Begin Date & Location Confirmed For HBO Max & Legendary Prequel Sequence  – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Filming will get underway subsequent month in Budapest, Hungary, on anticipated prequel collection Dune: The Sisterhood (working title) from HBO Max and Legendary Tv.

This implies film sequel Dune: Half Two and prequel collection Dune: The Sisterhood will each be in manufacturing on the similar time in Budapest, a coup for the Hungarian business. Denis Villeneuve and his crew have returned to the Origo Studios, the place they shot a significant a part of the primary movie. Dune additionally shot in Jordan, amongst different areas.

As we revealed yesterday, casting is coming collectively for Dune: The Sisterhood. Recreation Of Thrones, Obi-Wan and Carnival Row actress Indira Varma is the third actor to hitch the beforehand introduced Emily Watson and Shirley Henderson.

Set 10,000 years earlier than the ascension of Paul Atreides, the collection will comply with the Harkonnen Sisters as they fight forces that threaten the way forward for humankind, and set up the fabled sect referred to as the Bene Gesserit. The drama is tailored from the novel Sisterhood Of Dune, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

Diane Ademu-John serves as creator, author, co-showrunner and govt producer. Alison Schapker is co-showrunner and govt producer. Emmy-winner Johan Renck will direct the premiere episode and executive-produce.

Dune and Arrival director Denis Villeneuve, Oscar-nominated author Jon Spaihts, Scott Z. Burns, Matthew King, John Cameron and Cait Collins are govt producers with creator Brian Herbert, together with Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert as govt producers for the Frank Herbert property. Kevin J. Anderson serves as co-producer.

The collection is co-produced by HBO Max and Legendary Tv with Legendary having additionally produced the Dune film reboot that final 12 months that scored six Oscars and greater than $400M on the field workplace.

Hungary has turn into one in every of Japanese Europe’s premier filming locations because of its 30% money rebate (that may attain 37.5% via the addition of qualifying non-Hungarian prices), expert crew and cheaper manufacturing prices than different elements of Europe. In 2021, whole manufacturing spend in Hungary reached $650M, a brand new file. Villeneuve’s Dune obtained one of many nation’s greatest offsets thus far.