At a look, even when you’re acquainted with the broad strokes of the e-book, it might sound that just about every little thing is roofed on this trailer. We see the Emperor (Christopher Walken), Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh), and even good previous Gurney (Josh Brolin.) What’s left? Well, that is what’s good in regards to the rollout of Dune: Part Two to date; arguably, the most important twist from the latter half of the e-book has been stored solely secret. And that secret is — Alia Atreides, Paul’s child sister who’s pre-born with the recollections of all her ancestors.
Played by Alicia Witt in the 1984 film, and by Laura Burton, after which later, Daniela Amavia, within the 2000 and 2003 miniseries, the character of Alia Atreides is totally pivotal to the complete Dune mythos. Because Lady Jessica takes the water of life, Alia is unintentionally imbued with all of the recollections of her ancestors earlier than her. This means she’s a child who can discuss straight away and a toddler who can wield a knife. In the e-book, it’s Alia who kills Baron Harkonnen ultimately, and by the point of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune, she wields much more energy.
But Alia isn’t simply related as a result of she’s a badass super-baby. The deeper significance of her character is linked to the revelation that each she and Paul should not solely descended from Atreides blood, and Bene Gesserit breeding applications, but additionally…associated to the Harkonnens, straight. The Baron is secretly Alia and Paul’s grandfather, a reality which turns into tremendous related within the ending of the unique Dune, and later, looms giant within the occasions of Children of Dune. If you’ve by no means learn the books, the concept that the Baron is Alia and Paul’s grandfather isn’t too totally different from the revelation that Rey is a Palpatine in The Rise of Skywalker. It adjustments the context of the story, tightens the stakes for the primary e-book, and units a number of issues in movement for the 2 books that observe.
Villeneuve has made it clear many occasions that he hopes to make yet one more movie primarily based on Dune Messiah, the second novel. In that e-book, Alia is a youngster and a serious participant within the politics and intrigue of Arrakis. To be clear: there’s no model of Dune: Part Two, or a film model of Messiah wherein Alia doesn’t seem. In reality, as a result of we’re now so near the discharge of Dune: Part Two, it feels doable that WB will preserve how Alia is depicted within the film a secret proper up till the movies really opens. We know this story has to finish with Alia at Paul’s aspect after she slays the Baron. But, how Alia will seem this time, how she’ll discuss, and what she’ll be like, will stay, a minimum of for now, a refreshing shock.
