When interviewed, Villeneuve defined that he has massive plans for working with Pugh sooner or later for the “Dune Messiah” movie, and that helped get her to signal on for a extra restricted position in “Dune: Half Two”:
“Once I approached Zendaya for ‘Half One,’ I mentioned, ‘I’ll introduce your character, and if it’s a second film, then you can be one of many essential protagonists.’ And she or he agreed. I made the identical take care of Florence. Her character is launched in ‘Half Two,’ however then if there’s an adaptation of ‘Dune Messiah,’ in fact Princess Irulan is among the essential characters in that story.”
Whereas Irulan is already a central protagonist in “Dune Messiah,” it is seemingly that Villeneuve will develop her position like he did Chani’s in “Dune: Half Two,” making her simply as necessary as Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), the “hero” of the primary two movies. As a substitute of relegating the feminine characters to the sidelines as Herbert did, Villeneuve appears intent on giving them company and much more to do. In truth, he is principally organising the “Dune Messiah” movie to be a battle for the ages between Chani and Princess Irulan, placing the destiny of humanity within the palms of two highly effective ladies.