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People learn from their mistakes. The 2021 film starring Timothée Chalamet and helmed by director Denis Villeneuve also had a major mistake that needed to be corrected. Luckily, with the sequel ofDunelooming on the horizon, the actor publicly stated that the mistake would not happen again.
During the promotion ofDune,Zendaya’s character had been used majorly in trailers and posters. Well, she wasn’t given too much screen time in the movie which made several people angry and disappointed. With Florence Pugh in the sequel, Timothée Chalamet promised that the same thing shall not be repeated.
Timothée Chalamet Doesn’t Want To Have Florence Pugh For A Cameo
Based on the books by Frank Herbert, the novel has a plethora of characters with both major and minor roles to play in the timeline of the book. Portraying the role of Chani, Zendaya accompanied Timothée Chalamet’s character of Paul Atreidis throughout the whole seven minutes while she was on-screen!
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Several fans were angry and felt cheated due to the excessive amount of footage of Zendaya played over and over to lure fans to the movie. In the sequel, Florence Pugh is attached to the role of Princess Irulan who is essentially the narrator of the whole movie. In the books, the role of Irulan is kept very short butThe KingactorTimothée Chalametstated that they did not want to waste such a special talent like Florence Pugh for a mere cameo!
“Florence is really special. She’s an incredible actor. She was incredible in Dune — seriously incredible. She brought a gravitas to the role [of Princess Irulan].”
Well, it isn’t all bad news for the people as Timothée Chalamet revealed that Zendaya might also get plenty of screentime as she is not reportedly done with theDuneuniverse.
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Zendaya Is Not Done With theDuneUniverse
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Although in his interview with Variety, the actor majorly talked about how amazing Florence Pugh is, Chalamet also talked about his on-screen partner Zendaya. Stating that she will bring exactly what she brought into the first film but in greater abundance, Chalamet gave people hope thatThe Greatest Showmanactress might also not get wasted in the sequel.
“She hasn’t wrapped yet, and it’s amazing. She’s bringing exactly what she brought to the first one — which was incredible — but in greater abundance. And she’s really become a sister. I’m so grateful to count her as a partner and a sister and a friend,”
With the first film receiving 10 Oscar nominations, the sequel, titledDune: Part Twois set for a release date of 3rd November 2023 in theaters across the U.S. As forDune,the 2021 film is available to stream on Max.
Source:Variety
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
