{"id":390394,"date":"2026-03-17T22:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T22:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/390394\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T22:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T22:48:09","slug":"rebecca-ferguson-says-she-has-just-one-scene-in-dune-part-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/390394\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebecca Ferguson Says She Has Just One Scene in ‘Dune: Part Three’"},"content":{"rendered":"

It happens in nearly every franchise: the arc of a beloved character will take a different direction\u2014veering away from the main plot, that is\u2014as the story progresses. The latest example has more reasoning behind it than, say, Finn\u2019s and Rose\u2019s increasingly diminished appearances<\/a> in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, but it\u2019s still kind of a bummer. According to Dune and Dune: Part Two star Rebecca Ferguson<\/a>, her character, Lady Jessica\u2014the mother of Paul Atreides\u2014will have just one scene in Dune: Part Three<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Unlike Star Wars, Dune is based on a decades-old book series by Frank Herbert, so Lady Jessica\u2019s story has already been shaped on the page\u2014pages that take place mostly before the events of Dune: Part Three. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused<\/a> podcast, Ferguson explained that her character\u2019s \u201cjourney was number one and two.\u201d In fact, \u201cI don\u2019t even think [Lady Jessica] was supposed to be in three.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then [director] Denis [Villeneuve] was like, \u2018I need to have one scene.\u2019 And I get one scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

But, she added, \u201cThat was a weird feeling, walking onto a set that you know so well and knowing that you don\u2019t have a part of it. There\u2019s a lot of FOMO. And the acceptance of this is just what it is: just [serving the story].\u201d<\/p>\n

She didn\u2019t share any details on what her scene might be (Lady Jessica is in the just-dropped trailer<\/a>, so that must be the scene). But Ferguson did say she did still read the entire screenplay for Dune: Part Three, and that \u201cthe script is great. I think it\u2019s going to be fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dune: Part Three hits theaters December 18.<\/p>\n

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