Indira Varma joins the cast of the HBO Max series Dune: brotherhood.
Deadline reports that the cast of Dune: brotherhood added Indira Varma, who readers may recognize from her roles on HBO game of thrones and the recent Disney Plus series Obi Wan Kenobi. Varma was cast as Empress Natalya, joining Emily Watson and Emily Henderson.
Diane Ademu-John is credited as creator, writer, co-host and executive producer of Dune: brotherhood while Alison Schapker is co-showrunner and executive producer of the HBO Max project. Johan Renck, one of the directors of the critically acclaimed HBO series Chernobyldirects the pilot.
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, Scott Z. Burns, Matthew King, John Cameron, Cait Collins and Brian Herbert are the executive producers of Dune: brotherhood. Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert are also on board as executive producers, overseeing the Frank Herbert Estate project. Author Kevin J. Anderson serves as co-producer.
Directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay he co-wrote with Eric Roth and Jon Spaihts, Dunes opened in October 2021. The film grossed $401.8 million worldwide and won six Oscars at the 94th Academy Awards. The Sisterhood received the green light a few weeks after the ceremony.
In addition to Dune: brotherhoodWarner Bros. also working on a sequel to Dunes. Here is the official synopsis for the upcoming film:
This follow-up film will explore the mythical journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen on a journey of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Faced with a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he strives to prevent a terrible future that only he can foresee.
The Dunes the sequel is slated for stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux and Souheila Yacoub.
The first one Dunes the film is available now on home media formats, with Second part in theaters October 20, 2023. Stay tuned for the latest news on the HBO Max sequel and prequel series, and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content!
Source: Deadline
