Timothée Chalamet hangs ten on a sandworm in the Dune Part Two trailer
Paul Atreides promised “nothing fancy” for his first run. He lied.
The dream of Arrakis is alive and well in the trailer for Dune: Part Two. Boasting sandworms, Austin Butler pancaked with makeup, and a whole lot of spice, the trailer picks up just where we left Paul (Timothée Chalamet), Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), and Chani (Zendaya). Things won’t be getting any easier for the future Mua’Dib as he and Lady Jessica attempt to assimilate into Fremen culture, director Denis Villeneuve told CinemaCon attendees last week.
“There’s a lot of hostility there,” he said. “They will need to prove themselves and gain the trust of the Fremen. Paul will have to find the trust of Chani within their relationship, and she will become his moral compass.” Villeneuve then described that as “probably the worst pitch ever” and recovered by reminding the audience that “Part One was more of a contemplative movie. Part Two is more like an action-packed, epic war movie.”
Thankfully, there’s a trailer that contextualizes what he’s talking about. The clip kicks off with Paul bragging about being around so much water, he can go swimming. As this is a pretty rude thing to say to your dream woman who grew up on a sand planet, Florence Pugh’s Princess Irulan basically assures us that Paul is about to get canceled. “In the shadows of Arakis lie many secrets, but the darkest of them all may remain: The end of House Atredies,” she says.