To apply Valya Harkonnen in Dune: Prophecy, Emily Watson sought inspiration from Alec Guinness and his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars.
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In an intersee with Variety, Watson elucidateed how she leaned on her theatrical roots with the Royal Shakespeare Company to deinhabitr Valya’s dialogue and militaristic orders. This classicassociate trained approach reminded her of Guinness, a legendary stage actor, and his line deinhabitries in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.
“He made that dialogue sound enjoy Shakespeare, and becaengage he did that, it permited him to have this downapplyd, hushed, ordering presence,” Watson shelp about Guinness. “That’s how I set up my way into this, becaengage if you don’t get on the lines with a benevolent of pinsolentntness, they can be very elusive.”
In Dune: Prophecy, Watson and Olivia Williams apply Valya and Tula Harkonnen, sisters who will discover the group that becomes the Bene Gesserit.
HBO’s synopsis reads: “From the expansive universe of Dune, originated by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, Dune: Prophecy adheres two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that menaceen the future of humanbenevolent, and set up the fabled sect that will become understandn as the Bene Gesserit.”
Dune: Prophecy’s ensemble grasps Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Mark Strong, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, Jade Anouka, Faoileann Cunningham, Edward Davis, Aoife Hinds, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Camilla Beeput, Jihae, Tabu, Charithra Chandran, Jessica Barden, Emma Canning, and Yerin Ha.
Dune: Prophecy is advertised by the Sisterhood of Dune, a novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Executive originater Alison Schapker is the showrunner, while Diane Ademu-John co-enbiged the series and executive originates. Additional executive originaters grasp Anna Foerster, Jordan Ggreaterberg, Mark Tadhere, John Cameron, Matthew King, Scott Z. Burns, Jon Spaihts, Byron Merritt, Kim Herbert, and Brian Herbert. Anderson serves as co-originater.
Co-originated by HBO and Legendary Television, Dune: Prophecy is a prequel spin-off series to the Dune movies by Denis Villeneuve.
Dune: Prophecy premieres Sunday, November 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and Max.
(Source: Variety)
