Florence Pugh may soon be touching down in Arrakis.
The Oscar-nominated star of “Little Women” and “Black Widow” is in negotiations to join the cast of Dune: Part 2,” Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros.’ followup to the critically acclaimed, commercially successful (for a pandemic) “Dune.” If the deal closes, Pugh will play Princess Irulan Corrino, a royal who becomes romantically entangled with Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides. It’s a critical role, one with the potential to grow if “Dune” stretches deeper into novelist Frank Herbert’s literary canon.
Production on the sequel is expected to start this summer and the film is slated to hit theaters on Oct. 20, 2023. It brings back much of the ensemble from the first film, including Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, and Javier…
