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But, in Denis Villeneuve’sDune 2, Alia is a fetus who speaks to her mother Jessica.

In one of Paul’s visions, she appears as an adult, played by Taylor-Joy.

Anya Taylor-Joy at the Dune 2 premiere

“That’s a difficult thing to execute on film.”

We wanted the heat of their passion to be fresh and their wounds to be fresh."

The change also made Jessica’s role in the story more intense.

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“And we loved the drama of that.”

Dune: Part Two is in theaters now.

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