Dune: Part Two

Following the defeat of House Atreides by House Harkonnen,{{efn|As depicted in Dune (2021)}} Princess Irulan—daughter of the Padishah Emperor, Shaddam IV—journals about her father's betrayal of the Atreides. On the planet Arrakis, a Fremen tribe led by Stilgar accompanies Paul Atreides and his pregnant Bene Gesserit mother Lady Jessica to the village of Sietch Tabr. Some Fremen suspect they are spies, while Stilgar and others see signs of the prophecy that a mother and son from the "Outer World" will bring prosperity to Arrakis.

The Fremen accept Paul, but Stilgar commands Jessica to succeed Sietch Tabr's dying Reverend Mother by drinking the Water of Life, a mystical drug fatal for males and untrained women. She uses her Bene Gesserit training to transmute the liquid and survive, inheriting the memories of past Reverend Mothers. The liquid prematurely awakens the mind of her unborn daughter, Alia, allowing Jessica to communicate with her. They agree to focus on convincing the more skeptical northern Fremen of the prophecy, which Chani and her friend Shishakli correctly deduce to be a myth fabricated by the Bene Gesserit to manipulate the Fremen. Nonetheless, Chani begins to respect Paul after he declares that he only seeks to fight alongside the Fremen, not rule them.

Paul and Chani fall in love as Paul immerses himself in Fremen culture: learning their language, becoming a Fedaykin fighter, riding a sandworm, and raiding Harkonnen spice-harvesting operations. Paul adopts the Fremen names Usul ({{trans|"the strength of a pillar"}}) and Muad'Dib ({{trans|"kangaroo mouse"}}). Due to the continuing spice raids, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen installs his cunning and sadistic nephew Feyd-Rautha as Arrakis' ruler. Lady Margot Fenring of the Bene Gesserit is sent to evaluate Feyd-Rautha as a prospective Kwisatz Haderach and secure his genetic lineage.

Jessica travels south to unite with Fremen fundamentalists who believe most strongly in the prophecy. Paul remains in the north, fearful that his visions of an apocalyptic holy war will come to pass if he goes south as a messiah. During a raid on a smuggler spice harvester, Paul reunites with the warrior Gurney Halleck, who leads Paul to House Atreides' hidden atomic warhead stockpile. Feyd-Rautha unleashes a devastating attack on the northern Fremen, destroying Sietch Tabr, killing Shishakli, and forcing Paul and the survivors to journey south. Upon arrival, Paul drinks the Water of Life and falls into a coma, angering Chani, but Jessica hypnotically compels her to save Paul. Chani gives Paul a mix of her tears with the Water of Life, which awakens him. Now possessing clairvoyance across space and time, Paul sees a narrow path to victory among all possible futures and an adult Alia on water-filled Arrakis; he also learns that Jessica is the Baron's daughter, assigned as concubine to Duke Leto by the Bene Gesserit to unite House Harkonnen and House Atreides in furtherance of their plan to produce the Kwisatz Haderach.

Paul meets with the southern Fremen war council, galvanizing the crowd by demonstrating his ability to discern their deepest thoughts. He declares himself the Lisan al Gaib—a messianic figure—and challenges the Emperor, who arrives on Arrakis with Irulan and the Sardaukar military force. As the Emperor chastises the Harkonnens for their failures, the Fremen launch an offensive, using atomics and sandworms to overpower the Sardaukar. Paul kills the Baron and captures the Emperor. Meanwhile, Gurney leads an assault on Arrakeen, intercepting and killing Feyd-Rautha's brother and subordinate Beast Rabban.

Paul challenges the Emperor for the throne and, to Chani's dismay, urges to marry Irulan. Having been summoned by the Baron, the other Great Houses arrive in orbit, ready to invade the planet, but Paul threatens to destroy the spice fields if they intervene. Feyd-Rautha volunteers as the Emperor's champion and is killed by Paul in their duel. Irulan agrees to marry Paul on condition that he spare her father. The Emperor reluctantly surrenders, but the Great Houses reject Paul's ascendancy, so Paul orders the Fremen to attack the orbiting fleet. As Stilgar leads the Fremen onto the captured Sardaukar ships, Jessica and Alia reflect on the beginning of Paul's holy war. Chani refuses to bow to Paul and departs alone on a sandworm.

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• Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, the exiled Duke of House Atreides who sides with the Fremen to overthrow the tyrannical House Harkonnen
• Zendaya as Chani, a young and rebellious Fremen warrior who is Paul's love interest{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Zoe G. |date=February 16, 2024 |title=Zendaya Wears Vintage Mugler Couture Robotic Bodysuit at 'Dune: Part 2' Premiere in London |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/zendaya-vintage-mugler-couture-robotic-bodysuit-dune-part-2-premiere-1235826794/ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219052530/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/zendaya-vintage-mugler-couture-robotic-bodysuit-dune-part-2-premiere-1235826794/ |url-status=live}}
• Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Paul's Bene Gesserit mother and concubine to Paul's late father and predecessor, Leto Atreides
• Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, the former military leader of House Atreides and Paul's mentor and friend
• Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen's youngest nephew and heir ("na-Baron") to House Harkonnen
• Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, the Emperor's eldest daughter, heiress presumptive and Bene Gesserit initiate.
• Dave Bautista as Rabban, nephew of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen and older brother of Feyd-Rautha
• Christopher Walken as Emperor Shaddam IV, the Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe and head of House Corrino
• Léa Seydoux as Lady Margot Fenring, a Bene Gesserit and close friend of the Emperor
• Souheila Yacoub as Shishakli, a Fremen warrior and Chani's friend
• Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, head of House Harkonnen and former steward of Arrakis, enemy to the Atreides, uncle of Feyd-Rautha and Rabban
• Charlotte Rampling as Reverend Mother Mohiam, a Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother and the Emperor's Truthsayer
• Javier Bardem as Stilgar, leader of the Fremen tribe at Sietch Tabr

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Anya Taylor-Joy makes an uncredited cameo appearance as Alia Atreides, Paul's unborn sister who appears in his visions as well as communicating to Jessica while in her womb.{{cite web |last=McHenry |first=Jackson |date=March 1, 2024 |title=Decoding Dune: Part Two's Ominous Visions of the Future |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/decoding-dune-part-twos-visions-of-anya-taylor-joy-as-alia.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302152150/https://www.vulture.com/article/decoding-dune-part-twos-visions-of-anya-taylor-joy-as-alia.html |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=Vulture}} Babs Olusanmokun and Roger Yuan reprise their roles from the first film as Jamis and Lieutenant Lanville, respectively. Stephen McKinley Henderson filmed scenes reprising his role as Thufir Hawat, while Tim Blake Nelson filmed scenes as an undisclosed character, but their scenes were not included in the final cut. Both were given a "Special Thanks" credit by Villeneuve.{{cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=March 4, 2024 |title=Denis Villeneuve Cut Two Actors From 'Dune 2' and One of Them Is 'Heartbroken'; No Deleted Scenes Will Be Released: 'When It's Not in the Movie, It's Dead' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-2-cut-actors-deleted-scenes-released-stephen-mckinley-henderson-1235929610/?cx_testId=48&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308182634/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-2-cut-actors-deleted-scenes-released-stephen-mckinley-henderson-1235929610/?cx_testId=48&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=March 6, 2024 |website=Variety}}

File:Denis Villeneuve Cannes 2018.jpg returned to direct and co-write Dune: Part Two.]]

In November 2016, Legendary Pictures obtained the film and TV rights for the Dune franchise, based on the eponymous 1965 novel by Frank Herbert.{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=November 21, 2016 |title=Legendary Lands Rights to Classic Sci-Fi Novel Dune |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/legendary-dune-frank-herbert-1201923648/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222044604/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/legendary-dune-frank-herbert-1201923648/ |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |website=Variety}} Vice chair of worldwide production for Legendary Mary Parent began discussing with Denis Villeneuve about directing a film adaptation, quickly hiring him after realizing his passion for Dune.{{cite web |last=Brzeski |first=Patrick |date=November 30, 2021 |title=Making of 'Dune': How Denis Villeneuve's Sci-Fi Epic Is the Culmination of a Childhood Dream |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/making-of-dune-denis-villenueve-novel-adaptation-1235052084/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130153833/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/making-of-dune-denis-villenueve-novel-adaptation-1235052084/ |archive-date=November 30, 2021 |access-date=March 31, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} In February 2018, Villeneuve was confirmed to be hired as director, and intended to adapt the novel as a two-part film series.{{cite magazine |last=Vilkomerson |first=Sara |date=February 1, 2017 |title=Denis Villeneuve officially set to direct Dune reboot |url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/02/01/denis-villeneuve-directing-dune-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131190447/https://ew.com/movies/2017/02/01/denis-villeneuve-directing-dune-movie/ |archive-date=January 31, 2019 |access-date=February 15, 2019 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}{{cite web |last=Bui |first=Hoai-Tran |date=March 9, 2018 |title=At Least Two Dune Films Are Being Planned by Denis Villeneuve |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/denis-villeneuve-dune-remake-two-films/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522042236/http://www.slashfilm.com/denis-villeneuve-dune-remake-two-films/ |archive-date=May 22, 2018 |access-date=May 21, 2018 |website=/Film}} Villeneuve ultimately secured a two-film deal with Warner Bros. Pictures, in the same style as the two-part adaption of Stephen King's It in 2017 and 2019.{{cite web |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |author-link=Anthony Breznican |date=April 14, 2020 |title=Behold Dune: An Exclusive Look at Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, and More |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/04/behold-dune-an-exclusive-look-at-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-oscar-isaac |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414123142/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/04/behold-dune-an-exclusive-look-at-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-oscar-isaac |archive-date=April 14, 2020 |access-date=April 27, 2020 |website=Vanity Fair}} In January 2019, Joe Walker was confirmed as the film's editor.{{cite web |last=Desowitz |first=Bill |date=January 9, 2019 |title=Denis Villeneuve's Dune Gets Editor Joe Walker |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/01/denis-villeneuves-dune-editor-joe-walker-1202033710/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202205042/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/01/denis-villeneuves-dune-editor-joe-walker-1202033710/ |archive-date=February 2, 2019 |access-date=February 15, 2019 |website=IndieWire}} Other crew included Brad Riker as supervising art director, Patrice Vermette as production designer, Paul Lambert as visual effects supervisor, Gerd Nefzer as special effects supervisor, and Thomas Struthers as stunt coordinator.{{cite web |last=Campbell |first=Maude |date=February 15, 2019 |title=Everything We Know So Far About Denis Villeneuve's Dune |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a25889196/dune-rumors-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215003551/https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a25889196/dune-rumors-news/ |archive-date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=February 15, 2019 |website=Popular Mechanics}}

Dune: Part Two was produced by Villeneuve, Mary Parent, and Cale Boyter, with Tanya Lapointe, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt, Kim Herbert, Thomas Tull, Jon Spaihts, Richard P. Rubinstein, John Harrison, and Herbert W. Gain serving as executive producers and Kevin J. Anderson as creative consultant.{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=February 16, 2019 |title=Warner Bros. Dates Dune For November 2020 & More |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/warner-bros-dates-dune-for-november-2020-more-1202558747/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216063302/https://deadline.com/2019/02/warner-bros-dates-dune-for-november-2020-more-1202558747/ |archive-date=February 16, 2019 |access-date=February 16, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} Legendary CEO Joshua Grode confirmed in April 2019 that they plan to make a sequel, adding that "there's a logical place to stop the [first] movie before the book is over".{{cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=April 25, 2019 |title=Legendary CEO Joshua Grode on Pitting Pikachu Against Marvel, Warner Bros. Upheaval |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/legendary-ceo-joshua-grode-pitting-pikachu-marvel-1203881 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426045254/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/legendary-ceo-joshua-grode-pitting-pikachu-marvel-1203881 |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |access-date=April 26, 2019 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

