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May 12, 2022 06:36 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/12/23069001/dune-2-christopher-walken-emperor-cast
Dune: Part II has found its emperor in Christopher Walken
Denis Villeneuve’s first Dune film is a sweeping epic that introduces a new take on Paul Atreides at the beginning of his path to becoming a legend, but the movie’s careful to keep a number of details and characters from Frank Herbert’s original novel shrouded in secret. It was obvious that Villeneuve was holding some things back to surprise audiences with in Legendary’s second Dune movie, and the latest bit of casting news suggests that the director knows what he’s doing.
Deadline reports that Christopher Walken has signed on to Dune: Part II to portray the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV who is initially responsible for sending Paul Atreides’ father Leto to the planet Arrakis. In Herbert’s novel, House Harkonnen and the emperor are both...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/12/23069001/dune-2-christopher-walken-emperor-cast
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