upcoming installments.“I don’t know anything,” admits Zendaya to PEOPLE when asked about Taylor-Joy. “I do know that I started [reading]Messiahand I was like, ‘Hoo! Alright, this is going to be a lot to take in.’”Villeneuve, she adds, “is able to visualize a world that is so rich and just cool. When I listened to the book many times — you try to picture things in your head, ‘I wonder what that device looks like or I wonder what that thing looks like.’ And then seeing what they’ve created and what they found I think is really, really impressive.”(Left-right:) Josh Brolin, Florence Pugh, Léa Seydoux, Rebecca Ferguson, Souheiler Yacoub, Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Stellan Skarsgård, Austin Butler and Anya Taylor-Joy at the London premiere of “Dune: Part Two” Feb. 15.Jeff Spicer/GettyRemembering how she was cast in the 2021 movie, Zendaya says she “tried to do a crash course” in all thingsDune, including watchingDavid Lynch’s1984 adaptation.“I heard that Denis was making it and I heard that there might be something that I could do in it. And I was like, ‘Hi, can I audition?’ This was quite a while ago, beforeEuphoriacame out or anything. So I just remember kind of running through everyDunething I could possibly learn from.”While theDunemovies she and Chalamet star in are distinct, she continues, “the beauty of the book too and why people love it so much is they have their own visions of it. When you read it, you see something different in your head.”Dune: Part Two, which was originally slated for a November 2023 release but wasdelayedamid Hollywood’s strikes last year, follows “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,” per its official synopsis.“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.”Joining Zendaya and Chalamet in the new movie are Butler, Pugh, Walken and Léa Seydoux, plus returning cast membersRebecca Ferguson,Josh Brolin,Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling andJavier Bardem.Dune: Part Twois in theaters Friday.Read more about Chalamet, Zendaya and Butler in this week’s issue ofPEOPLE, on newsstands now.
WhenDunestarsZendaya,Timothée ChalametandAustin Butlerare asked about further sequels toPart Two, they can only shrug.
But “just as a fan watching,” answers Zendaya, 27, “I definitely am curious.”
The actress, who plays Fremen warrior Chani in both writer-directorDenis Villeneuve’s 2021 hitDuneand its new sequel (in theaters Friday), tells PEOPLE that she would “absolutely” love to see aPart Threegreenlit.
“I loved seeing Florence in this,” she says of costarFlorence Pugh, who joins the cast inPart Twoas daughter toChristopher Walken’s Emperor Shaddam IV. “I’m very curious to learn more about Princess Irulan and the dynamic that she shares with Paul and Chani.”
She adds excitedly that watching Pugh and Chalamet in the new film, she thought, “Ooh, what’s going on there? I would love to see more of that. But it’s up to Denis and the powers that be.”
Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in “Dune: Part Two”.Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures
Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures
Based on Frank Herbert’s long-beloved sci-fi series, Villeneuve’s twoDunemovies cover the plot of the original 1965 novel. Chalamet plays Paul Atreides, who journeys through space to the desert planet Arrakis, where treachery — and giant, toothysandworms— await.
Not long afterDunepremiered in theaters and on HBO Max in 2021, production company Legendary Entertainment and distributor Warner Bros.announcedthat a sequel had been greenlit thanks to its box office success. At the subsequentAcademy Awards, the movie alsowonsix Oscar statuettes.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Of a potential follow-up to the climactic events ofPart Two, Villeneuve toldEmpirein August that “there are words on paper.”
“If I succeed in making a trilogy, that would be the dream,” added the French-Canadian filmmaker, 56, at the time. Herbert’s 1969 sequel novelDune Messiah, “written in reaction to the fact that people perceived Paul… as a hero,” would be its source material.
(Left-right:) Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Austin Butler on Feb. 14.Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images
Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images
AfterAnya Taylor-Joymade a surpriseappearanceat theDune: Part Twopremiere in London on Feb. 15, fans speculated further about what role she might play in potential upcoming installments.
“I don’t know anything,” admits Zendaya to PEOPLE when asked about Taylor-Joy. “I do know that I started [reading]Messiahand I was like, ‘Hoo! Alright, this is going to be a lot to take in.’”
Villeneuve, she adds, “is able to visualize a world that is so rich and just cool. When I listened to the book many times — you try to picture things in your head, ‘I wonder what that device looks like or I wonder what that thing looks like.’ And then seeing what they’ve created and what they found I think is really, really impressive.”
(Left-right:) Josh Brolin, Florence Pugh, Léa Seydoux, Rebecca Ferguson, Souheiler Yacoub, Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Stellan Skarsgård, Austin Butler and Anya Taylor-Joy at the London premiere of “Dune: Part Two” Feb. 15.Jeff Spicer/Getty
Jeff Spicer/Getty
Remembering how she was cast in the 2021 movie, Zendaya says she “tried to do a crash course” in all thingsDune, including watchingDavid Lynch’s1984 adaptation.
“I heard that Denis was making it and I heard that there might be something that I could do in it. And I was like, ‘Hi, can I audition?’ This was quite a while ago, beforeEuphoriacame out or anything. So I just remember kind of running through everyDunething I could possibly learn from.”
While theDunemovies she and Chalamet star in are distinct, she continues, “the beauty of the book too and why people love it so much is they have their own visions of it. When you read it, you see something different in your head.”
Dune: Part Two, which was originally slated for a November 2023 release but wasdelayedamid Hollywood’s strikes last year, follows “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,” per its official synopsis.
“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.”
Joining Zendaya and Chalamet in the new movie are Butler, Pugh, Walken and Léa Seydoux, plus returning cast membersRebecca Ferguson,Josh Brolin,Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling andJavier Bardem.Dune: Part Twois in theaters Friday.
Read more about Chalamet, Zendaya and Butler in this week’s issue ofPEOPLE, on newsstands now.
source: people.com
