Mission: Impossible star Rebecca Ferguson is returning to the small screen to star in the second season of the hit sci-fi series Silo, which premieres on Apple TV Plus on Friday, Nov. 15.

Sci-fi lovers will finally get to find out what really happened to engineer Juliette Nichols, played by Ferguson, when she steps outside of the silo she’s been locked in her entire life. Talk about a culture shock?

For those who haven’t seen the show or need a quick refresher, Silo takes place 10,000 years into the future. The show follows an eclectic group of people who’ve resided in an underground bunker their entire lives – it’s all they know, and they believe it’s their only choice of survival. The world outside of the bunker is supposed to be toxic. However, Juliette wants to find out if this is true or a falsehood, so she escapes the silo to search through the rubble of irradiated wasteland for answers.

WATCH: Silo Season 2 on Apple (free trial)

The Silo season one finale ends with Juliette escaping, and the second season picks up right where the first season left off. Juliette has stepped outside of the silo into no man’s land and is trying to figure out how to get oxygen before her time runs out.

HOW TO WATCH: Silo on Apple (free trial)

Here’s everything you need to know to watch season 2 of Silo, including airtimes and streaming information.

WHERE TO WATCH: Silo Season 2 on Apple (free trial)

• Where to stream: Apple
• Season 2 premiere: Nov. 15, 2024

Silo premieres exclusively on Apple on Nov. 15, 2024. The streaming platform is currently offering a free trial for new s who sign up. The new season features 10 episodes.

Ferguson says her character is ‘nearly on the spectrum’

In an interview with Radio Times, Ferguson described her character as “socially awkward” and “nearly on the spectrum.” However, she’s figuring out how to keep herself safe despite some uncertainty that arises after she meets White Lotus star Steve Zahn, who plays the role of Solo in the new season.

“She has to be in a situation now where she’s handling human beings, and it’s something that she doesn’t know how that works,” the Mission Impossible and Dune star told the outlet. “You know, she’s up against a person [Solo] who you don’t know, is a threat, is an absolute lunatic, or is there to and help.”

She added, “And they create a bond, and that’s very unusual, but with that comes a lot of compromise and issues and very scary scenarios. So it’s not a machine, but actually a person she has to work around.”

Ferguson said that her character is “constantly filled with fear” as she learns to navigate the unknown. “Taking her out of that, putting her outside with a new perspective of view, horizons, fear, loneliness… And then the complete and utter unknown, that is another stepping stone for her.”

Perfect Rotten Tomatoes debut

In the official season 2 trailer, Juliette is seen walking around outside of the silo seeking answers. Does she survive? You’ll have to watch and see.

If you’re wondering if the second iteration of the series is as good as the first, the Apple TV+ series debuted with a perfect rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The show is based on a trilogy of books by Hugh Howey: Wool (2011), Shift (2013), and Dust (2013). The novels tell the story of 50 silos located throughout the country, with the first being in Georgia.

The second season of Silo will return to Apple TV Plus on Friday, Nov. 15, and fans will finally find out: what exactly happened to Juliette once she stepped outside the confines of the silo where she’s lived her entire life?

Watch now: Silo on Apple TV+

Season one concluded with Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) escaping. Now that she’s outside the silo, she has to find a way to get safe oxygen – and she isn’t sure where to look.

As viewers know, Silo is set 10,000 years in the future and follows a group of people who have lived in an underground silo since birth. The world outside the silo is toxic and dangerous — or so they’ve been led to believe. Juliette begins to question the story everyone has been told and decides to plot her escape, despite the resistance she faces as a result.

The location of the silo is not disclosed in the series, but it seems to be in the United States based on the characters in the show. The books that the show is based on explain that there are 50 silos throughout the country, and the first is in Georgia. Here’s what we know about the second season of Silo.

Silo is based on a trilogy of books

Silo might seem like the type of dystopia perfectly created for TV, but the show is actually based on a trilogy of books by Hugh Howey: Wool (2011), Shift (2013), and Dust (2013). The books follow the same general premise as the series.

A lot of the original cast is back

Many of the cast from season one have returned for the second season. This includes Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robinson, Common, and Chinaza Uche. Newcomers include Steve Zahn.

