“Dune” star Timothée Chalamet has probably watched “Top Gun: Maverick” more than you have.
Chalamet’s Wild Claims for ‘Top Gun 2’
In an interview with GQ for a November profile, Chalamet said he saw Top Gun: Maverick eight times in theaters. He believes that “it was one of the greatest films I have ever seen.”
He also invited the cast and crew of Dune: Part Two to a private screening of the film in Budapest.
Top Shot: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick is the long-awaited sequel to 1986’s Top Gun. Tom Cruise reprises his role as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. Like many older sequels, the film features OG actors like Cruise and Val Kilmer with a younger cast.
Miles Teller and Glen Powell lead the film’s younger cast of stars. The film also stars Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell. Top Gun: Maverick, one of the biggest success stories of 2022, became the second-highest-grossing film of the year, grossing nearly $1.5 billion worldwide.
Dune: Part Two
In the Dune sequel, Timothée Chalamet returns to play Paul Atreides. The film will continue to chronicle his rise to power as he teams up with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen and seeks revenge on those who tore his family apart. Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Javier Bardem and Stellan Skarsgård reprise their roles from the first film. Austin Butler, Florence Pusch and Léa Seydoux will make their debut in the franchise.
Originally scheduled for release on November 17, a SAG-AFTRA strike resulted in Dune: Part Two being pushed back to next spring.
Dune: Part Two will be released on March 15, 2024.