Pain, sweat and sandworms: In ‘Dune 2’ Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and the cast rise to the challenge

Timothée Chalamet , Zendaya and the cast return to the world of Dune for "Dune: Part Two " " That’s the moment of truth where you want to just leave it all on the field," Austin Butler said.

The cast included Josh Brolin , Stellan Skarsgård , Christopher Walken , Charlotte Rampling , Rebecca Ferguson and Rebecca Ferguson .

The sequel had not been a given.

"Dune: Part Two " is the kind of “event cinema” that the cast seems genuinely (and not just contractually) excited to be part of and to see on the big screen.

“It’s a special film and they just don’t come along very often,” said Bautista .