The second season begins where the first ended

The second season will pick up right where the first left off: Ferguson’s Juliette has made it outside the silo and is now looking for a way to survive, as her suit is running out of oxygen. The season’s trailer appears to indicate that Juliette will explore another silo that’s clearly been abandoned.

When does Silo return?

Silo begins streaming on Apple TV Plus on Friday, Nov. 15. New episodes will debut each week until Jan. 17, 2025.

Thanks to Denis Villeneuve’s highly marketable Dune franchise, the spice to Frank Herbert’s ambitious world is flowing. There have been many attempts to peddle the sci-fi series to the masses, and it looks like this one is sticking.

As fans wait in anticipation for the imminent Dune sequel modeled after Dune Messiah, there is some new content to look forward to. Dune: Prophecy is the newest content set in the world of the Imperium, scheduled to debut in November. The series focuses on the origins of the Bene Gesserit, the cabal of female magic s who intend to guide the politics of the universe.

The trailer follows two Harkonnen sisters, Valya (Emily Watson) and Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams). They don’t sport the sparse hair that is common on Geidi Prime in the current films, but they are interested in maintaining control. This desire to be at the seat of power never leaves the Harkonnen family. 10,000 years later, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård) plots to control Arrakis and its spice mines. As the saying goes, whoever controls spice, controls the universe.

The trailer implies that these controlling desires stretch back thousands of years. But Valya and her Sisterhood have more to worry about than controlling the Emperor (Mark Strong). A new player comes onto the scene who vows to destroy their plans. Valya finds the main opposition to her work is Desmond Hart (Travis Flammel). He promises to wipe out the Bene Gesserit and their plans to influence everything in the universe.

“I see the corruption in your heart. The same way I see the blood trailing your every step,” he says ominously in the trailer. He insinuates to the Emperor that he has some mystical power that allows him to confront the Sisters. But he will meet one tough customer in Valya. Watson told Deadline that her character has a complex backstory that informs her character.

“What was really delicious to me as an actor about coming into this world was that these women are from a truly, truly, recognizably messed-up family. They’ve had an awful childhood and it’s sort of propelled them away. And nothing, nothing in this world is good and bad; everything is compromised and strange, and yet what Valya Harkonnen sets her sights on is really determining the right path for humankind. That’s her ambition.”

She also knows enough to keep her true intentions close to the vest.

“I run a school for young women. We’re not a threat to anyone,” she proclaims to him innocently. In contradictory scenes in the trailer, she uses the Voice to control those around her while using a blade for bloody satisfaction. Harkonnens are one of the biggest threats in Dune and Dune: Prophecy is just the beginning.

Harkonnens are major players in Dune

In the current timeline of the series, the Baron may be dead, but his genetics live on. Rebecca Ferguson’s Jessica is part of this order and the secret child of Baron Harkonnen. Somehow, she is even more ambitious than her father, pushing her son, Paul (Timotheé Chalamet) to accept his fate as the Kwisatz Haderach. Her tenacity practically stretches back in time to her foremothers and their intentions for the Bene Gesserit.

Like Jessica, the women in the series know how to plan several moves in advance. They keep their aspirations a secret but are undoubtedly just the first dominos to fall in Paul’s conception. Though Mother Superior (Charlotte Rampling) urges Jessica to only give birth to girls, she gives Duke Leto (Oscar Isaac) a son, which in turn makes the Lisan al Gaib come a generation too soon. The Imperium waits for bated breath to see how Paul will lead them down down Golden Path. But until then, viewers can watch how it all started when Dune: Prophecy airs on November 17 on Max.

Katie Waissel has taken aim at Simon Cowell in the wake of Liam Payne’s death, saying that the X Factor judge would be “a fool” to respond to the One Direction star’s tragic ing. 

The statement from Waissel, who appeared as a contestant on the same season of the show that catapulted Payne to stardom, came as X Factor announced that it would cancel a taping of the show out of respect for the late singer. While Cowell — the staple judge on the reality show who first assembled the of One Direction back in 2010 — has yet to issue a statement about Payne’s death, X Factor itself said it was “heartbroken” by the news and ed Payne as leaving “a lasting legacy on the music industry and fans.”   

