Starting Sunday (March 17), Dune: Part Twothe 2021 sci-fi sequel Dune had accumulated just under 500 million dollars.
The star-studded cast is led by Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler and Florence Pugh. Additionally, Anya Taylor-Joy confirmed her role in the latest installment at the film’s London premiere, calling the opportunity “a dream come true,” according to Variety.
Patrice Vermette, the film’s production designer, said Architectural compendium that the Taylor-Joy scene was filmed in Namibia.
“Very few of us went and signed with our blood the fact that Anya Taylor Joy was on the plane with us,” he shared.
While the film certainly transports its viewers to the desert planet of Arrakis, which was first introduced in Frank Herbert’s 1965 science fiction novel. Dune – among other places, the cast and crew traveled far and wide to capture the right setting. Here’s what we know about where Dune: Part Two was shot.
Where was it Dune: Part Two filmed?
According Architectural compendium, one of the filming locations was Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which lent the film its sandy landscape. Vermette spoke with Condé Nast Traveler, noting that “every time you see dunes, we are in Abu Dhabi.” In a promotional video obtained by Varietydirector Denis Villeneuve revealed that “they spent a lot more time in the desert during Part 2.”
Villeneuve’s producer and wife, Tanya Lapointe, echoed this.
“In Part 1, we spent five days in Abu Dhabi,” he explained. “This time, we spent a whole month.”
Another notable place in Architectural compendiumThe raid was on Altivole, Italy, particularly on the Brion Shrine, to capture the planet Kaitain. According IndieWireVermette stated that filming there was “the first time [he] I started crying walking through a place,” noting that “the way the architecture blends with the surrounding nature is pure perfection.”
Vermette also talked about filming in Jordan during his interview with Condé Nast Travelerwhere “they built the façade of the Temple of the Creators [where sand worms are bred] and the exterior of the low ceilings, Bene Gesserit space where Lady Jessica drinks the Water of Life.” Jordan was also a prominent filming location for Dune: Part 1by Time is over.
“We found a rock formation and inserted a plug so people could get in and out,” he added.
Another key filming location was Budapest, Hungary, Vermette said. Condé Nast Traveler on which they “were based.” He explained that Giedi Prime, the planet of the Harkonnen people, was “built entirely on sound stages in Budapest.”