In December 2020, Villeneuve stated that due to Warner Bros.' plan to release the film in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously, the first film could underperform financially, resulting in cancellation of the planned sequel.{{cite web |last=Villeneuve |first=Denis |author-link=Denis Villeneuve |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Blasts HBO Max Deal |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/dune-denis-villeneuve-blasts-warner-bros-1234851270/ |url-status=live |website=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213000030/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/dune-denis-villeneuve-blasts-warner-bros-1234851270/ |archive-date=December 13, 2020 |access-date=December 20, 2020}} In an IMAX screening of the first film's first ten minutes, the title logo read Dune: Part One, lending credence to plans for the sequel.{{cite web |last=Bumbray |first=Chris |date=July 21, 2021 |title=Dune: First 10 minutes previewed |url=https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/dune-new-trailer-new-title-first-10-minutes-reaction |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721182640/https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/dune-new-trailer-new-title-first-10-minutes-reaction |archive-date=July 21, 2021 |access-date=July 21, 2021 |website=JoBlo.com}} In August 2021, Villeneuve spoke more confidently about the chances of a sequel film, iterating his excitement to work with Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya again,{{cite web |last=Marc |first=Christopher |date=August 13, 2021 |title=Denis Villeneuve Says Dune Sequel Will See Zendaya's Chani Become the Protagonist |url=https://theplaylist.net/dune-sequel-zendaya-denis-villeneuve-dune-part-two-20210813/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203104100/https://theplaylist.net/dune-sequel-denis-villeneuve-zendaya-dune-part-two-20210813/ |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |access-date=August 16, 2021 |website=ThePlaylist}} while stating Chani would have a bigger role in the sequel.{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=TC |date=August 15, 2021 |title=Zendaya's Chani Will Be the Protagonist in Planned Dune Sequel |url=https://screenrant.com/dune-movie-sequel-zendaya-chani-protagonist-part-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815151425/https://www.screenrant.com/dune-movie-sequel-zendaya-chani-protagonist-part-2/ |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |access-date=August 27, 2021 |website=Screen Rant}} Warner Bros. assured Villeneuve a sequel would be greenlit as long as the film performed well on HBO Max.{{cite web |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |date=September 14, 2021 |title=Dune 2 Will Happen If Enough People Stream Dune on HBO Max |url=https://movieweb.com/dune-2-hbo-max-streaming-numbers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921021541/https://movieweb.com/dune-2-hbo-max-streaming-numbers/ |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |access-date=October 2, 2021 |website=MovieWeb}} Just days prior to the first film's release, Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff stated, "Will we have a sequel to Dune? If you watch the movie you see how it ends. I think you pretty much know the answer to that."{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 21, 2021 |title=Dune Sequel & More Sopranos: Warner Media Brass On How Box Office From HBO Max Experiment Won't Curb Franchises |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/dune-matrix-sopranos-sequels-hbo-max-theatrical-model-1234859504/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021104714/https://deadline.com/2021/10/dune-matrix-sopranos-sequels-hbo-max-theatrical-model-1234859504/ |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |access-date=October 23, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

On October 26, 2021, Legendary officially greenlit Dune: Part Two, with a spokesperson for the company stating, "We would not have gotten to this point without the extraordinary vision of Denis and the amazing work of his talented crew, the writers, our stellar cast, our partners at Warner Bros., and of course the fans! Here's to more Dune."{{cite web |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |last2=McClintock |first2=Pamela |date=October 26, 2021 |title=Dune 2 a Go From Legendary, Warner Bros. |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dune-2-greenlit-movie-release-date-1235036655/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026181508/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dune-2-greenlit-movie-release-date-1235036655/ |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=October 26, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} Production work had occurred back-to-back with the first film, as Villeneuve and his wife Lapointe immediately took a flight to Budapest in order to begin pre-production work.{{cite web |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |author-link=Anthony Breznican |date=February 2, 2024 |title=Dune: Part Two Is a Cliffhanger—But It May Be Years Before Part Three Arrives |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/dune-part-3 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202141231/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/dune-part-3 |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=Vanity Fair}} A key point of negotiation prior to greenlighting the sequel was assuring that the sequel would have an exclusive window where it would only be shown theatrically, with Legendary and Warner Bros. agreeing to give Dune: Part Two a 45-day window before it would be available through other channels. Villeneuve said this theatrical exclusivity was a "non-negotiable condition", and that "the theatrical experience is at the very heart of the cinematic language for me".{{cite web |last=Davids |first=Brian |date=October 28, 2021 |title=Denis Villeneuve on Dune Success and the Road to Part Two |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dune-2-denis-villeneuve-part-two-1235038791/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028202141/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dune-2-denis-villeneuve-part-two-1235038791/ |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |access-date=November 1, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} With Dune: Part Two being greenlit, Villeneuve said that his primary concern was to complete the filming as soon as possible, with the earliest he expected to start in the last quarter of 2022. He noted that production would be expedited by the work already done for the first film.

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Eric Roth was hired to co-write the screenplay in April 2017 for the Dune films,{{cite magazine |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=April 5, 2017 |title=Forrest Gump Writer Eric Roth to Pen Denis Villeneuve's Dune Reboot |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/dune-reboot-writer-eric-roth-denis-villeneuve-1201998001/ |url-status=live |magazine=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215012243/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/dune-reboot-writer-eric-roth-denis-villeneuve-1201998001/ |archive-date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=April 27, 2020}} and Jon Spaihts was later confirmed to be co-writing the script alongside Roth and Villeneuve.{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=September 5, 2018 |title=Rebecca Ferguson in Talks to Star in Denis Villeneuve's Dune |website=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/rebecca-ferguson-talks-star-denis-villeneuves-dune-1140223 |url-status=live |access-date=September 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906210447/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/rebecca-ferguson-talks-star-denis-villeneuves-dune-1140223 |archive-date=September 6, 2018}} Game of Thrones language creator David Peterson was confirmed to be developing languages for the film in April 2019.{{cite web |last=Elderkin |first=Beth |date=April 9, 2019 |title=Game of Thrones Language Builder David Peterson is Working on Denis Villeneuve's Dune |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/game-of-thrones-language-builder-david-peterson-is-work-1833921344 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411002806/https://io9.gizmodo.com/game-of-thrones-language-builder-david-peterson-is-work-1833921344 |archive-date=April 11, 2019 |access-date=April 14, 2019 |website=io9}} Villeneuve and Peterson had created the Chakobsa language, which was used by actors on set.{{cite magazine |last=Holub |first=Christian |date=February 20, 2024 |title=Inside the Dune dynasty: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, and Florence Pugh dig into the battle for Arrakis |url=https://ew.com/dune-part-two-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-austin-butler-florence-pugh-cover-story-8584736 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220235236/https://ew.com/dune-part-two-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-austin-butler-florence-pugh-cover-story-8584736 |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} In November 2019, Spaihts stepped down as show-runner for Dune: Prophecy to focus on Dune: Part Two.{{cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=November 5, 2019 |title=Dune: The Sisterhood Showrunner to Exit HBO Max Series |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/dune-sisterhood-showrunner-exit-hbo-max-series-1252449 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216003641/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/dune-sisterhood-showrunner-exit-hbo-max-series-1252449 |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |access-date=January 12, 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} In June 2020, Greig Fraser said, "It's a fully formed story in itself with places to go. It's a fully standalone epic film that people will get a lot out of when they see it".{{cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=June 4, 2020 |title=Exclusive: Dune DP Greig Fraser on Shooting Denis Villeneueve's 'Epic' Sci-Fi Adaptation |url=https://collider.com/dune-movie-details-greig-fraser-denis-villenueve/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604224143/https://collider.com/dune-movie-details-greig-fraser-denis-villenueve/ |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |access-date=June 4, 2020 |website=Collider}}

Between the release of Dune and the confirmation of Dune: Part Two, Villeneuve started working the script in a way that production could begin immediately once the film was greenlit.{{cite web |last=Bahr |first=Lindsey |date=February 9, 2024 |title=In Dune: Part Two, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve realizes a lifetime dream |url=https://apnews.com/article/dune-part-two-denis-villeneuve-cc980b23d3b7c774ed2297bad6f9aaf5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209211649/https://apnews.com/article/dune-part-two-denis-villeneuve-cc980b23d3b7c774ed2297bad6f9aaf5 |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |access-date=February 9, 2024 |publisher=AP News}} By February 2021, Roth created a full treatment for the sequel,{{cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=April 12, 2021 |title=Dune Co-Writer Eric Roth Says the Sci-Fi Adaptation Is 'Spectacular', Talks Sequel |url=https://collider.com/dune-movie-update-eric-roth-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412170454/https://collider.com/dune-movie-update-eric-roth-interview/amp/ |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2021 |website=Collider}} with writing beginning that August.{{cite web |last=Massuda |first=Lauren |date=August 19, 2021 |title=Dune 2 Script is Being Written, Reveals Denis Villeneuve |url=https://collider.com/dune-2-movie-script-denis-villeneuve/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819040755/https://collider.com/dune-2-movie-script-denis-villeneuve/ |archive-date=August 19, 2021 |access-date=August 27, 2021 |website=Collider}} He confirmed that Feyd-Rautha would appear in the film, and stated he will be a "very important character".{{cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=November 16, 2021 |title=Dune Spoiler Interview: Denis Villeneuve on the Ending, Paul's Dreams, and What's Coming in Part Two |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/dune-spoiler-interview-denis-villeneuve-ending-paul-dreams-and-part-two/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116163833/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/dune-spoiler-interview-denis-villeneuve-ending-paul-dreams-and-part-two/ |archive-date=November 16, 2021 |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=Empire}} In March 2022, Villeneuve had mostly finished writing the screenplay.{{cite web |last=King |first=Jack |date=March 15, 2022 |title=Dune: Part 2: Denis Villeneuve Says Script is Done, Crew is Prepping, and to Expect More IMAX Footage in Sequel [Exclusive] |url=https://collider.com/dune-2-script-imax-footage-denis-villeneuve-comments/ |access-date=March 16, 2022 |website=Collider|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529182240/http://collider.com/dune-2-script-imax-footage-denis-villeneuve-comments/ |archive-date=May 29, 2022}} Craig Mazin and Roth wrote additional literary material for the film.{{cite web |title=Dune: Part 2 |url=https://directories.wga.org/project/1229981/dune-part-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421224353/https://directories.wga.org/project/1229981/dune-part-2/ |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |access-date=July 6, 2023 |publisher=Writers Guild of America West}}

Villeneuve stated that the film would continue directly from the first, and specifically described it as being the "second part".{{cite magazine |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |author-link=Anthony Breznican |date=April 27, 2023 |title=Dune: Part Two—An Exclusive First Look at the Saga's Epic Conclusion |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/04/dune-part-two-exclusive-first-look |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427130721/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/04/dune-part-two-exclusive-first-look |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |access-date=April 27, 2023 |magazine=Vanity Fair}} He described the film as being an "epic war movie", adding that while the first film was more "contemplative", the second would feature more action.{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Dune: Part Two Debuts Trailer Selling It as an 'Epic War Movie' at CinemaCon |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dune-sequel-trailer-movie-timothee-chalamet-austin-butler-1235399584/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425191841/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dune-sequel-trailer-movie-timothee-chalamet-austin-butler-1235399584/ |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |access-date=April 27, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} Villeneuve sought to anchor the movie to the characters, primarily Paul and Chani. With the two featured in an "epic love story" between them, Villeneuve described them as the "epicenter of the story". Zendaya initially found difficulty in creating dialogue, commenting that "It was funny trying to figure out in this futuristic space talk, like, how do they flirt?" Chalamet also added that Paul would be heavily influenced by Chani, serving as his "moral compass". Paul becomes deeply embedded in Fremen culture, developing a closer bond with Stilgar, who becomes his surrogate father figure and mentor, while tensions emerge between Chani and Lady Jessica, as Chani is aware that Jessica's schemes negatively impact the Fremen.

The script ultimately conveys Chani as a nonbeliever of the prophecy and intended for its structure to first convey their romantic relationship from Paul's perspective, and eventually pivot to Chani's perspective as the audience realizes Paul's desire for power and insidious nature.{{cite web |last=Bui |first=Hoai-Tran |date=March 1, 2024 |title=How Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two Rejects the White Savior Myth |url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/dune-2-denis-villeneuve-interview-white-savior |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301174920/https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/dune-2-denis-villeneuve-interview-white-savior |archive-date=March 1, 2024 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=Inverse}} He focused on Herbert's original intention to depict Paul as an antihero in Dune, on his way to becoming a villain, and wrote the script with that in mind while also considering his future plans regarding Dune Messiah, particularly by modifying Chani's characterization as he felt that she eventually "disappeared in Paul's shadows" in the book.{{cite web |last=Keates |first=Emma |date=March 1, 2024 |title=Denis Villeneuve explains why he changed Chani in Dune: Part Two |url=https://www.avclub.com/denis-villeneuve-dune-part-two-zendaya-chani-herbert-1851297779 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301210817/https://www.avclub.com/denis-villeneuve-dune-part-two-zendaya-chani-herbert-1851297779 |archive-date=March 1, 2024 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=The A.V. Club}}{{cite web |last=Shayo |first=Lukas |date=February 4, 2024 |title=Dune 2 Fixes an Original Book Problem Says Denis Villeneuve: 'Frank Herbert Was Disappointed' |url=https://screenrant.com/dune-2-movie-book-changes-fix-denis-villeneuve/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204200304/https://screenrant.com/dune-2-movie-book-changes-fix-denis-villeneuve/ |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |access-date=February 7, 2024 |website=Screen Rant}} Feeling he had the "benefit of time" in doing so, Villeneuve decided to use all the elements of Paul's character arc and "play them a bit differently" in order to establish his eventual transformation into a villainous figure and becoming "what he was trying to fight against". He expanded the role of Chani and Lady Jessica from the novel, and interpreted Chani as being a critique of power.