Waissel was a friend of Payne’s as well as being a fellow X Factor contestant, and in the years since competing, she has frequently criticized both Cowell and the show for exploiting young artists. These tensions led to Waissel mentioning Cowell in her post on X, saying that if the judge “dares [to] put a statement out” about Payne’s death, “he would be a fool.”

“We all know the truth,” she wrote, “and I’ll be sure it all comes out.” Waissel’s grievances with Cowell went as far as her pivoting from her music career to become a lawyer, with the intent of suing Cowell and his music label Syco Entertainment for what she believes are unfair s that exploit artists. 

In a separate statement, Waissel ed Payne as having “a pure heart, a sharp mind, and the wisdom of an old soul,” before again leveling accusations that Cowell focused on profits over people. She said that Cowell and the label — to which Payne was also signed — treat artists like “commodities” and that this “negligence of duty of care has once again led to a heart-wrenching loss.” 

Waissel went on to reference a controversial interview Cowell gave earlier this year, in which he expressed regret for not keeping the rights to the One Direction name so he could make spinoff projects without their permission. “The real regret should be the failure to prioritize the emotional and physical welfare of the artists who put their trust in these institutions,” Waissel said. 

Waissel was ed in her sentiment by Rebecca Ferguson, a fellow X Factor contestant who has likewise pursued legal action against Cowell in the years since competing on the show. In her own reaction to Payne’s death, Ferguson reiterated accusations of “exploitation and profiteering” at the hands of X Factor, saying she believed Payne would “still be alive” if he hadn’t auditioned for the show all those years ago. 

This added to a long list of criticisms that Ferguson has leveled against X Factor over the years, with the singer previously slamming the show for its “abuse of power” and claiming she was forced into “contracts the size of a Bible.” 

Waissel and Ferguson are among the legions of fans and musicians who have responded to Payne’s death, with Halsey, Ty Dolla $ign, Charlie Puth, and Zedd each sharing statements over the past day. For their part, Payne’s former bandmates Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson each delivered touching commemorations on social media, with remaining One Direction Harry Styles and Niall Horan included in a t message shared to the band’s social media.

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The director’s first crack at Dune premiered in 2021, and stuck strongly to the source material. After House Atreides accepts stewardship over the desert planet Arrakis, they come to learn there is a terrible plot to eradicate their line. Meanwhile, young Paul (Timotheé Chalamet) learns that he is the result of a breeding program meant to bring about a powerful mind known as the Kwisatz Haderach.

Dune only spans the first half of the novel, which concludes after Paul and his mother Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) find refuge with Arrakis’ people, the Fremen. Dune Part Two picks up exactly where the first leaves off as the Fremen journey to Sietch Tabr. But quite quickly, it becomes clear that Villeneuve made creative choices that strengthened the film while still veering away from the book.

1. Jamis

Jamis’ (Babs Olusanmokun) time in the book is short, but his death reverberates throughout the story. Villeneuve does this in Dune Part Two, though in a different way. In the book, Paul kills Jamis and, by Fremen rule, inherits his belongings and Yali — including Jamis’ wife, Harah. Paul does not accept her as a wife, but she remains a part of his household. This part is absent in the movie, though Jamis is still ed.

Throughout both films, Paul has visions about Jamis. He first views the Fremen as a friend who will show him the way of the desert. Paul does learn from Jamis, though not as he expects. Jamis teaches him the Amtal Rule, which is a trial by combat. Paul learns the way of the desert through the duel and the funeral rites that follow. Even after his death, Paul continues to have visions of the warrior. Jamis continues to be a guide for Paul as he learns how to survive.

2. Princess Irulan

In both the book and the film, Princess Irulan is a figure in the background but has fingerprints over the events of the series. The first Dune book is separated into sections, which are noted in-story by Irulan. The book contains excerpts from historical books that detail Paul’s rise to power. However, it is only at the end that she appears as a background figure who Paul chooses as his bride.

In the film, Florence Pugh has slightly more time. She still retains her historical significance, but has more of a hand in her destiny. She realizes that Paul survives the slaughter of his House on Arrakis and that her father is doomed. Her only way of surviving is marrying the usuper. Should Dune Messiah come to fruition, she will have much more to do.

