FURIOSA Star Anya Taylor-Joy On DUNE: PART TWO Cameo And Returning As [SPOILER] For DUNE: MESSIAH

FURIOSA Star Anya Taylor-Joy On DUNE: PART TWO Cameo And Returning As [SPOILER] For DUNE: MESSIAH

Anya Taylor-Joy has discussed her surprise cameo as a certain character in Dune: Part Two, and her hopes to reprise her role for the third part of Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi saga...

By MarkCassidy - May 08, 2024 07:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Dune
Source: Via SFF Gazette

Anya Taylor-Joy makes a very brief appearance in Dune: Part Two, but if and when Denis Villeneuve returns to helm his adaptation of Dune: Messiah, the Furiosa star will have a much more substantial role.

If you haven't seen the movie yet, spoilers follow.

In Part One, we learn that Paul Atreides' mother, the Bene Gesserit Lady Jessica, is pregnant with the late Duke Leto's child. When the Fremen take in the survivors of the Harkonnen massacre, Jessica agrees to become the tribe's new Reverend Mother (she isn't really given a choice) and is "persuaded" to drink the Water of Life (a blue substance that's been extracted from a juvenile sandworm).

This gives Jessica incredible foresight and knowledge of previous generations, while also awakening similar abilities in her unborn daughter, who begins to communicate with and seemingly influence her mother's actions.

When Paul ingests the same liquid later on in the movie, he sees a vision of his now grown sister Alia (Taylor-Joy) standing by an ocean on Arrakis. She tells her brother that she loves him and is waiting for him. 

“Anya was Alia as soon as I met with her,” Villeneuve tells Variety. “In fact, I realized after the fact, she has always been Alia. Anya feels out of this world, as though she belongs to some other dimension, one step into the dream. Shooting with Anya in Africa was nothing short of magical. Her generosity, candor and passion truly moved me. I can’t wait to go back on Arrakis with her.”

Taylor-Joy kept her involvement in the Dune sequel (mostly) secret, but the cat was let out of the bag when she showed up to the movie's world premiere.

“I told my husband and my parents,” she says, adding, “and I took my mum.” She then revealed that Villeneuve kept her role so well hidden that “no one at the studio knew. My face had been blurred out.”

When asked if there's more Dune in her future, Taylor-Joy said: "I hope so."

"Those hoping for blockbuster escapism might find themselves shook by this faithful, at times borderline depressing adaptation," we said in our review. "But Dune Part Two is Sci-fi spectacle at its finest and most audacious, as Villeneuve builds-upon and possibly surpasses (opinions will vary) his previous film with aplomb."

The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on Dune: Part Two, the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s celebrated novel Dune, with an expanded all-star international ensemble cast. The film, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2021’s six-time Academy Award-winning Dune. 

The big-screen epic continues the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s acclaimed bestseller Dune with returning and new stars, including Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (Wonka, Call Me by Your Name), Zendaya (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Malcolm & Marie, Euphoria), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning), Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (Avengers: Endgame, Milk), Oscar nominee Austin Butler (Elvis, Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood), Oscar nominee Florence Pugh (Black Widow, Little Women), Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: Love and Thunder), Oscar winner Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter,), Stephen McKinley Henderson (Fences), Léa Seydoux (James Bond, Crimes of the Future), with Stellan Skarsgård (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling (45 Years, Assassin’s Creed), and Oscar winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Being the Ricardos).

Dune: Part Two will explore 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. 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.

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Shmokey20
Shmokey20 - 5/8/2024, 7:59 AM
Dune part 2 was boring AF, I hated it, which shocked me because I loved part 1 and everyone loves part 2, I wish I loved it, but I finished it in imax & it was just... eh.
Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 5/8/2024, 8:49 AM
@Shmokey20 - Yeah while I didn't hate Part 2 which I thought was pretty good I still don't see how it was better than Part 1
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 5/8/2024, 8:44 AM
I never read the books but got caught up with youtube videos....this series gets all kinds of [frick]ed up if they go beyond Dune Messiah.
Blergh
Blergh - 5/8/2024, 9:30 AM
@Ryguy88 - that’s what I’m counting on. I really want this series to get further than the TV show did (which was CoD)
SuperCat
SuperCat - 5/8/2024, 8:44 AM
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MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 5/8/2024, 9:22 AM
can we PLEASE talk about the latest episode of X-Men 97.... Good lord

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McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/8/2024, 9:29 AM
@MotherGooseUPus - thanks for hyping me bb
Skestra
Skestra - 5/8/2024, 9:33 AM
@MotherGooseUPus - I haven't watched it yet, but the fact it got you worked up is all I need to know I'm in for a treat! 👍
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 5/8/2024, 10:45 AM
@Skestra - @McMurdo - What a f*cking episode... that's all i'll say
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/8/2024, 12:41 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - Watchin it with the old man tonight!
Forthas
Forthas - 5/8/2024, 9:27 AM
Looking forward to Anya Taylor Joy's take on Alia. It is excellent casting. However there may be a return of Duncan Idaho a casting that I did not care too much for with Jason Mamoa.
Blergh
Blergh - 5/8/2024, 9:32 AM
@Forthas - fair concern, especially since his Ghola becomes pretty much the secondary main character. Not sure about Momoa playing the identity issues well but we’ll see
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 5/8/2024, 12:43 PM
@Blergh - doesnt that happen in the last 2 books? Is there any chance this movie series gets that far?
Blergh
Blergh - 5/8/2024, 3:52 PM
@Ryguy88 - far off, the Duncan Ghola is gifted to Paul in Messiah, the character does develop a lot from there on out
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 5/8/2024, 4:13 PM
@Blergh - and is he immortal or something? Dont the last few books span several thousand years?
Blergh
Blergh - 5/8/2024, 4:19 PM
@Ryguy88 - the Ghola is recloned whenever the previous one dies for like 4K years and the entirety of Letos reign
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 5/8/2024, 5:06 PM
@Blergh - the lore is very interesting, thanks for the info
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/8/2024, 9:30 AM
So in the movies paul will still be 12 twenty years later. This won't be awkward.
Blergh
Blergh - 5/8/2024, 9:33 AM
@McMurdo - I actuall wouldn’t mind a recast with an older actor taking on a more distinguished Paul. Gerry Butler and Halle Berry could work maybe?
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/8/2024, 12:42 PM
@Blergh - yes but you know there is zero chance of that

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