When envisioning the sandworm sequence, Villeneuve primarily relied upon his own drawings and storyboards, as he felt the book did not contain adequate descriptions. He later cited it as being one of his favorite scenes in the film.{{cite web |last1=Weintraub |first1=Steve |last2=Jones |first2=Tamera |date=February 13, 2024 |title=Denis Villeneuve Breaks Down His Favorite Dune: Part 2 Scene |url=https://collider.com/dune-2-sandworm-denis-villeneuve/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215024606/https://collider.com/dune-2-sandworm-denis-villeneuve/ |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=Collider}} When writing Paul's character arc, he considered Paul as transforming from a "humble" figure to a "dark messianic figure", and took inspiration from Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira (1988) when designing the storyboards.{{cite web |last=Wong |first=Henry |date=February 28, 2024 |title=Denis Villeneuve Says 'Akira' Inspired Dune: Part Two |url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a60009370/denis-villeneuve-says-akira-inspired-dune-part-two/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305041005/https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a60009370/denis-villeneuve-says-akira-inspired-dune-part-two/?taid=65e09c0715d5a500012ec79f |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=Esquire}} Villeneuve felt the film's ending was more "tragic" than that of the book, feeling that it adequately resolved Paul's storyline across the Dune films while setting up his character arc for a potential third film based on Dune Messiah (1969).{{cite web |last=Farley |first=Jordan |date=January 29, 2024 |title=Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya say they're keen for Dune 3, as Denis Villeneuve teases Part 2's ending |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/timothee-chalamet-says-hes-keen-for-dune-3-as-denis-villeneuve-teases-part-2s-ending/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129162310/https://www.gamesradar.com/timothee-chalamet-says-hes-keen-for-dune-3-as-denis-villeneuve-teases-part-2s-ending/ |archive-date=January 29, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Total Film}}

Following the first film, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is described as being heavily debilitated and reliant upon being submerged in fluids, while focusing on choosing an heir: Glossu "Beast" Rabban or Feyd-Rautha, both his nephews. Rabban was regarded as being a bad strategist, while Feyd-Rautha is shown to be clever, cunning, and charismatic. Actor Austin Butler felt Feyd-Rautha's character served as "flip sides of the same coin" to Paul, as both had been involved in the Bene Gesserit's genetic breeding program. Butler opined that Feyd-Rautha's upbringing on Giedi Prime and self-care for his body explained his arrogance. Meanwhile, Villeneuve noted his psychopathic personality and brutality similar to that of an animal, contrasted with his "code of honors" and reverence for fighters.

Lady Jessica is heavily traumatized by the death of Duke Leto, being compared to Paul as a "survivor" and strategizing to realize the ambitions of the Bene Gesserit, who aim to fulfill their prophecy to maximize human potential, disregarding morality and ethics. There is additional focus on the political aspect, with Princess Irulan fearing that her father, Emperor Shaddam IV, will lose his throne due to his loss of influence over warring factions. During the sequence of Paul's consumption of the Water of Life, Villeneuve deliberately altered the timeframe to depict an adult Alia for a dramatic effect, and to highlight Alia's unique birth. He and Spaihts decided to "compress" the time for both the sequence and Lady Jessica's pregnancy in order to establish more narrative tension. He added that Lady Jessica's conversations with an embryonic Alia was unique, as he felt it was "fresh and original to have a character who is powerful and still a pregnant woman" while also conveying how others perceive Alia as an "abomination".{{cite magazine |last=Holub |first=Christian |date=March 1, 2024 |title=How Dune: Part 2 handles the character of Alia — and why there isn't a time jump |url=https://ew.com/how-dune-part-two-handles-alia-jessica-pregnancy-8599667 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301213554/https://ew.com/how-dune-part-two-handles-alia-jessica-pregnancy-8599667 |archive-date=March 1, 2024 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} Like Chani and Lady Jessica, Villeneuve further developed Princess Irulan's character and motivations from the novel, with actress Florence Pugh noting her reserved nature and intelligence.

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In March 2022, Pugh and Butler were reported to be in talks to star in the film as Princess Irulan and Harkonnen heir Feyd-Rautha, respectively.{{cite news |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=March 8, 2022 |title=Dune Part 2: Florence Pugh Eyed for Princess Irulan Role in Upcoming Sequel |website=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/dune-part-2-florence-pugh-princess-irulan-1234973534/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308204252/https://deadline.com/2022/03/dune-part-2-florence-pugh-princess-irulan-1234973534/ |archive-date=March 8, 2022}}{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=March 10, 2022 |title=Dune: Part Two: Austin Butler Eyed to Play Feyd-Rautha in Upcoming Sequel |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/dune-part-two-austin-butler-feyd-rautha-1234975465/ |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525220753/https://deadline.com/2022/03/dune-part-two-austin-butler-feyd-rautha-1234975465/ |archive-date=May 25, 2022}} Butler was offered the role while having coffee with Villeneuve, without needing to audition. He trained for four months in Budapest, using a fitness regimen made by an ex-Navy SEALs member.{{cite web |last=St. Clair |first=Joshua |date=December 8, 2022 |title=Austin Butler Trained for Four Months for 'Dune: Part 2' |url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a42188160/dune-part-2-austin-butler-podcast-update/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208192239/https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a42188160/dune-part-2-austin-butler-podcast-update/ |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=Men's Health}}{{cite web |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |author-link=Anthony Breznican |date=February 22, 2024 |title=The Making of Austin Butler's Sexy Psychopath in Dune: Part Two |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/austin-butler-dune-part-two |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223141800/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/austin-butler-dune-part-two |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |access-date=February 23, 2024 |website=Vanity Fair}} Villeneuve described his performance as being a "cross between a psychopath killer, an Olympic sword master, a snake, and Mick Jagger" while Butler researched past cultures he felt "bred brutality" and took inspiration from various animals including sharks and snakes.{{cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=August 26, 2023 |title=Austin Butler's Feyd-Rautha In Dune: Part Two Is 'A Cross Between A Psychopath Killer, A Snake, And Mick Jagger' – Exclusive Image |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/austin-butler-feyd-rautha-dune-part-two-killer-snake-mick-jagger-exclusive-image/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826163652/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/austin-butler-feyd-rautha-dune-part-two-killer-snake-mick-jagger-exclusive-image/ |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=Empire}}{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Julian |last2=Smart |first2=Jack |date=January 25, 2024 |title=Austin Butler Teases His 'Ugly and Bald' 'Dune: Part Two' Villain |url=https://people.com/austin-butler-teases-ugly-and-bald-dune-2-villain-8550034 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126000907/https://people.com/austin-butler-teases-ugly-and-bald-dune-2-villain-8550034 |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=People}}

Butler said that he drew inspiration from Gary Oldman and Heath Ledger for his performance.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/austin-butler-was-inspired-by-gary-oldman-and-heath-ledger-for-dune-part-two-role-3598097 |title=Austin Butler was inspired by Gary Oldman and Heath Ledger for 'Dune: Part Two' role |website=NME |date=March 7, 2024 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309062022/https://www.nme.com/news/film/austin-butler-was-inspired-by-gary-oldman-and-heath-ledger-for-dune-part-two-role-3598097 |url-status=live}} He imitated Skarsgård's voice as the Baron, as he felt that Feyd would be influenced by the Baron due to growing up with him. In May, Christopher Walken joined the cast as Shaddam IV.{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Christopher Walken Joins Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya in Dune: Part Two |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-walken-dune-two-1235144841/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512235549/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-walken-dune-two-1235144841/ |archive-date=May 12, 2022}} In June, Léa Seydoux entered negotiations to join the cast as Lady Margot Fenring.{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Dune Part 2: Léa Seydoux to Play Lady Margot in Upcoming Sequel for Legendary |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/dune-part-2-lea-seydoux-to-play-lady-margot-in-upcoming-sequel-for-legendary-1235048753/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 21, 2022 |date=June 21, 2022 |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621172417/https://deadline.com/2022/06/dune-part-2-lea-seydoux-to-play-lady-margot-in-upcoming-sequel-for-legendary-1235048753/ |url-status=live}} In July, Souheila Yacoub joined the cast as Shishakli.{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |title='Dune Part Two': Souheila Yacoub Latest To Join Legendary Sequel |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/dune-part-two-souheila-yacoub-1235064119/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=July 14, 2022 |date=July 14, 2022 |archive-date=July 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714181832/https://deadline.com/2022/07/dune-part-two-souheila-yacoub-1235064119/ |url-status=live}}

In January 2023, Tim Blake Nelson was added to the cast in an undisclosed role.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dune-part-2-casts-time-blake-nelson-1235292182/ |title=Tim Blake Nelson Joins Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune: Part 2' (Exclusive) |website=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=January 6, 2023 |access-date=January 6, 2023 |archive-date=January 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106205014/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dune-part-2-casts-time-blake-nelson-1235292182/ |url-status=live}} Attending the film's London premiere in February 2024, Anya Taylor-Joy confirmed that she had been cast in the film.{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Angelique |last2=Yossman |first2=K.J. |date=February 15, 2024 |title=Surprise! Anya Taylor-Joy Confirms 'Dune: Part Two' Role at London Premiere |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/anya-taylor-joy-dune-2-role-1235912248/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215210232/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/anya-taylor-joy-dune-2-role-1235912248/ |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |website=Variety}} Villeneuve was surprised that her role had been kept a secret for that long, noting it required "so much work to keep that secret". Her role had been revealed in a casting credit list for the film on Letterboxd.{{cite magazine |last=Holub |first=Christian |date=February 15, 2024 |title=Anya Taylor-Joy confirms internet rumors about Dune 2 role |url=https://ew.com/anya-taylor-joy-dune-part-two-role-8583785 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216033719/https://ew.com/anya-taylor-joy-dune-part-two-role-8583785 |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |access-date=February 16, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}

Pre-shooting began on July 4, 2022, at the Brion tomb in Altivole, Italy, for two days. Principal photography was set to begin on July 21 in Budapest, Hungary,{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/dune-part-two-production-italy-1235057506/ |title=Dune: Part Two Ramping Up Production This Month |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=July 3, 2022 |access-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-date=July 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704223528/https://deadline.com/2022/07/dune-part-two-production-italy-1235057506/ |url-status=live}} but began earlier on July 18.{{cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Dune: Part Two Starts Filming: Full Cast and Synopsis Revealed, Oscar-Winning Crafts Team Returns |website=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/dune-2-filming-full-cast-synopsis-1235319029/ |access-date=July 18, 2022 |archive-date=July 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718185833/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/dune-2-filming-full-cast-synopsis-1235319029/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Mishra |first=Shrishty |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Dune: Part 2: Production Begins on Epic Sci-Fi Sequel |website=Collider |url=https://collider.com/dune-part-2-production-start-warner-bros/ |access-date=July 18, 2022 |archive-date=July 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718192456/https://collider.com/dune-part-2-production-start-warner-bros/ |url-status=live}} The film was entirely shot using Arri Alexa LF digital cameras, with new filming locations and sets being used "to avoid repetition".{{cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=April 25, 2023 |title='Dune: Part Two' Debuts Breathtaking Trailer: Timothée Chalamet Rides Giant Sandworm, Assumes Rightful Role as Fremen Leader |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dune-part-two-trailer-timothee-chalamet-riding-giant-sandworms-zendaya-1235593113/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425190653/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dune-part-two-trailer-timothee-chalamet-riding-giant-sandworms-zendaya-1235593113/ |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=Variety}} In October 2022, Chalamet took a break from filming in order to attend the premiere of Bones and All (2022).{{cite web |last=Vivarelli |first=Nick |title=Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell Will Eat You Alive: How 'Bones and All' Became the Year's Sexiest Cannibal Love Story |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/features/bones-and-all-timothee-chalamet-taylor-russell-cannibal-movie-1235432910/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116150905/https://variety.com/2022/film/features/bones-and-all-timothee-chalamet-taylor-russell-cannibal-movie-1235432910/ |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=Variety |date=November 16, 2022}} The production team managed to shoot during the partial solar eclipse of October 25, and used the footage for the opening fight scene between Harkonnen and Fremen soldiers.{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=Belen |date=March 24, 2024 |title=Sandworms and solar eclipses: 5 things we learned from The Art and Soul of 'Dune: Part Two{{'-}} |url=https://mashable.com/article/the-art-and-soul-of-dune-part-two-behind-the-scenes-facts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324093150/https://mashable.com/article/the-art-and-soul-of-dune-part-two-behind-the-scenes-facts |archive-date=March 24, 2024 |access-date=April 10, 2024 |website=Mashable}} While the scene called for an eclipse, Villeneuve did not know beforehand that filming would coincide with an actual eclipse. In order to ensure that the sun was behind Lady Jessica in a shot where she kills a Harkonnen soldier with a rock, cinematographer Greig Fraser calculated that the shot needed to be filmed at precisely 9:45 in the morning on November 3.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/ridley-scott-denis-villeneuve-director-roundtable-1236103737/ |title="If You Show Any Doubt, They'll Eat You Alive": Ridley Scott, Denis Villeneuve and the Director Roundtable |author=Keegan, Rebecca |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 8, 2025 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |archive-date=January 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109025430/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/ridley-scott-denis-villeneuve-director-roundtable-1236103737/ |url-status=live}}

