Things haven’t gotten much easier for Paul Atreides and his mother since their family was betrayed at the end of the first “Dune” movie. Now denizens of the desert, they must learn the ways of the Fremen and unite their causes to rise against their Harkonnen oppressors. The new trailer shows all sides of this building conflict, as well as the continuing development of Paul’s clairvoyant powers. He’ll need them and all the help he can get to defeat Feyd-Rautha and avenge his father’s death. But Chani is clearly not going anywhere soon and is ready to fight alongside Paul.
The back half of Herbert’s “Dune” is filled with battles, secret schemes, side plots, and psychedelic dream sequences. It’s a lot to pack into a movie, but it looks like Villeneuve is on the right track. He and his team already nailed the visual style and tone of the book in the 2021 film, and “Dune: Part Two” should get a lot of mileage simply by continuing that trend. But of course, we won’t be able to make a full assessment until the film premieres on March 1, 2024.
