Léa Seydoux, who starred in No Time to Die, has officially signed on to Denis Villeneuve’s highly awaited action sci-fi sequel Dune: Part Two, according to Deadline.
Lady Margot, like Lady Jessica, is a Bene Gesserit characterised as a long-serving servant of the Sisterhood, and Seydoux is expected to play her.
She and her husband, Count Hasimir Fenring, were not included in David Lynch’s 1984 version of Dune, therefore this is her first live-action appearance.
Denis Villeneuve will return to direct Dune: Part Two.
Dune received tremendous appreciation from fans and reviewers alike last year.
It also received ten Academy Award nominations earlier this year, with six of them being awarded .
Villeneuve will direct from a story he co-wrote with Jon Spaihts, and shooting will begin this summer in Budapest.
Dune had ten Academy Award nominations, including best picture, and won six Oscars for its worldwide box office revenue of $400.6 million.
Emperor Shaddam IV will be played by Christopher Walken, while Princess Irulan and Austin Butler will be played by Florence Pugh and Austin Butler, respectively.
Lady Margot Fenring, played by Seydoux, is an ally of Paul’s in his quest to revenge House Atreides in Frank Herbert’s novel.