If the first trailer for Dune: Part Two seemed like it might be fun sometimes—sandworm riding, and all—the second is here to remind you that it’s rarely, if ever, fun and games on Arrakis. It’s more like piles of dead bodies, explosions, and prophecies, with a bit of revenge and a whole lot of dramatic dialogue.
And hey, Gurney Halleck (Josh Brolin) is back!
I like that they didn’t pretend that Gurney’s return is a secret, not least because his reunion with Paul (Timothée Chalamet) does offer a lovely note in this high-pressure trailer. Here’s the brief summary:
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Dune: Part Two will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Along with Chalamet and Brolin, Zendaya returns as Chani, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, and Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica; on the villainous side of things, Dave Bautista and Stellan Skarsgård are hanging out for House Harkonnen, along with the extra-evil younger Harkonnen, Feyd-Rautha, who’s played by Austin Butler in some mystifyingly black-and-white sequences.
Florence Pugh and Christopher Walken are among the other new cast members this time around, both playing royalty. Emperor Walken sure doesn’t have anything nice to say about Paul’s poor dead father.
Denis Villeneuve is, of course, directing the sequel to his first Dune film; this one, he co-wrote with Jon Spaihts, adapting Frank Herbert’s novel. Much of the team from Part One returns, including cinematographer Greig Fraser and composer Hans Zimmer, so you know it will look and sound devastating.
Dune: Part Two is in theaters on November 3rd.