That month, production moved to Abu Dhabi and Pugh finished her scenes.{{cite web |last=Christopher |first=Charles |date=October 24, 2022 |title=Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two Begins Filming In Abu Dhabi Next Month |url=https://gamerant.com/dune-2-filming-abu-dhabi-november/ |access-date=October 31, 2022 |website=Game Rant |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031233552/https://gamerant.com/dune-2-filming-abu-dhabi-november/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Timothée Chalamet Raves About Florence Pugh and Zendaya in 'Dune: Part 2': They're 'Seriously Incredible' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/timothee-chalamet-praises-florence-pugh-zendaya-dune-2-1235433536/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116162117/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/timothee-chalamet-praises-florence-pugh-zendaya-dune-2-1235433536/ |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=Variety}} Certain scenes set at dawn had to be filmed across three days to take advantage of the golden hour.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/movies/dune-timothee-chalamet-villeneuve.html |title=Denis Villeneuve and Timothée Chalamet: 'Dune' Dynasty |author=Nicholson, Amy |website=The New York Times |date=February 21, 2024 |access-date=March 17, 2024 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224094521/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/movies/dune-timothee-chalamet-villeneuve.html |url-status=live}} A special unit of production filmed scenes with Taylor-Joy in Namibia, the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa.{{cite web |last=Chuba |first=Kirsten |date=February 26, 2024 |title=Why Denis Villeneuve Kept Anya Taylor-Joy's 'Dune: Part Two' Casting a Secret: "Hollywood Is the Most Gossipy Town on Earth" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/denis-villeneuve-anya-taylor-joy-dune-casting-secret-explained-1235835959/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227003051/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/denis-villeneuve-anya-taylor-joy-dune-casting-secret-explained-1235835959/ |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} Filming wrapped on December 12, 2022.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/dune-part-two-wraps-filmingtimothee-chalamet-1235457990/ |title='Dune: Part Two' Wraps Production, Timothée Chalamet Announces |last=Zee |first=Michaela |date=December 12, 2022 |website=Variety |access-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212182152/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/dune-part-two-wraps-filmingtimothee-chalamet-1235457990/ |url-status=live}} Due to the delays, Villeneuve was able to make a film transfer for projection using the IMAX 70 mm and conventional 70 mm film formats.

Pugh delivered Princess Irulan's opening narration during her first day of filming and for overall production.{{cite web |last1=Weintraub |first1=Steve |last2=Jones |first2=Tamera |date=February 6, 2024 |title=Zendaya & Florence Pugh Reveal the 'Dune 2' Scene They Were Nervous to Film |url=https://collider.com/dune-2-zendaya-florence-pugh/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215025222/https://collider.com/dune-2-zendaya-florence-pugh/ |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=Collider}} Villeneuve and Fraser filmed Feyd-Rautha's gladiator sequence with specially designed black-and-white infrared cameras. They wanted the Harkonnens to cheer and stomp rather than applaud, and designed over 30 sections for spectators in the arena.{{cite web |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=March 2, 2024 |title='Dune 2': How Artisans Pulled Off Shooting the Arena Fight Scene With Infrared Technology |url=https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/dune-2-shooting-arena-fight-scene-infrared-1235927682/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302174800/https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/dune-2-shooting-arena-fight-scene-infrared-1235927682/ |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=Variety}} Butler spent his first week on set filming the scene, while the set had very high temperatures that caused some people to faint.{{cite magazine |last=Holub |first=Christian |date=March 3, 2024 |title=Inside that epic Dune: Part 2 duel between Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler |url=https://ew.com/inside-dune-part-two-duel-timothee-chalamet-austin-butler-8602814 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303162455/https://ew.com/inside-dune-part-two-duel-timothee-chalamet-austin-butler-8602814 |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} He also improvised his kiss scene with the Baron.{{cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=March 4, 2024 |title=Austin Butler Improvised That Creepy 'Dune 2' Kiss and Says Stellan Skarsgård 'Is Down For Anything. He's the Best' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/austin-butler-dune-2-kiss-stellan-skarsgard-improvised-1235929165/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304155556/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/austin-butler-dune-2-kiss-stellan-skarsgard-improvised-1235929165/ |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=Variety}}

For romantic scenes between Paul and Chani, the scenes were primarily filmed in remote locations in Jordan during the golden hour. The scenes were often filmed as quickly as possible, with only a one-hour window being available. The scene of Paul's sandworm ride was filmed practically on a production unit, separate from the main one, led by producer Tanya Lapointe and a special team. Chalamet filmed his scenes on a platform meant to imitate a portion of the sandworm, with gripping devices serving as the reference for the Fremen hooks. An industrial fan blew sand on set to emulate the desert climate.{{cite magazine |last=Holub |first=Christian |date=February 20, 2024 |title=Welcome to the Worm Unit: How Dune 2 pulled off sandworm riding |url=https://ew.com/dune-2-sandworm-riding-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-denis-villeneuve-8594121 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220225040/https://ew.com/dune-2-sandworm-riding-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-denis-villeneuve-8594121 |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |access-date=February 26, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} Chalamet estimated the scene took over three months to film, with individual shoots occurring over a span of 20–30 minutes. As the actual sandworm was not built and there were no reference shots, the production team designed a small portion of the worm on set and the actors had to physically visualize and imitate riding the sandworm.{{cite web |last=Shayo |first=Lukas |date=February 4, 2024 |title=Paul's Sandworm Ride Took '3 Months' To Film Practically, Dune 2's Timothée Chalamet Talks Process |url=https://screenrant.com/dune-2-timothee-chalamet-sandworm-ride-filming-experience/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204141050/https://screenrant.com/dune-2-timothee-chalamet-sandworm-ride-filming-experience/ |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=Screen Rant}}{{cite web |last=Lussier |first=Germain |date=January 26, 2024 |title=Timothée Chalamet Is Self-Conscious About His Sand Worm Riding in Dune 2 |url=https://gizmodo.com/dune-2-sandworm-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-scifi-warners-1851201502 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126201356/https://gizmodo.com/dune-2-sandworm-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-scifi-warners-1851201502 |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=Gizmodo}}

Butler and Chalamet separately trained with a Kali instructor in Los Angeles for the climactic battle between Paul and Feyd-Rautha. They were excited to do the scene, and immediately began practicing once they later met in Budapest. They performed the scene by themselves, including for wide camera shots. Chalamet delivers the monologue entirely in Chakobsa.{{cite web |last=Bahr |first=Lindsey |date=February 13, 2024 |title=Pain, sweat and sandworms: In 'Dune 2' Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and the cast rise to the challenge |url=https://apnews.com/article/dune-two-chalamet-zendaya-austin-butler-6fa9d002799d5fdefc7149cd0cc29fa0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213144723/https://apnews.com/article/dune-two-chalamet-zendaya-austin-butler-6fa9d002799d5fdefc7149cd0cc29fa0 |archive-date=February 13, 2024 |access-date=February 13, 2024 |website=Associated Press News}}{{cite web |last1=Weintraub |first1=Steve |last2=Jones |first2=Tamera |date=February 5, 2024 |title=Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler Discuss 'Dune: Part 2' and Their Brutal Fight Scene |url=https://collider.com/dune-2-timothee-chalamet-austin-butler/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215025304/https://collider.com/dune-2-timothee-chalamet-austin-butler/ |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=Collider}} Ferguson cited Lady Jessica undergoing the Reverend Mother process as her favorite scene, working with contortionists for the scene and comparing it to an Exorcist film.{{cite web |last1=Weintraub |first1=Steve |last2=Jones |first2=Tamera |date=February 8, 2024 |title=Rebecca Ferguson Tried and Failed to Get This Bene Gesserit Detail Into 'Dune: Part Two' |url=https://collider.com/dune-2-rebecca-ferguson-bene-gesserit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209010647/https://collider.com/dune-2-rebecca-ferguson-bene-gesserit/ |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |access-date=February 8, 2024 |website=Collider}}

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File:Hans Zimmer in 2022.jpg returned to compose the score of Dune: Part Two.]]

Hans Zimmer returned to compose the film's score after doing so for the previous film.{{cite web |date=October 26, 2021 |title=Hans Zimmer to Return for Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/10/26/hans-zimmer-to-return-for-denis-villeneuves-dune-part-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026232354/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/10/26/hans-zimmer-to-return-for-denis-villeneuves-dune-part-2/ |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=October 26, 2021 |website=Film Music Reporter}} Zimmer had composed over 90 minutes of music prior to the announcement of the film to help give Villeneuve inspiration when writing.{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/10/dune-hans-zimmer-score-1234673017/ |title=Dune: How Composer Hans Zimmer Invented a Retro-Future Musical Sound for the Arrakis Desert Planet |first=Bill |last=Desowitz |date=October 20, 2021 |access-date=October 30, 2021 |website=IndieWire |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030190824/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/10/dune-hans-zimmer-score-1234673017/ |url-status=live}} Two singles were released on February 15, 2024, by WaterTower Music, titled "A Time of Quiet Between the Storms" and "Harvester Attack". The full soundtrack album was released on February 23.{{cite web |date=February 15, 2024 |title=Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Music by Hans Zimmer Available February 23rd |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240215811726/en/Dune-Part-Two-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack-Music-by-Hans-Zimmer-Available-February-23rd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215143140/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240215811726/en/Dune-Part-Two-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack-Music-by-Hans-Zimmer-Available-February-23rd |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=Business Wire}}

A teaser trailer for Dune: Part Two was presented during the Warner Bros. panel at CinemaCon on April 27, 2023. First-look footage of the cast in-character were released online, alongside a teaser poster, on May 2, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/dune-part-two-teaser-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-1235353963/ |title='Dune: Part Two' Teaser: First-Look Footage & Poster for Denis Villeneuve's Star-Studded Sequel |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=May 2, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502193010/https://deadline.com/2023/05/dune-part-two-teaser-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-1235353963/ |url-status=live}} The trailer was released to the public the following day.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/video/dune-part-two-trailer-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-denis-villeneuve/ |title='Dune: Part Two' Trailer: Timothée Chalamet & Zendaya Return to the Desert in Denis Villeneuve's Star-Studded Sequel |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=May 3, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503162732/https://deadline.com/video/dune-part-two-trailer-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-denis-villeneuve/ |url-status=live}} Variety called it "breathtaking";{{cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=April 25, 2023 |title='Dune: Part Two' Debuts Breathtaking Trailer: Timothée Chalamet Rides Giant Sandworm, Assumes Rightful Role as Fremen Leader |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dune-part-two-trailer-timothee-chalamet-riding-giant-sandworms-zendaya-1235593113/ |access-date=June 29, 2023 |website=Variety |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425190653/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dune-part-two-trailer-timothee-chalamet-riding-giant-sandworms-zendaya-1235593113/ |url-status=live}} GQ hailed the shots of Paul riding a sandworm as "the standout sequence";{{cite web |last=Goodman |first=William |date=May 3, 2023 |title=Timothée Chalamet Goes Worm-Surfing in the Action-Packed Trailer for 'Dune: Part 2' |url=https://www.gq.com/story/dune-part-2-trailer-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-austin-butler-florence-pugh |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503212230/https://www.gq.com/story/dune-part-2-trailer-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-austin-butler-florence-pugh |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |access-date=June 29, 2023 |website=GQ}} and Fangoria remarked: "If you're not excited for this one, we dunno what to tell you."{{cite web |last=Wampler |first=Scott |date=May 3, 2023 |title=The DUNE: PART TWO Trailer Hitches a Ride with a Giant Sandworm |url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/the-dune-part-two-trailer-hitches-a-ride-with-a-giant-sandworm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514044450/https://www.fangoria.com/original/the-dune-part-two-trailer-hitches-a-ride-with-a-giant-sandworm/ |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |access-date=June 29, 2023 |website=Fangoria}} Chalamet and Zendaya later discussed and promoted the film at a Warner Bros. presentation at CineEurope on June 21.{{cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=June 21, 2023 |title=Zendaya & Timothee Chalamet Bring the Star Power to Warner Bros' Lineup Presentation – CineEurope |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/zendaya-timothee-chalamet-dune-part-two-warner-bros-cineeurope-1235421601/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621141545/https://deadline.com/2023/06/zendaya-timothee-chalamet-dune-part-two-warner-bros-cineeurope-1235421601/ |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |access-date=June 29, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

