News culture It's an achievement: Denis Villeneuve kept the appearance of this actress in Dune 2 a secret in the age of the internet and leaks
Publié le 02/03/2024 à 15:30
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You are no doubt aware that “Dune, Part II” has currently been in theaters for only a handful of days: the opportunity for the public to discover the sequel to the 2021 sci-fi film… and to realize that a renowned actress appears there by surprise.
On the sly
“Dune, Part Two” is undoubtedly one of the major films of the month of March: a huge blockbuster, yes, but still supported by the very personal and atmospheric vision of its director Denis Villeneuve, who has already worked in science fiction (always with the same touch) with First Contact or Blade Runner 2049.
For him, adapting Dune was a dream and here he is now making an adaptation in several parts (the third should take a while to arrive, unsurprisingly): suffice to say that he put his whole heart into it… and that he therefore did not hesitate to put some surprises. Among other things, the presence in the casting of Anya Taylor-Joyheadliner of the Queen's Game or Split, for example.
The best part is that the Canadian filmmaker managed to keep the secret until the end: it was earlier this month, during a preview in London in the presence of the actors, that the actress made an appearance on the red carpet. Until then, no one suspected that she appeared in the film… and this secret is just a challenge that Villeneuve set himself.
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At a preview of the film on Sunday evening in New York, Anya Taylor-Joy was present again. Denis Villeneuve was also there to present his baby and also took the opportunity to clarify the lack of communication around the actress in question:
I think Hollywood is the talkiest city in the world and I wanted to, as an experiment, see how long we could keep a secret.
Anya Taylor-Joy and Denis Villeneuve at the premiere of “Dune, Part Two” at the Lincoln Center on February 25 (Kambouris/Getty Images)
A real challenge for fun therefore and Villeneuve and his team can pride themselves on having succeeded… for the pleasure of the public.
We did it. It was with a special team, we went to Africa to shoot with Anya in complete secrecy. I just loved the idea of keeping something a surprise for the audience until the very end; it was like a gift that I really wanted to give for the fans.
At her side, Taylor-Joy can count on a bunch of Hollywood stars: Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in the main roles, but also Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Rebecca Ferguson, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem… It's enough to no longer know where to turn.
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