Florence Pugh has compared Denis Villeneuve ‘s Dune trilogy to the original Star Wars films.

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The original Dune was released in October 2021 after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It went on to gross more than $411million at the box office before a sequel followed in 2024. The upcoming Dune: Part Three , which is out December 16, 2026, will wrap up Villeneuve’s trilogy.

Florence Pugh, who was introduced as Princess Irulan Corrino in Dune: Part Two and makes her return in the new film, has spoken to The New York Times about the series. “I think they brought back moviegoing. What an event the second one was,” Pugh said about Dune ’s impact on the current box office “boom”.…