Dune: Part 2 Trivia | 45 facts about the sci-fi epic

“Dune: Part 2” is a sci-fi blockbuster film directed by Denis Villeneuve with an all-star cast that adapts the famous novel by Frank Herbert.

Let’s find out some trivia and facts about the film.

Dune: Part Two is a 2024 American epic science fiction film
It is produced and directed by Denis Villeneuve
Villeneuve co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts
It is the sequel to Dune (2021)
It is the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert
It follows Paul Atreides as he unites with the Fremen people of the desert planet Arrakis to wage war against House Harkonnen
Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem reprise their roles from the first film
With Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, and Souheila Yacoub joining the ensemble cast
Development began after Legendary Entertainment acquired film and television rights for Dune in 2016
Villeneuve signed on as director for the film in 2017
With the intention of making a two-part adaptation of the novel due to its complexity
Production contracts were only secured for a first film
With the second film having to be green-lit based on the first’s success
Villeneuve was concerned about the sequel’s certainty after the first film had a simultaneous theatrical and HBO Max release
Warner Bros. Pictures assured him the sequel would happen if it performed well on HBO Max
After the critical and commercial success of the first film, Warner Bros. and Legendary green-lit Dune: Part Two in October 2021
Most of the new cast members were announced in 2022
Principal photography took place in Budapest, Italy, Jordan and Abu Dhabi between July and December 2022
Dune: Part Two had its world premiere at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico on February 6, 2024
It was released in the United States on March 1, 2024
It received rave reviews from critics
The film “largely received rave reviews from critics”
Some reviews considered it one of the best science fiction films
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 94% rating
Based on 314 critics’ reviews
With an average rating of 8.5/10
The website’s consensus reads: “Visually thrilling and narratively epic, Dune: Part Two continues Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the beloved sci-fi series in spectacular form”
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 79 out of 100
Based on 61 critics
Indicating “generally favorable” reviews
Audiences polled by PostTrak gave the film a 94% overall positive score
With an average five out of five stars
The trailer for Dune: Part Two received nominations for Best Fantasy Adventure and the Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over at the 2023 Golden Trailer Awards
The film was nominated for Most Anticipated Film at the 6th Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards
Villeneuve has expressed interest in making a third film based on Dune Messiah, the second novel in the series, adding that the possibility for the film depended on the success of Dune: Part Two
Spaihts also reiterated in March 2022 that Villeneuve had plans for a third film as well as the television spin-off series Dune: Prophecy
In August 2023, Villeneuve said the third film would serve as the conclusion of a trilogy
Villeneuve began developing a script for the third film in 2023
In February 2024, Villeneuve said the script was “almost finished” but also said he “[doesn’t] want to rush it,” citing Hollywood’s tendency of focusing on release dates over a film’s overall quality
Ahead of Dune: Part Two’s release, Hans Zimmer revealed he was already writing music for a third film after Villeneuve came in and “wordlessly” put Dune Messiah on his desk
In the United States and Canada, the film’s advanced ticket sales surpassed that of Oppenheimer
It is projected to gross $65–80 million from 4,050 theaters in its opening weekend
It is also expected to gross $85–90 million from 71 international markets
For a worldwide debut of around $170 million
The film made $12 million from previews on February 25 and 29 with IMAX screenings made up $4.5 million (38%) of the total