DunePartTwo director Denis Villeneuve addresses those Florence Pugh casting rumors
Dune Part Two director Denis Villeneuve addressed those Florence Pugh casting rumors. Outlets said that the Black Widow star would be playing Princess Irulan Corrino in the follow-up to the hit film. But, it doesn't seem like the director is ready to let the cat out of the bag yet. He told Deadline that,"there's been rumors" when directly asked about the idea of Pugh playing the character.
"It's going to be another beautiful journey in the desert again," Villeneuve explained in the same interview."It's the journey where Paul Atreides and his mother, Lady Jessica, make contact with the Fremen culture and meet with the Fremen," he added."It's Paul's journey against the enemy ... It's a movie that will be more cinematic."
In a recent conversation with Collider, the director also revealed that the script is basically finished!"The screenplay is finished mostly, but it's always a work in progress," Villeneuve confirmed."It'll be a work in progress until final cut, but I will say it's solidified. I have a script in my hands. We are in prep right now."
He also addressed some of the inherent pressure that comes with developing titles in this beloved franchise. The filmmaker admitted,"The first one, it was more to make sure that we will land in the world and that the movie will be accepted. Now it's to make sure that we can close that first book, so it's like there's some premises that are in the first movie that I need to ignore. So yeah, I think I would say there's more pressure with the second one in some ways.
Here's the official synopsis for the first Dune,"A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people.