A second trailer was released on June 29, 2023.{{cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=June 29, 2023 |title='Dune 2' Trailer: Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya Fall in Love and Wage War, First Look at Christopher Walken's Emperor |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dune-2-trailer-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-1235657941/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629161353/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dune-2-trailer-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-1235657941/ |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |access-date=June 29, 2023 |website=Variety}} Chris Evangelista of /Film was excited about the appearance of Walken as Emperor Shaddam IV.{{cite web |last=Evangelista |first=Chris |date=June 29, 2023 |title=Dune: Part Two Trailer: What's Spice Got to Dune With It? |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1326809/dune-part-two-trailer-new/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629161842/https://www.slashfilm.com/1326809/dune-part-two-trailer-new/ |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |access-date=June 29, 2023 |website=/Film}} Ben Travis of Empire praised the "seismic" and "astounding, none-more-eye-boggling" imagery, feeling the scope to be "particularly expansive" and noted the monochromatic footage depicting Butler's Feyd-Rautha while calling the footage of Walken's appearance "impactful".{{cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=June 29, 2023 |title=Dune Part Two's Epic Trailer Teases Paul's Dark Destiny and Christopher Walken's Emperor |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/dune-part-two-epic-trailer-paul-atreides-dark-destiny-christopher-walken-emperor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629164114/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/dune-part-two-epic-trailer-paul-atreides-dark-destiny-christopher-walken-emperor/ |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |access-date=June 29, 2023 |website=Empire}} Joshua Rivera of Polygon opined "the trailer, simply put, rocks" and enjoyed the footage present.{{cite web |last=Rivera |first=Joshua |date=June 29, 2023 |title='Dune: Part 2' is going to turn me into a big bad desert boy |url=https://www.polygon.com/23778549/dune-part-2-trailer-looks-so-dang-sick |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629171000/https://www.polygon.com/23778549/dune-part-2-trailer-looks-so-dang-sick |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |access-date=June 29, 2023 |website=Polygon}}

The film was promoted during the December 2023 CCXP with Chalamet, Zendaya, Pugh, Butler, and Villeneuve, where over 10 minutes of footage was released.{{cite web |last=Massoto |first=Erick |date=December 4, 2023 |title=We Saw the First 10 Minutes of 'Dune: Part 2,' Here's What We Learned |url=https://collider.com/dune-2-first-10-minutes-description-ccxp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205143934/https://collider.com/dune-2-first-10-minutes-description-ccxp/ |archive-date=December 5, 2023 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=Collider}} Additional footage from Dune: Part Two was shown during a limited IMAX theatrical re-release of Christopher Nolan's Tenet (2020), as part of Warner Bros.' celebration for the former film's release.{{cite news |last=Bahr |first=Lindsey |date=January 25, 2024 |title=Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' returns to theaters, in IMAX 70 mm, with new 'Dune: Part Two' footage |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/25/christopher-nolan-tenet-rerelease-dune-part-two/07869a6e-bbae-11ee-b176-fe5fd794e716_story.html |access-date=January 25, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |issn=0190-8286}}{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=January 25, 2024 |title=Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' Heads Back to Cinemas in February; 'Dune: Part Two' to Be Teased on Latest Reissue |url=https://deadline.com/video/christopher-nolan-tenet-dune-part-two/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125201310/https://deadline.com/video/christopher-nolan-tenet-dune-part-two/ |archive-date=January 25, 2024 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures partnered with Xbox to provide an immersive content suite related to the film, and visual designs inspired by the film being featured on a floating controller, Xbox Series X, and a console holder. Microsoft Flight Simulator also included an expansion pack allowing players to explore Arrakis and pilot the Royal Atreides Ornithopter.{{cite web |last=Stephan |first=Katcy |date=February 13, 2024 |title='Dune: Part Two' Partners with Xbox for 'Flight Simulator' Content and Custom Console Design |url=https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/dune-part-two-xbox-flight-simulator-1235910179/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214042217/https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/dune-part-two-xbox-flight-simulator-1235910179/ |archive-date=February 14, 2024 |access-date=February 13, 2024 |website=Variety}} In November 2023, the Sardaukar were added to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) in a collaboration pack.{{cite web |last=Doster |first=S.E. |date=October 31, 2023 |title=Dune Bundle Arrives in Call of Duty: MW2 and Warzone Tomorrow |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dune-bundle-arrives-in-call-of-duty-mw2-and-warzone-tomorrow/1100-6518778/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031160717/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dune-bundle-arrives-in-call-of-duty-mw2-and-warzone-tomorrow/1100-6518778/ |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |access-date=March 6, 2024 |website=GameSpot}} A month later, Paul and Feyd-Rautha were added as playable operators to its sequel, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023), with an additional Harkonnen soldier skin being announced in March 2024.{{cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=December 14, 2023 |title=Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler's 'Dune 2' Characters Take In-Film Rivalry to Call of Duty |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/dune-2-timothee-chalamet-austin-butlers-call-of-duty-1235838670/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214205413/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/dune-2-timothee-chalamet-austin-butlers-call-of-duty-1235838670/ |archive-date=December 14, 2023 |access-date=March 6, 2024 |website=Variety}}{{cite web |date=March 4, 2024 |title=Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone Season 2 Reloaded Content Drop: What You Need To Know |url=https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2024/03/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-iii-warzone-season-2-reloaded-maps-modes-zombies-announcement#Harkonnen |website=Call of Duty Blog |access-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304204501/https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2024/03/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-iii-warzone-season-2-reloaded-maps-modes-zombies-announcement#Harkonnen |url-status=live}} In September 2023, McFarlane Toys announced a new line of 7-inch figures modeled after characters from the sequel film.{{cite web |last=Mishra |first=Shrishty |date=September 23, 2023 |title='Dune: Part 2': Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler Face Off in New McFarlane Toys Set |url=https://collider.com/dune-part-2-figures-mcfarlane-toys-images/ |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=Collider |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930180609/https://collider.com/dune-part-2-figures-mcfarlane-toys-images/ |url-status=live}} Legendary Comics will release Dune: Part Two – The Official Movie Graphic Novel with the help of Kickstarter in the same way the previous adaptation was published.{{cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=March 12, 2024 |title=Comparing Both Current Dune Adaptations as Comic Books |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comparing-both-current-dune-adaptations-as-comic-books/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313022144/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comparing-both-current-dune-adaptations-as-comic-books/ |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=Bleeding Cool}}

Research conducted by Nikolaj Mathies, CEO of Vievo Media, said the promotional campaign for the film on TikTok included 117 posts over a year leading up to its release, an increase from the first film's 108. Messages directly from the cast comprised 24% of the content, with videos featuring Zendaya and Chalamet generating significantly higher viewership. Red carpet content was prioritized to appeal to female audiences, a tactic that contributed to an estimated $2 million increase in the opening box office. According to the marketing research company FanBox, 57% of TikTok users are female and hashtags such as #zendaya have garnered billions of views, leading the core audience for Dune to grow significantly, with a 67.5% increase overall from 2.6 million to 8 million and an 84% increase among "superfans".{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/vip/dune2-tiktok-marketing-drives-box-office-success-1235955704/ |title='Dune: Part Two' TikTok Marketing Helps Power Box Office Success |date=April 1, 2024 |first=Michaela |last=Fry |website=Variety |access-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401183715/https://variety.com/vip/dune2-tiktok-marketing-drives-box-office-success-1235955704/ |url-status=live}}

Promotion in Japan also included a collaboration with Mobile Suit Gundam SEED – specifically, their Freedom film. The collaboration featured an alternate version of Dune: Part Two{{'}}s movie poster featuring Lacus Clyne (voiced by Rie Tanaka in the original and Stephanie Sheh in the English dubbed version) and Kira Yamato (Sōichirō Hoshi / Max Mittelman) in place of Chani and Paul respectively.{{cite web |first=Mikikazu |last=Komatsu |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2024/3/14/gundam-seed-freedom-film-shares-stunning-collab-visual-with-dune-part-two |title=Gundam SEED FREEDOM Film Shares Stunning Collab Visual with Dune: Part Two |publisher=Crunchyroll |date=March 14, 2024 |access-date=March 14, 2024 |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314214049/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2024/3/14/gundam-seed-freedom-film-shares-stunning-collab-visual-with-dune-part-two |url-status=live}}

In January 2024, images of a forthcoming Dune-themed popcorn bucket from AMC Theatres went viral and became an Internet meme after its sandworm-inspired design was compared to an artificial vagina.{{cite web |last=Yang |first=Angela |date=January 28, 2024 |title='Dune: Part 2' is going viral for its sandworm replica popcorn bucket that some joke is NSFW |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/dune-part-2-going-viral-popcorn-bucket-joke-nsfw-rcna136079 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128211844/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/dune-part-2-going-viral-popcorn-bucket-joke-nsfw-rcna136079 |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2024 |publisher=NBC News}}{{cite web |last=Keates |first=Emma |date=January 26, 2024 |title=Can we say something about the 'Dune 2' popcorn bucket without everyone getting mad? |url=https://www.avclub.com/dune-2-amc-popcorn-bucket-timothee-chalamet-sandworm-1851202161 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126222231/https://www.avclub.com/dune-2-amc-popcorn-bucket-timothee-chalamet-sandworm-1851202161 |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=The A.V. Club}}{{cite magazine |last=McArdle |first=Tommy |date=February 2, 2024 |title='Dune: Part Two' Stars React to AMC Theaters' Viral Sandworm Popcorn Bucket: 'That's Not Okay' |url=https://people.com/dune-part-two-stars-react-to-amc-theaters-viral-sandworm-popcorn-bucket-8558110 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203064551/https://people.com/dune-part-two-stars-react-to-amc-theaters-viral-sandworm-popcorn-bucket-8558110 |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |magazine=People}}

Reactions to the bucket received millions of views on the social network TikTok,{{cite web |first=Sarah |last=Bregel |title=Why is the Dune 2 popcorn bucket going viral? |date=March 5, 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240304-why-is-the-dune-2-popcorn-bucket-so-immensely-popular |access-date=April 11, 2024 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326050524/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240304-why-is-the-dune-2-popcorn-bucket-so-immensely-popular |url-status=live}} and jokes about it were featured on US late-night television, including a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live with cast members Marcello Hernández, Devon Walker, Bowen Yang, and episode host Ayo Edebiri.{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Wes |date=April 10, 2024 |title=AMC Theatres' top brass has misgivings about the Dune popcorn bucket |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/10/24126387/amc-dune-popcorn-bucket-theatres |access-date=April 11, 2024 |website=The Verge |archive-date=April 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411020756/https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/10/24126387/amc-dune-popcorn-bucket-theatres |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Grboar |first=Matt |date=February 3, 2024 |title='SNL': Marcello Hernandez, Ayo Edebiri & More Lose Virginity to 'Dune' Popcorn Bucket in Musical Sketch |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/snl-dune-popcorn-bucket-ayo-edebiri-1235813739/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204053739/https://deadline.com/2024/02/snl-dune-popcorn-bucket-ayo-edebiri-1235813739/ |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} The extensive online attention paid to the bucket led the media to ask much of Dune: Part Two{{'}}s main cast for their reactions.{{cite web |first=Meredith B. |last=Kile |title='Dune: Part Two' Cast Reacts to the Viral Popcorn Bucket (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/timothee-chalamet-zendaya-florence-pugh-and-austin-butler-react-to-viral-dune-popcorn-bucket-219405 |date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=April 11, 2024 |website=Entertainment Tonight |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227212340/https://www.etonline.com/timothee-chalamet-zendaya-florence-pugh-and-austin-butler-react-to-viral-dune-popcorn-bucket-219405 |url-status=live}} Denis Villeneuve said that the bucket was an "insane marketing idea"{{cite news |title=Denis Villeneuve Answers All Your Questions About 'Dune: Part Two' |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Amy |last=Nicholson |date=April 17, 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/movies/denis-villeneuve-dune-part-two.html |access-date=September 1, 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511230647/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/movies/denis-villeneuve-dune-part-two.html |url-status=live}} that "brought a lot of laughter and joy".{{cite news |title=Denis Villeneuve and Timothée Chalamet: 'Dune' Dynasty |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/movies/dune-timothee-chalamet-villeneuve.html |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Amy |last=Nicholson |date=February 21, 2024 |access-date=April 18, 2024 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224094521/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/movies/dune-timothee-chalamet-villeneuve.html |url-status=live}}

Griffin Newman in The New York Times chalked up the bucket's appeal to the "magic alchemy" that results from an object that so many people become "perversely fascinated" by.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/03/movies/dune-popcorn-bucket.html |title=The 'Dune' Popcorn Bucket and the Golden Age of Movie Merch |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Esther |last=Zuckerman |date=March 3, 2024 |access-date=April 11, 2024 |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410222512/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/03/movies/dune-popcorn-bucket.html |url-status=live}} The product was one of several popcorn buckets AMC had designed and released alongside recent films, including character heads for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and "burn books" for Mean Girls.