3. Lady Jessica

Jessica is defined in many ways. Mother. Concubine. Bene Gesserit. She is undoubtedly powerful, the architect of Paul’s destiny, but that comes even more to the forefront in the film. After being accepted by the Fremen, she endures the spice agony to become their Reverend Mother.

Instead of fading into the background as she does in the books, Jessica takes a much more active role. Ingesting the Water of Life gives her all the memories of the Reverend Mothers before her, and she doubles down on Paul as the Kwisatz Haderach. She rallies the fundamentalists into seeing Paul as the Lisan al Gaib, ultimately pushing him to where she wants him to go. He takes the Water of Life and, because of Jessica, accepts his terrible purpose.

4. Alia Atreides

Alia Atreides, also known as St. Alia of the Knife, is a complicated character to get into live action. Because Jessica takes the Water of Life while pregnant, Alia also reaps the consequences. She receives the visions of a Reverend Mother and, after she is born, becomes fully sentient.

At only four years old, she has the personality of an adult, and is in charge of her own forces. The film doesn’t delve too deeply into this, though there are significant implications for Dune Messiah. Jessica is still pregnant at the end of Dune Part Two, and converses with Alia in the womb. While Alia is not born in the film, she is sure to have a large presence in a follow-up.

5. Baron Harkonnen’s Death

Changing Alia’s trajectory also changes the fate of Baron Harkonnen’s (Stellan Skarsgård). Albeit, only slightly. In the books, Alia allows herself to be captured by the Emperor to carry out the final plans of the Lisan al Gaib. Aware that the Baron is her maternal grandfather, she assassinates him with the Gom Jabbar. As intriguing as a prospect this is in the book, this would have been slightly difficult to carry out in live action.

In Dune Part Two, Paul is the one to kill Harkonnen. After overtaking the Emperor’s ship with his Fremen warriors, Paul arrives to finally get revenge for his father. While this varies from the source material, it does put a fine point on Paul’s character arc, and Duke Leto (Oscar Isaac) becomes avenged.

6. The Harkonnen Spy

As with many adaptations, minor plots get axed. This is the case of the suspicions around Lady Jessica. Her allegiance to the Bene Gesserit makes many people uneasy around her, especially after Duke Leto’s death.

Multiple characters in the book suspect that she had no true love for Leto, and was put in place so his assassination could take place. Of course, the spy is revealed to be the doctor, Yueh (Chang Chen). In Dune Part Two, this plot is completely removed to make space for other more significant story beats.

7. Thufir Hawat

In a tragic turn of events, Stephen McKinley Henderson does not reprise his role as Thufir Hawat in Dune Part Two. House Atreides mentat and head of security, Thufir s Duke Leto’s desire for desert power and feels responsible for the attack on Paul’s life via the hunter-seeker. Henderson filmed scenes for the sequel, which were left on the cutting room floor.

In the books, Thufir is one of the few who suspects Lady Jessica of duplicity. He also has his own subplot of weaving discord between the Baron and his nephew, Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler). After being taken prisoner during the siege on Arrakis, the Baron forces him to advise him by giving him poison for which only he has the antidote. Thufir uses this position to pit the Harokonnen and the na-Baron against each other. Regrettably, we don’t get to see Henderson in such a nuanced role, one of the many drawbacks of trying to fit a close to 800-page book into two movies.

8. Chani

To start – yes, Chani (Zendaya) is significantly different in the books. But to Villeneuve’s credit, that is a good thing. In the books, Chani is essentially a ive figure. Though she leads Paul in Fremen customs and becomes his concubine, she has little else to do. She is a true believer in the prophecy, and never questions Paul for a moment.

This angle had to change for the film adaptation. To completely sell Paul’s villain era, audiences needed to see someone question him. Ironically enough, this makes Chani’s relationship with Paul even more layered. Chani falls in love with Paul in spite of herself. She sees everything the Bene Gesserit do to plant him in power, but falls for Paul’s sincerity. This, of course, comes crashing down after Paul chooses the Water of Life. He becomes the very thing Chani asked him not to be — something other than himself. This fractures a relationship that remains static in the books.

9. Leto II

The changes to Chani in the film affect another character from the books — her child with Paul, Leto II. Their first is born during the desert war, which is slightly truncated in the film. There was no time for Chani and Paul’s relationship to be established as well as having their son.

