Dune: Part Two

Paul and Lady Jessica, pregnant with Alia, live with Stilgar's Fremen. Jessica drinks the Water of Life, becomes a Reverend Mother, and spreads the Lisan al Gaib prophecy among the fundamentalist south. Paul rides a sandworm, becomes Muad'Dib, and falls for Chani, who distrusts the prophecy. Baron Harkonnen replaces Rabban with the vicious Feyd-Rautha. After a massacre at the sietch, Paul heads south, drinks the Water of Life, and learns he is the Baron's grandson. He proclaims himself messiah, strikes with worms and atomics, kills the Baron, and beats Feyd-Rautha in a duel. Paul demands Princess Irulan's hand, the Great Houses refuse, and he sends the Fremen into holy war. Chani leaves alone.

1. Behind the scenesGiedi Prime in infrared

   The black-and-white Harkonnen arena wasn't a post-production filter. Greig Fraser shot it with an infrared camera, which makes skin look pale and almost translucent under Giedi Prime's black sun.

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2. Behind the scenesFeyd sounds like his uncle

   Austin Butler modeled Feyd-Rautha's voice on Stellan Skarsgård's Baron Harkonnen. The idea was that the nephew grew up picking up his uncle's habits.

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3. CameoAnya Taylor-Joy, kept secret

   The adult Alia in Paul's vision is an uncredited Anya Taylor-Joy. Her cameo was kept under wraps until the London premiere in February 2024.

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4. Behind the scenesThe actors who got cut

   Stephen McKinley Henderson, Thufir Hawat in the first film, and Tim Blake Nelson shot scenes that didn't make the final cut. Both only show up under special thanks in the credits.

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5. ReferenceWho kills the Baron in the book

   In the book, Baron Harkonnen dies at the hands of Alia, still a child. Since the film compresses the timeline and Alia is never born, the job goes to Paul.

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