Over a month after Dune: Part Two{{'}}s release, AMC's chief content officer stated that "we would have never created [the bucket] knowing it would be celebrated or mocked", but added that they would continue to create collectible popcorn buckets for other films.{{cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=April 8, 2024 |title=AMC Theatres and Other Cinema Owners Weigh in on Ticket Prices, Post-Strike Box Office and the 'Dune' Popcorn Bucket |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/features/theater-owners-ticket-prices-post-strike-box-office-dune-popcorn-1235951078/ |access-date=April 11, 2024 |website=Variety |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410222503/https://variety.com/2024/film/features/theater-owners-ticket-prices-post-strike-box-office-dune-popcorn-1235951078/ |url-status=live}} At that time, the Dune popcorn buckets were being resold for as high as $175. In the wake of this viral popularity, Marvel Studios announced a bucket of their own for the film Deadpool & Wolverine.{{cite web |last=Moreau |first=Justin |date=May 30, 2024 |title='Deadpool and Wolverine' Unveils Sexual, 'Dune'-Inspired Popcorn Bucket |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/deadpool-popcorn-bucket-wolverine-1236020112/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530202719/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/deadpool-popcorn-bucket-wolverine-1236020112/ |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |website=Variety}} Lead actor Ryan Reynolds claimed to have had a hand in its design,{{cite magazine |first=Emlyn |last=Travis |date=July 25, 2024 |title=Ryan Reynolds jokes fans will 'f---' the 'Deadpool & Wolverine' popcorn bucket |url=https://ew.com/ryan-reynolds-jokes-people-will-f-deadpool-wolverine-popcorn-bucket-8683436 |access-date=September 3, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en-US |archive-date=September 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902002853/https://ew.com/ryan-reynolds-jokes-people-will-f-deadpool-wolverine-popcorn-bucket-8683436 |url-status=live}} and producer Kevin Feige described it as "intentionally crude and lewd".{{cite web |last=Jirak |first=Jamie |date=April 11, 2024 |title=Deadpool & Wolverine Getting 'Intentionally Crude' Popcorn Bucket Kevin Feige Reveals |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/deadpool-wolverine-getting-intentionally-crude-popcorn-bucket-kevin-feige-reveals-dune/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412162241/https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/deadpool-wolverine-getting-intentionally-crude-popcorn-bucket-kevin-feige-reveals-dune/ |archive-date=April 12, 2024 |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com}} However, Villeneuve said that these buckets did not favorably compare to Dune{{'}}s. "The Dune bucket was one of a kind", he said.{{cite web |last=Eddy |first=Cheryl |date=June 27, 2024 |title=Denis Villeneuve Knows Deadpool & Wolverine's Popcorn Bucket Can't Compare to Shai-Hulussy |url=https://gizmodo.com/dune-2-better-than-deadpool-wolverine-popcorn-bucket-1851564691 |access-date=September 3, 2024 |website=Gizmodo |language=en-US}}

Dune: Part Two was originally scheduled to be released on October 20, 2023,{{cite web |last=Fuster |first=Jeremy |date=October 26, 2021 |title=Dune: Part Two Greenlit, Set for 2023 Theatrical Release by Warner Bros. and Legendary |url=https://www.thewrap.com/dune-part-two-greenlit-set-for-2023-theatrical-release-by-warner-bros-and-legendary/ |website=TheWrap |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026182322/https://www.thewrap.com/dune-part-two-greenlit-set-for-2023-theatrical-release-by-warner-bros-and-legendary/ |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=October 26, 2021}} but was delayed to November 17, 2023,{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=June 30, 2022 |title=Dune: Part Two Moves To Pre-Thanksgiving 2023, Godzilla-Kong Event Sequel Dated |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/dune-part-two-moves-to-pre-thanksgiving-2023-godzilla-kong-event-sequel-dated-1235054755/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-date=July 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704103150/https://deadline.com/2022/06/dune-part-two-moves-to-pre-thanksgiving-2023-godzilla-kong-event-sequel-dated-1235054755/ |url-status=live}} before moving forward two weeks to November 3, 2023, to adjust to changes in release schedules from other studios.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/dune-part-two-release-date-2023-1235141835/ |title='Dune: Part Two' Going Earlier In November 2023 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=October 11, 2022 |access-date=October 11, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021164432/https://deadline.com/2022/10/dune-part-two-release-date-2023-1235141835/ |url-status=live}} It was later postponed by over four months to March 15, 2024, due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.{{cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 24, 2023 |title='Dune: Part Two' Moves To 2024, Latest Big Pic To Shift During Strike; 'Aquaman 2', 'Wonka' & 'Color Purple' Stick To 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/dune-2-delayed-march-2024-warner-bros-movies-1235527300/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824224347/https://deadline.com/2023/08/dune-2-delayed-march-2024-warner-bros-movies-1235527300/ |archive-date=August 24, 2023}} After the strikes were resolved, the film moved once more up two weeks to March 1, 2024.{{cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=November 17, 2023 |title='Dune: Part Two' Release Date Moves Up Two Weeks to Kick Off March 2024 |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dune-2-release-date-moves-march-1-2024-1235795795/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117191709/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dune-2-release-date-moves-march-1-2024-1235795795/ |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=Variety}}

Following the success of Oppenheimer (2023) in the format, Dune: Part Two was released in the IMAX 15-perforation 70 mm format to twelve venues worldwide,{{cite web |last=McPherson |first=Chris |date=November 19, 2023 |title='Dune: Part Two' Will Play in IMAX 70 mm |url=https://collider.com/dune-part-two-imax-70mm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120041713/https://collider.com/dune-part-two-imax-70mm/ |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=Collider}} and in standard 5-perforation 70 mm format to 38 venues worldwide.{{cite web |title="Dune: Part Two" |url=https://in70mm.com/presents/1963_blow_up/titel/d/dune_2/index.htm |access-date=March 12, 2024 |website=in70mm.com |archive-date=March 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312151230/https://in70mm.com/presents/1963_blow_up/titel/d/dune_2/index.htm |url-status=live}}

Dune: Part Two{{'}}s world premiere was hosted in the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on February 6, 2024.{{cite web |last=Rockson |first=Gabrielle |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Zendaya and Florence Pugh Slay the Red Carpet at Dune: Part Two Premiere in Mexico City |url=https://people.com/zendaya-florence-pugh-slay-red-carpet-dune-part-two-event-mexico-city-8559923 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209115910/https://people.com/zendaya-florence-pugh-slay-red-carpet-dune-part-two-event-mexico-city-8559923 |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=People}} Another premiere was held at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on February 15.{{cite news |last=Nanji |first=Noor |date=February 15, 2024 |title=Dune 2 stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya thrill fans at premiere |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68284037 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215221414/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68284037 |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |publisher=BBC}}{{cite web |date=February 15, 2024 |title=Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh Shimmer Against the Sand at 'Dune: Part Two' World Premiere in London |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/timothee-chalamet-zendaya-florence-pugh-dune-part-two-world-premiere-london-1235826396/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216032933/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/timothee-chalamet-zendaya-florence-pugh-dune-part-two-world-premiere-london-1235826396/ |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

On January 16, 2024, the film was shown to a dying man in a palliative care home in the Canadian city of Saguenay, in Denis Villeneuve's native province of Quebec.{{cite news |title=Dune: Part Two premiered at Quebec palliative care home to fulfil man's dying wish |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/dune-ii-man-dying-wish-1.7132622 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=CBC News |date=March 3, 2024|archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304042313/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/dune-ii-man-dying-wish-1.7132622 |url-status=live}} The man had expressed a wish to see Dune: Part Two before his death. Josée Gagnon, the cofounder of a company aiming to accompany people at the end of life, relayed his wish to Villeneuve and Tanya Lapointe, his partner and one of the film's producers, through a viral call-out on Facebook. According to Gagnon, Villeneuve and Lapointe "were very touched".{{cite news |last1=Carrier |first1=Léa |date=March 3, 2024 |title=Un cinéphile du Saguenay a pu voir Dune : Part Two avant de s'éteindre |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2024-03-03/un-cinephile-du-saguenay-a-pu-voir-dune-part-two-avant-de-s-eteindre.php |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=La Presse |language=fr |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304015003/https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2024-03-03/un-cinephile-du-saguenay-a-pu-voir-dune-part-two-avant-de-s-eteindre.php |url-status=live}} The pair initially offered to invite the man to see Dune: Part Two in Los Angeles or Montreal, but since he was too weak to travel, Villeneuve eventually decided to send one of his assistants directly to Saguenay with his private laptop. The film was screened in a room of the care facility, where everyone was required to hand in their cellphones and sign waivers. The man was in too much pain to watch the entire film and stopped halfway through.{{cite news |last1=Timsit |first1=Annabelle |title=A man wanted to see 'Dune 2' before he died. The director sent his laptop. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/03/04/dune-2-dying-wish-villeneuve-quebec/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 4, 2024}} He eventually died on January 25.{{cite news |title=ROSSIGNOL, M. Alain 1961–2024 |url=https://fjord.coop/avis-de-deces/alain-rossignol-254177/ |access-date=March 15, 2024 |website=Coopérative funéraire du Fjord |date=January 26, 2024 |language=fr |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315093539/https://fjord.coop/avis-de-deces/alain-rossignol-254177/ |url-status=live}} This act, which the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation referred to as the actual "world premiere" of the film, was publicly disclosed after its theatrical release.{{cite news |title=Une première mondiale à Saguenay de Dune : deuxième partie comme souhait de fin de vie |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2053728/denis-villeneuve-realisateur-soins-palliatifs |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=Radio-Canada |date=March 1, 2024 |language=fr |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304014150/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2053728/denis-villeneuve-realisateur-soins-palliatifs |url-status=live}}

The film was released digitally on April 16, 2024, and Blu-ray, DVD and Ultra HD Blu-ray on May 14, 2024, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.{{cite web |last=Tingley |first=Anna |date=April 9, 2024 |title='Dune: Part Two' Gets Digital, Blu-ray Release Dates |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-2-how-to-watch-online-streaming-1235965433/ |access-date=April 9, 2024 |website=Variety|archive-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409192626/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-2-how-to-watch-online-streaming-1235965433/ |url-status=live}} Dune: Part Two became available to stream on Max on May 21, 2024.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-2-max-release-date-streaming-how-to-watch-1235950209/ |title='Dune: Part Two' Sets Max Release Date |website=Variety |first=Selena |last=Kuznikov |date=May 14, 2024 |access-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514132030/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-2-max-release-date-streaming-how-to-watch-1235950209/ |url-status=live}} It became the second best-selling film in 2024, across all home entertainment formats in the United Kingdom, with 817,000 units, also achieving first place in physical sales with 132,000 disc units worth $2.5 million.{{cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman|author-link= Naman Ramachandran |title='Wonka,' 'Dune 2,' 'Oppenheimer' Drive U.K. Home Entertainment to Record $6.4 Billion Year |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/wonka-dune-2-oppenheimer-uk-home-entertainment-2024-1236287377/ |website=Variety |date=January 27, 2025|access-date=January 27, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127195154/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/wonka-dune-2-oppenheimer-uk-home-entertainment-2024-1236287377/|archive-date=January 27, 2025}}

