Where’s Alia Atreides in Dune: Part Two?
This article contains potential spoilers forDune 2.
For longtime fans ofFrank Herberts most famous novels, the newDenis Villeneuvefilms are a kind of gift.
As he made clear in 2021, Villeneuve is aDunefan first, and a filmmaker second.
The book stayed with me all these years.
We get glimpses ofFeyd-Rautha, played with horrifying perfection by Austin Butler.
We see Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) grappling with the myriad futures glimpsed in his various prescient visions.
This means shes a baby who can talk right away and a toddler who can wield a knife.
But Alia isnt just relevant because shes a badass super-baby.
In that book, Alia is a teenager and a major player in the politics and intrigue of Arrakis.
We know this story has to end with Alia at Pauls side after she slays the Baron.
Dune: Part Twohits theaters on March 1, 2023.
