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Florence Pugh calls the Dune trilogy her generation’s Star Wars
Florence Pugh compared Denis Villeneuve’s Dune trilogy to the original Star Wars films, calling it a defining series for her generation.
Pugh plays Princess Irulan and will return in Dune: Part Three, which is scheduled for release on December 16, 2026.
The first Dune film came out in 2021, and its sequel followed in 2024.
The third film will conclude Villeneuve’s trilogy, with its story set nearly two decades after Paul Atreides took control of the Imperium.
Pugh and co-star Timothée Chalamet also said the films’ themes, including the dangers of a powerful, authoritarian leader, feel relevant today.
Pugh said the films helped make moviegoing feel like an event, and Zendaya said cinema is important to her and many others.
The final film is next, and its release is scheduled for December 16, 2026.
Florence Pugh compared Denis Villeneuve’s Dune trilogy to the original Star Wars films.
Pugh said Dune helped bring audiences back to moviegoing and called it a generational equivalent of Star Wars.
She made the remarks in an interview with The New York Times while discussing the upcoming Dune: Part Three.
The film is scheduled for release on December 16, 2026, and will conclude Villeneuve’s trilogy.
Pugh returns as Princess Irulan Corrino, a role she first played in Dune: Part Two.
- Who
- Florence Pugh, who plays Princess Irulan Corrino in the films.
- What
- She compared the Dune trilogy to the original Star Wars films.
- When
- She made the remarks in an interview reported on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- In an interview with The New York Times.
- Why
- She said Dune helped bring back moviegoing and that contributing to the moviegoing experience matters to her.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The original Dune film was released after a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A sequel to the original Dune was released.
Dune: Part Three is scheduled for release and is set to conclude Villeneuve’s trilogy.
NME reported Pugh’s comparison of the Dune trilogy to Star Wars.
- Florence Pugh
- Plays Princess Irulan Corrino
- Dune: Part Three release
- December 16, 2026
- Original Dune release
- October 2021
- Original Dune box office
- More than $411 million
- Dune: Part Three
- Set to conclude Denis Villeneuve’s trilogy
What people are saying
I think they brought back moviegoing. What an event the second one was
It was just so lovely to be a part of something that we know is our generational kind of Star Wars.
Any opportunity that we have that we can hopefully contribute to the moviegoing experience and keep that alive, because it’s so much a part of my life, my childhood, so many people’s lives — it’s the reason we do it
It definitely feels personal because of how many of these themes have stood the test of time from the ’60s to now, and the scary world we live in.