Dune: Part Two grossed $282.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $432.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $714.6 million. The Hollywood Reporter had estimated that the film would break-even after grossing around $500 million.{{cite web |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |date=March 5, 2024 |title=Box Office: 'Dune: Part Two' Makes Major Gains With Younger Adults |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-dune-part-two-younger-adults-audience-1235842993/ |access-date=March 6, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305191955/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-dune-part-two-younger-adults-audience-1235842993/ |url-status=live}} The film made over $145 million in IMAX alone globally.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/imax-2025-slate-fantastic-four-superman-legacy-1235918866/ |title=Imax Touts 2025 Slate: Biggest-Ever Filmed With Its Cameras Includes 'M:I 8', 'Superman: Legacy' & 'Tron: Ares' |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 16, 2014 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516224522/https://deadline.com/2024/05/imax-2025-slate-fantastic-four-superman-legacy-1235918866/amp/ |url-status=live}}

In the United States and Canada, the film's advanced ticket sales surpassed those of Oppenheimer (2023), and it was projected to gross $65–80 million from 4,050 theaters in its opening weekend.{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |first2=Nancy |last2=Tartaglione |date=February 27, 2024 |title='Dune: Part Two' Will Dust Off The Box Office With $170M Global Debut – Preview |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/dune-part-two-box-office-worldwide-projection-1235839654/ |access-date=February 28, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227215305/https://deadline.com/2024/02/dune-part-two-box-office-worldwide-projection-1235839654/ |url-status=live}} The film made $32.2 million on its first day, including $12 million from previews on February 25 and 29; IMAX screenings made up $4.5 million (38%) of the early totals.{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |date=March 3, 2024 |title='Dune: Part Two': How Sci-Fi Space Worm Epic Reared Head To $81.5M Opening After Strike Release Delay – Sunday Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/box-office-dune-part-two-1235842667/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302235212/https://deadline.com/2024/03/box-office-dune-part-two-1235842667/ |url-status=live}} It went on to debut to $82.5 million,{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/04/media/dune-2-passes-oppenheimer-weekend-box-office/index.html |title='Dune: Part Two' passes 'Oppenheimer' opening weekend at domestic box office with $82.5 million |website=CNN |date=March 4, 2024 |access-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307203242/https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/04/media/dune-2-passes-oppenheimer-weekend-box-office/index.html |url-status=live}} doubling the first film's $41 million opening weekend; IMAX screenings made up $18.5 million (23%) of the total, a record for a March release.{{cite web |last1=Rubin |first1=Rebecca |date=March 3, 2024 |title='Dune 2' Jolts Box Office With Mighty $81.5 Million Debut |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-2-box-office-opening-weekend-timothee-chalamet-1235928614/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=Variety |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303164024/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-2-box-office-opening-weekend-timothee-chalamet-1235928614/ |url-status=live}} According to Jeff Goldstein, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros.,{{cite web |title=Warner Bros. Divisional Executives |url=https://www.warnerbros.com/company/leadership/divisional-executives |website=Warner Bros. Pictures |publisher=Warner Bros. |access-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-date=September 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909073653/https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/executives/walter-hamada |url-status=live}} it was "much higher than any of us could predict", especially for "a genre that is a hard nut to crack".{{cite web |last1=Rothenberg |first1=Eva |title='Dune 2' jolts sleepy box office with $81.5 million opening |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/03/business/dune-2-sees-usd81-5-million-box-office-weekend/index.html |website=CNN |date=March 3, 2024 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305001945/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/03/business/dune-2-sees-usd81-5-million-box-office-weekend/index.html |url-status=live}} In its second weekend the film made $46.2 million (a 44% drop), finishing second behind newcomer Kung Fu Panda 4. It also surpassed the entire domestic gross of the first film ($108 million) in just seven days.{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=March 9, 2024 |title='Kung Fu Panda 4' KO-ing $52M, 2nd-Biggest Franchise Debut – Friday Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/box-office-kung-fu-panda-4-dune-part-two-imaginary-1235850148/ |access-date=March 9, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308185444/https://deadline.com/2024/03/box-office-kung-fu-panda-4-dune-part-two-imaginary-1235850148/ |url-status=live}} The film made $28.5 million in its third weekend and $17.6 million in its fourth, remaining in second both times.{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=March 17, 2024 |title='Kung Fu Panda 4' Second Weekend At $31M+ Expected To Karate Chop Sandworm — Saturday AM Update |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/box-office-kung-fu-panda-4-dune-part-two-arthur-the-king-1235859800/ |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316161806/https://deadline.com/2024/03/box-office-kung-fu-panda-4-dune-part-two-arthur-the-king-1235859800/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=March 24, 2024 |title=' Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Propels Franchise Past $1B As Sequel Opens To $45M+ – Sunday AM Update |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/box-office-ghostbusters-frozen-empire-1235865730/ |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=March 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328012950/https://deadline.com/2024/03/box-office-ghostbusters-frozen-empire-1235865730/ |url-status=live}} It also became Timothée Chalamet's highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing Wonka (2023).{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/dune-2-box-office-timothee-chalamet-global-record/ |title=Dune 2 Box Office Breaks Global Record For Timothée Chalamet |website=Screen Rant |date=April 6, 2024 |access-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-date=April 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406012130/https://screenrant.com/dune-2-box-office-timothee-chalamet-global-record/ |url-status=live}}

Outside the US and Canada, the film was expected to gross $85–90 million from 71 markets in its opening weekend. It grossed $100.02 million in the first three days.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/dune-part-two-opening-weekend-global-international-box-office-1235841795/ |date=March 4, 2024 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |title=Dune: Part Two Worldwide Opening Spicier At $182.5M With Actuals – International Box Office Update |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303223717/https://deadline.com/2024/03/dune-part-two-opening-weekend-global-international-box-office-1235841795/ |url-status=live}} In its second weekend, the sci-fi epic added $81 million from 72 international markets, including a $20 million opening in China.{{cite web |last1=Tartaglione |first1=Nancy |title='Dune: Part Two' Rises To $367.5M Global; 'Kung Fu Panda 4' Kicks Off With $80.5M WW As Early Overseas Play Begins – International Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/dune-part-two-kung-fu-panda-4-china-global-international-box-office-1235852214/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 10, 2024 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324080214/https://deadline.com/2024/03/dune-part-two-kung-fu-panda-4-china-global-international-box-office-1235852214/ |url-status=live}} Dune: Part Two continued to hold well, grossing $51.2 million and $30.7 million in its third and fourth weekends respectively.{{cite web |last1=Tartaglione |first1=Nancy |title='Dune: Part Two' Nears $500M Global, Dusting 2021 Movie; 'Kung Fu Panda 4' Punches In At $177M As Rollout Expands – International Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/dune-part-two-milestone-kung-fu-panda-china-global-international-box-office-1235860696/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320133713/https://deadline.com/2024/03/dune-part-two-milestone-kung-fu-panda-china-global-international-box-office-1235860696/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Tartaglione |first1=Nancy |title='Kung Fu Panda 4' Nears $300M Global; 'Dune 2' Closing In On $600M; 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Traps $16M+ In Phase 1 Overseas Bow – International Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-dune-part-two-kung-fu-panda-4-china-global-international-box-office-1235866885/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 25, 2024 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |archive-date=March 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327144608/https://deadline.com/2024/03/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-dune-part-two-kung-fu-panda-4-china-global-international-box-office-1235866885/ |url-status=live}} As of April 14, 2024, the highest grossing markets were the United Kingdom ($48.1 million), China ($48.1 million), France ($41.8 million), Germany ($38.7 million), and Australia ($22 million).{{cite web |last1=Tartaglione |first1=Nancy |title='Godzilla X Kong' Roars Past $436M WW; 'Kung Fu Panda 4' Tops $450M; Latest 'Detective Conan' Huge In Japan – International Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/godzilla-x-kong-kung-fu-panda-4-detective-conan-china-japan-global-international-box-office-1235885714/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |archive-date=April 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415120401/https://deadline.com/2024/04/godzilla-x-kong-kung-fu-panda-4-detective-conan-china-japan-global-international-box-office-1235885714/ |url-status=live}}

The film "largely received rave reviews from critics",{{cite web |last=Rufo |first=Yasmin |date=February 22, 2024 |title=Dune: Part Two 'like no other blockbuster', say impressed critics |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68368535 |publisher=BBC |access-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223211444/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68368535 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Emily |date=March 1, 2024 |title=Dune 2 ending explained: holy war, Chani's future, and how it sets up Part 3 |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/dune-2-ending-explained/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=Total Film |publisher=GamesRadar+ |quote=...it has been unleashed onto the world to much critical acclaim already... |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303174957/https://www.gamesradar.com/dune-2-ending-explained/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Fuster |first=Jeremy |date=February 28, 2024 |title=Dune 2 Box Office Preview: Why the Sequel Is Poised to Be a Hit |url=https://www.thewrap.com/dune-2-box-office-preview-predictions/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=TheWrap |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303155334/https://www.thewrap.com/dune-2-box-office-preview-predictions/ |url-status=live}} and was praised for its visual effects and cast performances. Some reviews considered it one of the greatest science fiction films ever made.{{cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=February 15, 2024 |title='Dune: Part Two' First Reactions Praise Denis Villeneuve's 'Spectacular' Sequel: 'Jaw-Dropping' and Among the 'Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Ever' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-2-first-reactions-masterpiece-chalamet-zendaya-1235908114/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=Variety |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303155334/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-2-first-reactions-masterpiece-chalamet-zendaya-1235908114/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Kevin E G |date=February 16, 2024 |title=Dune 2: Early reviews call sequel 'one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/dune-part-two-first-reactions-b2497122.html |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=The Independent |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302124142/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/dune-part-two-first-reactions-b2497122.html |url-status=live}} {{RT prose|92|8.4|456|Visually thrilling and narratively epic, Dune: Part Two continues Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of the beloved sci-fi series in spectacular form.|ref=yes|access-date=March 30, 2025}} {{Metacritic film prose|79|62|ref=yes|access-date=March 1, 2024}} Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale (up from the first film's "A–"), while those polled by PostTrak gave it a 94% overall positive score, with 80% saying they would definitely recommend it.

Richard Roeper, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, gave the film three stars out of four, praising the technical and narrative aspects, writing, "Even as we marvel at the stunning and immersive and Oscar-level cinematography, editing, score, visual effects, production design and sound in Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two, we're reminded at every turn that this is an absolutely bat-bleep{{sic}} crazy story."{{cite news |last=Roeper |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Roeper |title=Dune: Part Two, a wondrous mix of beautiful images and totally nutty plot |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2024/02/28/dune-part-two-review-sequel-movie-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-austin-butler |date=February 28, 2024 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-date=March 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301115746/https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2024/02/28/dune-part-two-review-sequel-movie-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-austin-butler |url-status=live}}

