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Christopher Walken has nabbed the plum role of Emperor Shaddam IV in ‘Dune: Par Two.’

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00:00Christopher Walken has joined the star-studded cast of Dune Part 2.

00:03Returning actors from the first film released in 2021 include

00:07Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, and Javier Bardem, among others.

00:13My planet Arrakis is so beautiful when the sun is low.

00:19Rolling over the sands, you can see spice in the air.

00:23The story resumes where the first one left off, with Paul Atreides, played by Chalamet,

00:27fighting alongside the Fremen to free the desert planet of Arrakis from the grips of

00:31House Harkonnen. Shooting is set to begin this summer in Budapest. Walken will portray Emperor

00:36Shaddam IV, the ruler of the known universe, who initially sends the Atreides family to

00:41Arrakis in order to cause their downfall. Other newcomers include Florence Pugh and Austin Butler.

00:46As for Walken, the Oscar-winning actor is coming off co-starring in the Apple TV Plus thriller

00:51Severance. The first season debuted earlier this year, and it has been renewed for a second season.

00:56Every time you find yourself here, it's because you chose to come back.

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01:04For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.