The universe of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is getting greater with official casting introduced for the prequel spin-off sequence Sisterhood of Dune. Variety introduced that Emily Watson (Chernobyl) will play Valya Harkonnen and Shirley Henderson (Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker) will play Tula Harkonnen.
The present is ready 10,000 years earlier than the occasions of Dune and is based mostly on the novel Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert (son of authentic Dune sequence author and Sci-Fi nice Frank Herbert) and Kevin J. Anderson (famous Star Wars Legends canon author).
The official logline reveals the present “follows the Harkonnen Sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect known as the Bene Gesserit,” and described Watson and Henderson’s roles as siblings who “have risen to power in the Sisterhood, a secret organization of women who will go on to become the Bene Gesserit.” We’re getting some deep sorceress backstory right here to learn the way the sect organizes and spreads throughout the political households. Their historical past and information will come fairly in useful to know as we meet new characters within the upcoming Dune sequel like Lady Margot (lately introduced Léa Seydoux), one other member of the fashionable sisterhood alongside Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson). Sisterhood of Dune doesn’t have a launch date as of but.
Dune: Part Two is at present in manufacturing with a deliberate November 2023 launch.
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