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg praised the film, calling it "one of the most brilliant science fiction films I have ever seen", while further noting that "it's also filled with deeply, deeply drawn characters ... Yet the dialogue is very sparse when you look at it proportionately to the running time of the film. It's such cinema. The shots are so painterly, yet there's not an angle or single setup that's pretentious."{{cite web |website=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/steven-spielberg-dune-2-brilliant-science-fiction-movie-ever-made-1235953298/ |date=March 27, 2024 |title=Steven Spielberg Tells Denis Villeneuve That 'Dune 2' Is 'One of the Most Brilliant Science-Fiction Films I've Ever Seen' |first=Zack |last=Sharf |access-date=March 27, 2024 |archive-date=March 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327174442/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/steven-spielberg-dune-2-brilliant-science-fiction-movie-ever-made-1235953298/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/steven-spielberg-reviews-dune-2-1235861191/ |first=James |last=Hibberd |author-link=James Hibberd (writer) |date=March 27, 2024 |title=Steven Spielberg Reviews 'Dune 2': 'One of the Most Brilliant Sci-Fi Films I've Ever Seen' |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=March 27, 2024 |archive-date=March 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327174442/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/steven-spielberg-reviews-dune-2-1235861191/ |url-status=live}} Filmmaker James Cameron also praised the film, calling it "pure cinema" and noting it as an improvement over the 1984 adaptation.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/dune-2-movie-review-david-lynch-comparison-james-cameron/ |title='Pure Cinema': Dune 2 Gets Glowing Review from James Cameron (With Blunt David Lynch Comparison) |last=Graham-Lowery |first=Nathan |website=Screen Rant |date=April 6, 2024 |access-date=September 30, 2024 |archive-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409015417/https://screenrant.com/dune-2-movie-review-david-lynch-comparison-james-cameron/ |url-status=live}} Filmmaker Christopher Nolan also praised the film, calling it "miraculous" and saying "If, to me, Dune was like Star Wars, then Dune 2 is The Empire Strikes Back."{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=2024-11-27 |title=Christopher Nolan Tells Denis Villeneuve That 'Dune 2' Is 'Miraculous' and Jokes: 'Muad'Dib, Paul, Lisan al Gaib. How Many F—ing Names Can You Give One Character?' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/christopher-nolan-praises-dune-2-miraculous-adaptation-denis-villeneuve-1236225260/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Other filmmakers, including Edward Berger, Francis Ford Coppola, Adam Elliot, Jeff Fowler, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Luca Guadagnino, Max Hechtman, David Lowery, Nicholas Stoller and Gints Zilbalodis cited it as among their favorite films of 2024.{{cite news |last1=O'Flat |first1=Chris |title=65 Directors Pick Their Favorite Films of 2024 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/directors-pick-best-films-2024/ |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=IndieWire |date=30 December 2024}}{{Cite Instagram |author-link=Max Hechtman |user=maxhechtman |postid=DEK9WxaPji8 |date=December 29, 2024 |title=As the year begins to come to an end, here's my list of the top 10 films of 2024. From blockbusters to long-awaited follow-ups, emotionally-moving independent cinema to intimate documentaries, this was for sure another memorable year for cinema. |access-date=February 12, 2025 |link=https://www.instagram.com/p/DEK9WxaPji8/}}{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekEZ3_NGt9Y | title=#Megalopolis Director Francis Ford Coppola explains his love for the directors of DUNE and ANORA | website=YouTube | date=October 6, 2024 }}

Other reviews were more mixed. In The Hollywood Reporter, Lovia Gyarkye praised the film's technical aspects and performances, but found it failed to fully adapt the book's nuance on themes such as imperialism.{{cite web |last=Gyarkye |first=Lovia |date=February 21, 2024 |title='Dune: Part Two' Review: Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in Denis Villeneuve's Gorgeous but Limited Sequel |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/dune-part-two-review-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-1235830061/ |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310163844/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/dune-part-two-review-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-1235830061/ |url-status=live}} Nicholas Barber wrote for the BBC that the film is "one of the most jaw-droppingly weird pieces of art-house psychedelia ever to come from a major studio", finding the film's grand scale made up for its issues.{{cite web |last=Barber |first=Nicholas |title=Dune: Part Two review: Denis Villeneuve's science-fiction sequel is jaw-droppingly weird |date=February 21, 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240221-dune-part-two-review-denis-villeneuves-science-fiction-sequel-is-jaw-droppingly-weird |access-date=March 10, 2024 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310163844/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240221-dune-part-two-review-denis-villeneuves-science-fiction-sequel-is-jaw-droppingly-weird |url-status=live}} At the more negative end, Noah Berlatsky writing for CNN judged that the film had failed to "present an effective anti-colonial vision" by still being centred around Paul's destiny despite an increased voice of opposition from Chani.{{cite web |last=Berlatsky |first=Noah |title=Opinion: 'Dune: Part Two' falls into a familiar – and telling – trap |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/26/opinions/dune-part-two-colonialism-berlatsky/index.html |date=February 26, 2024 |publisher=CNN |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240227140451/https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/26/opinions/dune-part-two-colonialism-berlatsky/index.html |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024}}

Some commentators have criticized the film for failing to adequately deal with the original book's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) influences or otherwise incorporate enough representation from the region.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/dune-2-criticism-middle-east-north-african-inclusion-1235946027/ |website=Variety |title='Dune 2' Criticized for Lack of Middle Eastern and North African Inclusion and Influences: 'A Missed Opportunity' |first=Sharareh |last=Drury |date=March 26, 2024 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326185040/https://variety.com/2024/film/global/dune-2-criticism-middle-east-north-african-inclusion-1235946027/ |url-status=live}} Furvah Shah, writing for the UK edition of Cosmopolitan, said she "felt frustrated as a Muslim viewer", criticizing the film for a lack of MENA casting among the leads despite the use of the region's culture and superficial use of Islam.{{cite web |last=Shah |first=Furvah |date=March 1, 2024 |title='How Dune: Part Two erases its Middle Eastern, North African and Muslim influences' |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a60007426/dune-2-middle-east-north-africa-muslim-influence-erasure/ |access-date=March 9, 2024 |website=Cosmopolitan UK |archive-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307010435/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a60007426/dune-2-middle-east-north-africa-muslim-influence-erasure/ |url-status=live}} The New Arab{{'}}s Hannah Flint also criticized the use of Arab and Islamic cultural items and lack of MENA casting, though did praise that of Swiss-Tunisian actress Souheila Yacoub as a "win for Arab representation".{{cite web |last=Flint |first=Hannah |date=March 1, 2024 |title=Dune 2 review: Flawed 'Space Muslims v Crusades' masterpiece |url=https://www.newarab.com/features/dune-2-review-flawed-space-muslims-v-crusades-masterpiece |access-date=March 9, 2024 |website=The New Arab |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310060654/https://www.newarab.com/features/dune-2-review-flawed-space-muslims-v-crusades-masterpiece |url-status=live}} Steven D. Greydanus, in U.S. Catholic, gives a contrasting view of the film's religious inspirations, noting that the film draws from a number of Abrahamic religions for the purpose of critiquing faith itself, while also noting the "spiritualization of ecological concerns" through the Fremen and an "implicit pro-life resonance" through the "development of Jessica's unborn daughter as a real character".{{cite web |last=Greydanus |first=Steven |date=March 4, 2024 |title='Dune: Part Two' invites critique of our religious mythologies |url=https://uscatholic.org/articles/202403/dune-part-two-invites-critique-of-our-religious-mythologies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306045711/https://uscatholic.org/articles/202403/dune-part-two-invites-critique-of-our-religious-mythologies/ |archive-date=March 6, 2024 |access-date=March 7, 2024 |website=U.S. Catholic}}

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Villeneuve has expressed interest in making a third film based on Dune Messiah, the second novel in the series, noting that the possibility for the film depended on the success of Dune: Part Two.{{cite web |last=Casey |first=Dan |date=September 3, 2021 |title=Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Teases Trilogy Plans |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dune-director-denis-villeneuve-teases-165120139.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903181546/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dune-director-denis-villeneuve-teases-165120139.html |archive-date=September 3, 2021 |access-date=October 2, 2021 |publisher=Yahoo! News}}{{cite web |last=Lund |first=Anthony |date=March 15, 2022 |title=Dune: Part Two Script is 'Mostly' Finished, Denis Villeneuve Says |url=https://movieweb.com/dune-part-two-script-mostly-finished-says-denis-villeneuve/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426235548/https://movieweb.com/dune-part-two-script-mostly-finished-says-denis-villeneuve/ |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |access-date=July 3, 2022 |website=MovieWeb}}{{cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=August 27, 2023 |title=Denis Villeneuve Teases Possible Dune: Part Three Based on Dune Messiah: 'There Are Words on Paper' – Exclusive |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/denis-villeneuve-teases-dune-part-three-dune-messiah-exclusive/ |access-date=August 27, 2023 |website=Empire |archive-date=August 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827190509/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/denis-villeneuve-teases-dune-part-three-dune-messiah-exclusive/ |url-status=live}} Spaihts stated in March 2022 that Villeneuve had plans for a third film as well as the television spin-off series Dune: Prophecy.{{cite web |url=https://theplaylist.net/jon-spaihts-dune-trilogy-park-chan-wook-20220310/ |title=Jon Spaihts on a Potential Dune Trilogy & Collaborating with Park Chan-Wook |last=Ellwood |first=Gregory |website=ThePlaylist |date=March 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531145610/https://theplaylist.net/jon-spaihts-dune-trilogy-park-chan-wook-20220310/ |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=July 3, 2022}} In August 2023, Villeneuve said the third film would serve as the conclusion of a trilogy. He began developing a script in 2023.{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/6589871/denis-villeneuve-dune-part-two-interview/ |title=Denis Villeneuve Refuses to Let Hollywood Shrink Him Down to Size |magazine=Time |last=Zacharek |first=Stephanie |author-link=Stephanie Zacharek |date=January 31, 2024 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202231918/https://time.com/6589871/denis-villeneuve-dune-part-two-interview/ |url-status=live}} In February 2024, Villeneuve said the script was "almost finished" but he did not want to rush it, citing Hollywood's tendency of focusing on release dates over a film's overall quality;{{cite web |last=Bythrow |first=Nick |date=February 26, 2024 |title='The Danger in Hollywood': Dune 3{{'}}s Release Delay Plan Defended by Denis Villeneuve |url=https://screenrant.com/dune-3-movie-production-timeline-release-reason-why-denis-villeneuve/ |access-date=February 28, 2024 |website=Screen Rant |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308182623/https://screenrant.com/dune-3-movie-production-timeline-release-reason-why-denis-villeneuve/ |url-status=live}} "I want to make sure that if we go back there a third time I want it to be good and I want it to be even better than Part Two". Villeneuve also considered waiting a few years for Chalamet to grow older, given that Dune Messiah is set 12 years after the events of the original book.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/denis-villeneuve-on-how-dune-survived-the-upheaval-of-hollywood |title=Denis Villeneuve on How Dune Survived the Upheaval of Hollywood |last=Villeneuve |first=Denis |author-link=Denis Villeneuve |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=March 2022 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530182652/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/denis-villeneuve-on-how-dune-survived-the-upheaval-of-hollywood |url-status=live}}

Ahead of Dune: Part Two{{'}}s release, Zimmer revealed he was already writing music for a third film after Villeneuve came in and "wordlessly" put a copy of Dune Messiah on his desk.{{cite web |last1=Tangcay |first1=Jazz |last2=Zee |first2=Michaela |date=February 29, 2024 |title=Dune 2: Hans Zimmer Talks Composing Paul and Chani's Love Theme, Co-Writing Gurney's Song with Josh Brolin and Prepping for 'Messiah' |url=https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/dune-2-hans-zimmer-paul-chani-love-theme-gurneys-song-1235924690/ |access-date=March 1, 2024 |website=Variety |archive-date=March 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301015527/https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/dune-2-hans-zimmer-paul-chani-love-theme-gurneys-song-1235924690/ |url-status=live}} In April 2024, it was reported that Villeneuve and Legendary had officially begun development on the third film.{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Jaden |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Denis Villeneuve and Legendary Developing Dune 3 and Nuclear War: A Scenario Film Adaptation |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-3-denis-villeneuve-legendary-nuclear-war-1235960990/ |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=Variety |archive-date=April 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404205931/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-3-denis-villeneuve-legendary-nuclear-war-1235960990/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Legendary, Dune Helmer Denis Villeneuve Re-Team on Nuclear War: A Scenario |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/nuclear-war-movie-denis-villeneuve-legendary-dune-part-two-bestselling-book-1235876114/ |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=April 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404192808/https://deadline.com/2024/04/nuclear-war-movie-denis-villeneuve-legendary-dune-part-two-bestselling-book-1235876114/ |url-status=live}} Villeneuve has said that Messiah would be his final Dune film,{{cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |author-link=James Hibberd (writer) |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Dune 3 Has a Big Challenge: The Next Book Isn't That Great |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dune-3-messiah-problem-book-1235845611/ |access-date=May 7, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410165619/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dune-3-messiah-problem-book-1235845611/ |url-status=live}} but said in September 2024, "It would be a good idea for me to make sure that, in Messiah, there are the seeds in the project if someone wants to do something else afterwards, because they are beautiful books. They are more difficult to adapt. They become more and more esoteric. It's a bit more tricky to adapt, but I'm not closing the door. I will not do it myself, but it could happen with someone else."{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/denis-villeneuve-dune-movies-interview-awards-insider|title=Denis Villeneuve Wants to Make One More Dune Movie—but Don't Call It a Trilogy|first=Rebecca|last=Ford|date=September 10, 2024|website=Vanity Fair|access-date=September 11, 2024}}

Filming is expected to begin in Summer 2025.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/dune-3-timothee-chalamet-zendaya-begin-filming-summer-2025-1236293617/|title='Dune 3' Aiming To Shoot This Summer|last1=Bamigboye|first1=Baz|last2=Wiseman|first2=Andreas|website=Deadline.com|date=18 February 2025|access-date=21 February 2025|language=en}}

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