Additionally, there was no emotional space for audiences to then experience Leto II’s death on top of that. In the book, Paul and Chani’s son dies at the hands of the Sardaukar during the destruction of Seitch Tabr. Villeuenve spared audiences the death of a baby by changing these events.

10. The End of Chani and Paul

By giving Chani more of a leading role, her relationship with Paul changes to quite a degree. After taking the Water of Life and defeating Feyd-Rautha, Paul has become someone she doesn’t recognize. He still loves her but has to strengthen his claim.

To do that, he must marry Princess Irulan. The book ends with Jessica telling Chani that while Paul will marry a princess, history will Chani as his true wife. Dune Two ends on a heartbreaking note, with Chani leaving Paul to his paradise.

We’ve all had to deal with nasty co-workers in the past, but fans of Rebecca Ferguson were surprised to hear her recount an experience with a co-star who screamed at her on set.

Speaking to Josh Smith on the Reign podcast the Dune: Part Two star recalled one particularly traumatic job in which “an absolute idiot of a co-star” yelled and generally acted unprofessional and condescending towards her. “This human being was being so insecure and angry, because this person couldn’t get the scenes out.” Whilst it happened in front of the crew, she says that no one had her back due to the co-star being number one on a call sheet.

During the interview, Ferguson makes sure not to name the individual, but the story does have a happy ending with the actress standing up for herself, “I being so scared, and I looked at this person and I said “you can F off. I’m gonna work with a tennis ball.”” Honestly, good for her, whoever this person was, they sound like a real piece of work. Fans of the actress commended her for standing up to the unnamed co-star with fellow actors such as Dwayne Johnson even responding in . 

But many were also angry, not at Rebecca obviously, but at whoever it was that spoke to her like that. People on X (formerly Twitter) jumped to the defense of the star, vowing to get their hands on this rude person one way or another. 

Who screamed at Rebecca Ferguson?

Ferguson has made the wise choice not to reveal who she was talking about as doing so could come back to bite her. But fans still want to know, especially because they are clearly very famous, to the point that no one was willing to call them out on their behavior. In all honesty we don’t know for sure who it is, however, there are theories. These theories are based on circumstantial evidence at best so it’s probably best not to draw any hard conclusions from these just yet.

Fans threw a few names out there, such as Hugh Grant, who starred in Florence Foster Jenkins with Ferguson. The evidence against him is that the two have very few photos together from after the film, and in the photos that do exist, they are standing very far apart. There have been a few cases where Grant has been somewhat abrasive and rude to people, even when he knows others are watching, so this theory could hold water. Others suggested it could be Tom Cruise although there’s very little evidence to back that up, she’s worked with Cruise on multiple Mission Impossible movies and is set to appear in the next installment set to be released in 2025.

Interestingly, Dwayne Johnson was suggested by multiple people. The pair worked together on 2014’s Hercules, but they have zero photos or interviews together. If that’s the case then Johnson’s tweet takes on a whole new context, instead of offering it could just be an attempt to cover up and make himself appear innocent; whilst Johnson’s reputation has gone down a bit recently, I doubt he’s this bad of a person, but hey, anything’s possible in Hollywood.

We could go on all day listing each and every one of Rebecca Ferguson’s famous co-stars, we have Michael Fassbender, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor and many more. It’s a real mystery, but knowing the internet, the truth will be revealed eventually.

In a recent appearance on Reign with Josh Smith to promote the premiere of Dune: Part Two, Rebecca Ferguson revealed that one of her previous co-stars screamed at her on set, and now the entire internet is up and at it with raised pitchforks.

At one point during the interview, Smith asked Ferguson about her proudest moment “using your own voice,” which compelled the actress to launch into a rather disturbing of being screamed at while performing on set. And let me tell you, short of actually naming the bully, Ferguson did not mince any words.

“‘I did a film with an absolute idiot of a co-star,’ she said. ‘And this human was being so insecure and angry because this person couldn’t get the scenes out. And I think I was so vulnerable and uncomfortable that I got screamed at, and I would cry walking off set. This person would literally look at me in front of the whole crew and say, ‘You call yourself an actor. This is what I have to work with? What is this">doing the press rounds for Dune: Part Two, wherein she once again portrays the powerful Bene Gesserit and Paul’s mother, Lady Jessica.

