The science fiction saga based on the best-selling books by Frank Herbert continues, and soon “Dune: Part Two” will be shown in Norwegian cinemas. The battle for the coveted desert and spice planet of Arrakis continues. On the one hand, the Fremen, the natives of the planet, are fighting for their collective survival. On the opposite side, the Harkonnen family is fighting, led by Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård). The family represents corruption, violence and greed. – All the thematic threads that were sprouts in the previous film are now coming out in full bloom, says Stellan Skarsgård when news meets him in London. In the film, director Denis Villeneuve has brought along a star team consisting of Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya (“Spider-Man”), Austin Butler (“Elvis”), Florence Pugh (“Oppenheimer”), Rebecca Ferguson (“Mission: Impossible”) , Stellan Skarsgård and Christopher Walken to name a few. Director Denis Villeneuve and actors Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin during the filming of the film “Dune: Part Two” Photo: Niko Tavernise 50 kilo costume Skarsgård is almost unrecognizable as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. In Frank Herbert’s book, the baron is described as enormous. And in order to make the horrific Harkonnen heavy enough, the Swedish film star had to wear a 50-kilogram full body suit. It took six to eight hours to put it on, depending on whether he was going to be naked or not. – It was a pain to put on the costume. It was hard to bear and hard to move. But the fact that it goes physically slower can be used for something useful in the shoe game, says Skarsgård. The character doesn’t have much to wear in the film either. He is either naked in the bath or wearing thin pyjamas. Skarsgård admits that they considered putting armor on him, but it was dropped because he would be perceived as a weaker man who needed protection. – The role is not that big, so it is important to make a proper mark. His appearance is so weird, and even if he is in a few scenes, the goal is for him to cast dark shadows over the entire film. The fact that he is almost naked only makes him even scarier, says Skarsgård and laughs. The film “Dune: Part Two” has a star-studded cast. From left Stellan Skarsgård, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Florence Pugh, director Denis Villeneuve, Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya. Photo: Reuters The film sets on “Dune: Part Two” were huge, with up to 400 people working simultaneously. The architecture where Baron Harkonnen keeps his house has a fascist touch reminiscent of the headquarters of Benito Mussolini, Italy’s prime minister in the first half of the 20th century. – I have gained an understanding of how Mussolini must have felt a little bigger and stronger in the fascist architecture, says Skarsgård. – The sand eats you up Much of the filming for “Dune: Part Two” was done in the desert in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. The dunes will represent the landscape on the sand planet Arrakis. Swedish Rebecca Ferguson plays the mother of the main character Paul Atreides (Chalamet). Photo: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures Another Swedish film star who is in the film is Rebecca Ferguson. In the role of Lady Jessica, mother of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), she spent many hours in the desert during the filming of the film. – To avoid footprints, the entire film crew had to walk super long in the sand. We did one recording, and then the whole gang had to move before we did another recording. – The sand eats you up, and it does what it wants. We had to adapt to the desert during the shoot. We live in a world where we humans are so egocentric. Adapting to nature makes me feel small, I like that, says Rebecca Ferguson to news. – Will be blown off the chair About “Dune: Part One”, film reviewer Birger Vestmo wrote in news that the film is a joyfully ambitious science fiction, and with some of the most insane explosions that have ever been recorded in a cinema hall. Rebecca Ferguson doesn’t think news’s film reporter will go home disappointed after watching “Dune: Part two”. – Number one just set the tone, now he will be blown off the chair. Read news’s film announcement of the first Dune film here:
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