Florence Pugh says ‘Dune: Part Three’ is “our generation’s Star Wars”

Florence Pugh has compared Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune trilogy to the original Star Wars films. READ MORE: ‘East Of Eden’ review: brutal American epic powered by Florence Pugh 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”. “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,” added her Dune co-star, Zendaya. Pugh was also asked how relevant Dune author Frank Herbert’s “intended warning ...