Anya Taylor-Pleasure Explains How Her Dune: Half Two Cameo Occurred

One of many massive surprises in Dune: Half Two was the reveal that Anya Taylor-Pleasure had a small cameo position within the movie as a future model of Alia Atreides, the unborn youthful sister of Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides. However getting that small scene collectively and retaining it a secret was no straightforward feat for Taylor-Pleasure. Throughout a profile with Variety, Taylor-Pleasure revealed that the largest impediment that just about saved her out of the film was her main position in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

Taylor-Pleasure additionally instructed Selection that she’s a giant fan of Dune director Denis Villeneuve, however she was dismayed to be taught that his sequel was filming similtaneously Furiosa.

“I skipped all of the phases of grief and went straight to begging,” recollects Taylor-Pleasure. “I used to be like, ‘I can do that. I could be in Australia and Abu Dhabi on the similar time.’ He needed me to be a part of the universe. We saved in contact. I simply had this sense that it wasn’t over.”

Though she tried to maintain tabs on Dune: Half Two’s manufacturing whereas capturing Furiosa, Taylor-Pleasure was instructed by her brokers that the movie had began capturing with out her. It wasn’t till she was completed with Furiosa that Taylor-Pleasure found that Villeneuve had made particular preparations for her.

“[Villeneuve] stated, ‘I made a cope with the studio: If I used to be on price range and on time, I might do that.'” That allowed Taylor-Pleasure to shoot her scene with Villeneuve and a small crew in Namibia. Villeneuve and Taylor-Pleasure additionally went to nice lengths to maintain her position a shock.

“Nobody on the studio knew,” recollects Taylor-Pleasure. “My face had been blurred out [in early cuts of the film].”

Dune: Messiah was introduced shortly after Dune: Half Two was a success on the field workplace. And Villeneuve made it clear to Selection that he desires Taylor-Pleasure again for that film as effectively.

“Taking pictures with Anya in Africa was nothing in need of magical,” stated Villeneuve. “Her generosity, candor and fervour actually moved me. I am unable to wait to return on Arrakis along with her.”