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Dune: Part Two is a 2024 American epic science fiction film directed and produced by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts. The sequel to Dune (2021), it is the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert. It follows Paul Atreides as he unites with the Fremen people of the desert planet Arrakis to wage war against House Harkonnen. Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem reprise their roles from the first film, with Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, and Souheila Yacoub joining the ensemble cast.

Development began in 2016 when Legendary Pictures acquired media rights for the Dune franchise. Villeneuve was hired to direct by 2018, and planned to make a two-part film adaptation of the novel. Production contracts were secured only for a first film, making the second film conditional on the success of the first; it was greenlit after the critical and commercial success of the first in October 2021. Principal photography took place in Budapest, Italy, Jordan and Abu Dhabi between July and December 2022.

Dune: Part Two was scheduled for a November 3, 2023 release, but was delayed by the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes. The film had its world premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on February 15, 2024, and was released in the United States on March 1. It received praise from critics and has grossed $506.5 million worldwide against its $190 million production budget, making it the highest-grossing film of 2024.