Dune: Part Two, The upcoming sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 sci-fi epic based on the Frank Herbert novels is set to release in just two weeks, but the team behind it has somehow kept a major star’s involvement completely under wraps. During its world premiere in London on February 15, Queen’s Gambit actor Anya Taylor-Joy hit the red carpet to confirm that she is a member of the cast of the sequel. This came after a while eagle-eyed Letterboxd user noticed HE Dune: Part Two was listed under Taylor-Joy’s credits on the review aggregation app.

Variation Taylor-Joy has been confirmed as part of the cast; The cast includes Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Zendaya as Chani, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha and many other big Hollywood stars. However, Variation He refused to “spoil” who Taylor-Joy is playing, and it looks like no one else is willing to say who they’re playing either.

Except me. sand dune There are spoilers for the novel below, but let’s be real, the book came out in 1965.

Anya Taylor-Joy is probably Alia Atreides. Dune: Part Two

First a short try sand dune summary. In the distant future, an interstellar society will consist of noble families whose fiefdoms consist entirely of planets. The Atreides family, led by Duke Leto (played by Oscar Isaac) Dune: Part One) is ordered to take a harsh desert planet known as Arrakis as his new fiefdom. Although the planet is virtually inhospitable, it is the sole source of the highly sought-after resource known as “spice”, a psychedelic drug used in space navigation. However, once the Atreides family arrives on Arrakis, it is clear that they have fallen into a trap set by the rival House Harkonnen, who wish to destroy them completely.

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As you can see Dune: Part OneThe Harkonnens’ plan results in Leto’s death, forcing Paul and his mother Jessica to flee into the desert. There they come into contact with the Fremen, the indigenous people of Arrakis who learn how to thrive (not just survive) on this harsh planet. There’s something completely messianic about it that I can’t even begin to get into, but here’s the kicker for Taylor-Joy: Jessica is pregnant and submits to the “spice ordeal,” a ritual in which she ingests lethal amounts of spice. spice. Because the baby is pregnant, she is exposed to the spice in the womb and is born with all the knowledge of a full-grown adult.

Alia Atreides looks and sounds like a child, but she is a full Reverend Mother, the highest level attainable among the Bene Gesserit (a matriarchal order with religious and political power). In the work of David Lynch sand dune Alia has been played by a child actor since 1984, but I think (especially What Taylor-Joy wore to the premiereAnd How does it compare to the outfit worn by Alia in Lynch’s film?) Villeneuve has found a way to present Alia as an adult.

I’m waiting for confirmation that I’m correct.