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Tom Cruise is no stranger to controversy. He has the Scientology connection, the Oprah interview, and the fallout regarding his marriage to Katie Holmes. One place the actor manages to avoid controversy, however, is on the big screen. Cruise is such a professional, both as an actor and producer, that it’s rare to see make the same mistake twice. He wants to provide a safe, mass appeal experience at the movies. 

This is what makes the criticism lobbied at the new Mission: Impossible so confusing. A handful of outlets have criticized Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One for the age gap between Cruise and his female co-stars. Some have even gone as far as to call the age gap “problematic” and suggest that Cruise, 61, is far too old to be romancing women younger than him.

There are two reasons the criticism doesn’t hold up. One, the ages of the actresses in question. Rebecca Ferguson, who plays Ilsa Faust, is 39. Hayley Atwell, who plays newcomer Grace, is 41. Yes, they are both younger than Cruise, but not to the point where it is alarming or visually distracting, especially when you take into consideration that Cruise’s character, Ethan Hunt, is not romantically involved with either of them; he merely works alongside them to save the world.

Ethan has a close friendship with Ilsa and some flirtatious banter with Grace, but neither dynamic has led to anything serious over the course of the franchise. The last time Ethan was actively pursuing a love life was Mission: Impossible III (2006), when he got married to Julia (Michelle Monaghan). It was his intense commitment to the IMF that led to their divorce sometime between Ghost Protocol and Rogue Nation.

Simon Pegg, who’s played hacker Benji since Mission: Impossible III, talked about the franchise’s desire to avoid romantic cliches. He pointed to a scene in Dead Reckoning Part One in which Ethan and Ilsa kiss as a perfect example. It was not done out of desire, but a necessity, given the dangerous circumstances the characters are put in.

“I think you could easily have had a scene with Benji and Ethan on the balcony cuddling,” Pegg told Insider. “I think it would kind of undermine it if it suddenly became like a classic romance. Because that’s very conventional and we’re, if anything, not conventional.” Rebecca Ferguson, who ed the franchise in Rogue Nation and has become a fan favorite, was similarly dismissive of the romance rumors. “I think we’re professionals. We love each other. We save each other,” she told the outlet, adding that characters who become couples are “boring.”

It would be one thing if Mission: Impossible was a romantically-driven spy franchise in the vein of James Bond, but romance stopped being a driving factor after the third installment. The last decade has been about Ethan Hunt building friendships and protecting those friendships from evildoers, and that sounds like the opposite of “problematic” to us.

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Dune: Part Two is finally on the horizon, with the highly-anticipated second half of Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic due in theaters late this fall, and with a riveting first trailer having dropped yesterday, all eyes are on Timothée Chalamet and company as the world prepares for the sci-fi event of the year.

By all s, it looks like we can expect an infinitely more explosive outing than we saw in 2021’s Dune. Indeed, the first half of Villeneuve’s Frank Herbert adaptation – for all of its merits – was undeniably a slow-burn opener to the world, and while that’s by no means a bad thing, it may not have captured the scope of the world and Paul Atreides’ plight the way some may have hoped.

This won’t be the case with Part Two; the trailer alone suggested a healthy injection of spectacle, depth, and drama, and a Dune veteran was all too happy to back such a notion. In an interview with The Playlist, Rebecca Ferguson – who portrays Lady Jessica, Paul’s mother and a member of the highly influential Bene Gesserit sisterhood – teased that the second film effectively takes the best parts about the first film and pumps it full of steroids, giving an extra special nod to the costume designers and make-up artists.

“I know I’ve said it before, but for people who enjoyed it – I loved it. I know that the second one is going to be better because of the scope and the scale and the characters and the grittiness. Jacqueline [West], the costume designer, and Donald Mowat, the makeup artist’s work on this is extraordinary. It went so well on the first one, so why stop there, right?”

Of course, given the iconic status of the source material, we’re sure audiences of all ages will be lining up for this one regardless, so it’s a good thing we can expect anything but disappointment from Villeneuve’s high-flying conclusion to the beloved sci-fi novel.

Dune: Part Two will release to theaters on Nov. 3.

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