Dune Part Two: Lea Seydoux has been cast as Lady Margot

Lea Seydoux, who was recently seen in David Cronenberg’s body horror film Crimes of the Future and in Daniel Craig’s final James Bond movie No Time to Die, is now in negotiations to play the character Lady Margot in Dune: Part Two, the second half of director Denis Villeneuve‘s two-part adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel Dune. Deadline notes that, “In Herbert’s novel, the Lady Margot character is a long-standing servant of the Sisterhood.”

Dune: Part Two is expected to go into production this fall, and is aiming for an October 20, 2023 theatrical release.

Once Seydoux’s deal is closed, she’ll be joining a cast that includes returning Dune: Part One stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin, as well as fellow new additions Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, and Austin Butler.

Scripted by Villeneuve, Eric Roth, and Jon Spaihts, Dune: Part One stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, “a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding” who

must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence – a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential – only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Chalamet’s co-stars included Oscar Issac as Paul’s father Duke Leto Atreides; Rebecca Ferguson as Paul’s mother Lady Jessica; Josh Brolin as troubadour-swordsman Gurney Halleck; Jason Momoa as swordmaster Duncan Idaho; Stellan Skarsgård as the villainous Baron Harkonnen; Dave Bautista as the brutish “Beast” Rabban; Javier Bardem as helpful tribe leader Stilgar; David Dastmalchian as the twisted Piter De Vries; Sharon Duncan-Brewster as ecologist Doctor Liet Kynes; Charlotte Rampling as the emperor’s truthsayer Reverend Mother Mohiam; Chang Chen as physician Dr. Yueh; Stephen McKinley Henderson as Thufir Hawat, Master of Assassins for House Atreides; and Zendaya as Chani, “a mystery woman who haunts Paul in his dreams”.

Villeneuve and Spaihts have written the screenplay for Dune: Part Two. Villeneuve is also producing the film with Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe, and Patrick McCormick. Spaihts serves as executive producer alongside Josh Grode, Herbert W. Gains, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt, Kim Herbert, Thomas Tull, Richard P. Rubinstein, and John Harrison. Kevin J. Anderson is creative consultant.

Seydoux is a solid addition to any cast. What do you think about Lea Seydoux playing Lady Margot in Dune: Part Two? Let us know by leaving a comment below.