Dune: Part 2 has a suitably long running time.

The film was again directed by Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners) and stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, the future Messiah of Arrakis, and Zendaya as his Fremen lover Chani.

Now it has been confirmed that the film will be released just over 2 hours 45 minutes (via IFCO).

That’s 10 minutes longer than “Dune: Part 1,” which won six Oscars in 2022.

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In the upcoming sequel, “Elvis and The Bikeriders” actor Austin Butler joins the ensemble as Baron Harkonnen’s deadly nephew Feyd-Rautha.

Speaking about his role in October, he told Interview Magazine: “I always feel incredible pressure. I felt that even when I was 12 years old. Even if the material doesn’t really require it, I feel like I have to do my best.”

“That sets the bar and then I’m always afraid I’m missing something. With Dune it was interesting because I met Denis and we hit it off really well and started talking about the character. At that point we didn’t even have a script, but when we started talking about Feyd, my imagination started working and I started to feel the terror of the challenge.”

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Butler, whose other Dune newcomers include Florence Pugh (Oppenheimer), Christopher Walken (Severance) and Tim Blake Nelson (Nightmare Alley), further described Villeneuve as “one of the greatest living filmmakers”.

“The thing with Denis is that you give him an idea and then he starts thinking about it and then he comes back with ten more and then you feed off each other’s imagination,” he said.

Dune – Part Two will be in theaters on March 15th.

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