Anya Taylor-Joy had all eyes on her while attending the star-studded premiere of her new film Dune: Part Two in New York City on Sunday.
The actress, 27, stunned in a dramatic Maison Margiela gown from creative director John Galliano’s Parisian-inspired SS24 Haute Couture Collection.
The incredible dress featured a form-fitting gold slip underneath, and a black sheer tulle structured dress over it.
The Queen’s Gambit star wore her platinum tresses parted in the middle and slicked down at the very top, but with mermaid waves flowing down her back.
She completed her look with picture-perfect makeup, opting for a bold red lip and bronze eyeshadow.
Anya Taylor-Joy had all eyes on her while attending the star-studded premiere of her new film Dune: Part Two in New York City on Sunday
While at the event she was seen posing with Dune director Denis Villeneuve, 56, who looked dapper in a black suit.
Anya also joined the rest of the Dune cast for a snap, including Souheila Yacoub, Zendaya, Timothee Chalamet, Villeneuve, Austin Butler, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Florence Pugh, and Lea Seydoux.
Zendaya, 27, commanded attention in a stunning white gown featuring a unique cut out that gave a peek at her navel.
Meanwhile Chalamet, 28, rocked an all leather ensemble.
Taylor-Joy’s role in the epic part two has been kept under wraps thus far.
Variety confirmed that Taylor-Joy makes an appearance in the film, playing a ‘major character’ from the franchise.
The film takes place immediately after the first ended, when Paul Atreides and his mother Lady Jessica joined forces with Chani and the rest of the desert-dwelling Fremen to get revenge against the evil House Harkonnen, whose members have killed most of his family and friends.
The films are based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name, with first being released to much critical and commercial success in March 2021, and going on to win six Academy Awards.
The actress, 27, stunned in a dramatic Maison Margiela gown from creative director John Galliano’s Parisian-inspired SS24 Haute Couture Collection
The incredible dress featured a form-fitting gold slip underneath, and a black sheer tulle structured dress over it
Anya wore her platinum tresses parted in the middle and slicked down at the very top, but with mermaid waves flowing down her back
She showed off the spectacular ensemble
While at the event she was seen posing with Dune director Denis Villeneuve, 56, who looked dapper in a black suit
She also posed with Rebecca Ferguson, 40, who stunned in a black lace dress
Anya joined the rest of the Dune cast for a snap; (L-R) Souheila Yacoub, Zendaya, Timothee Chalamet, Villeneuve, Austin Butler, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Florence Pugh, and Lea Seydoux
Taylor-Joy’s role in the epic part two has been kept under wraps thus far. Variety confirmed that Taylor-Joy makes an appearance in the film, playing a ‘major character’ from the franchise
Timothee leads the cast as messianic figure Paul, while Zendaya plays Chani, a member of the Fremen, who are the native inhabitants of Arrakis.
Butler has joined the cast for the sequel, playing Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, a ruthless trained assassin who is Paul’s rival to taking control of Arrakis.
The first reviews are already starting to trickle in for the film ahead of its release on March 1, and so far they’re even better than the first installment.
Dune: Part 2 has already earned an incredible 97% from 112 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
And many of the critics praised the film’s gargantuan scope, including Rolling Stone’s David Fear, who said: ‘Villeneuve has outdone himself.
‘More importantly, he’s done justice to the scope and scale and sheer weirdness of a stoner-lit touchstone’s back half without, pun intended, sanding away its edges.’
Variety’s Peter Debruge admitted that splitting the movie in two halves was a ‘massive gamble’ that somehow paid off.
While the 2021 film set up the world, he added Part Two, ‘graduates from the world-building thrills of the 2021 original to a meaty, all-encompassing narrative.’
The first wave of reviews have come in for Dune Part 2 ahead of its release, earning an incredible 97% from 112 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
After multiple delays, the film is now set to hit theaters on March 1, 2024
Alongside Timothee and Zendaya, the sequel also sees the return of stars Dave Bautista (Beast Rabban), Javier Bardem (Stiglar), Josh Brolin (Gurney Hallack) and Rebecca Ferguson (Lady Jessica).
Part Two also has its fair share of newcomers including Austin, with Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken and Anya also joining.
The film was originally scheduled for a late October 2023 release, before being pushed back to November and finally shuffled all the way back to March of this year following the dual writers and actors strikes.
After multiple delays, it is now set to hit theaters on March 1, 2024.
