{"id":6418,"date":"2026-08-22T11:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T11:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6418"},"modified":"2026-08-22T11:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T11:36:20","slug":"emily-watson-says-dune-prophecy-season-2-will-have-lots-of-new-elements-led-her-on-a-quest-in-a-way-actors-always-get-to-do-and-actresses-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6418","title":{"rendered":"Emily Watson Says \u2018Dune: Prophecy\u2019 Season 2 Will Have \u2018Lots of New Elements,\u2019 Led Her on \u2018A Quest in a Way Actors Always Get to Do and Actresses Don\u2019t\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tStarring in HBO Max\u2019s \u201cDune: Prophecy\u201d has been a major \u201cdeparture\u201d for Emily Watson, whose lauded career was built upon major independent and arthouse successes such as Lars von Trier\u2019s \u201cBreaking the Waves\u201d and Robert Altman\u2019s \u201cGosford Park.\u201d As she embarks on a second season of the hit show, the actress feels more settled in the sprawling sci-fi world, she noted at the <em>Variety<\/em> Lounge, presented by the Sarajevo Film Festival and BH Telecom.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6416\">\u2018Everything That\u2019s Wrong With You\u2019 Review: A  Luminous Two-Hander from Slovenia About Online Pals Navigating the Waters of IRL Friendship<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cIt was a true departure for me to be in a spaceship,\u201d she said. \u201cYou know, it\u2019s actually really good fun.\u201d Speaking about reprising her role as Valya Harkonnen in the upcoming second season of the series, which has been shot but still has no release date, Watson said she experienced a \u201csense of being on a quest in a way that actors always get to do and actresses don\u2019t. And that was just fun.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAsked if she could share anything about the highly secretive series, the actress offered a brief tease: \u201cThere are a lot of new elements, really interesting and intriguing things [\u2026] I think my head will blow off if I mention any of them,\u201d she quipped.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWhat about another major upcoming entry in the \u201cDune\u201d world with Denis Villeneuve\u2019s \u201cDune: Part Three\u201d? \u201cI mean, I can\u2019t wait to see that movie,\u201d she promptly responded. \u201cI\u2019m a huge fan of him, obviously, and it\u2019s stuffed full of incredible actors that I love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWatson recalled first stepping into the massive \u201cDune\u201d world: \u201cIt\u2019s HBO Max, it\u2019s huge. A lot of money. It\u2019s a sense of it being much more than a corporate world. But it was a big ensemble of young women, some young men, who were all relatively new to the business.\u201d The veteran has often spoken about her affinity for mentoring young performers, and she reiterated this desire when embarking on \u201cProphecy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe actress recalled \u201chow hard\u201d it is to be away from family for long periods of shooting. \u201cPutting it all together is a challenge,\u201d she said, adding that, \u201cespecially in the world of independent film,\u201d it is all about \u201crelationships.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6415\">Here\u2019s How to Watch 2026 Indycar Series Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. Live Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI always give people advice to nurture a relationship with somebody less experienced,\u201d she noted. \u201cInterconnectedness is how we all survive. Surviving in the world of independent film is hard. There are so many things that fall by the wayside, get destroyed and steamrolled. If we are all together, we are stronger, and I think building relationships with more inexperienced people is really important.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWatson first came to Sarajevo in 2005, as a curator of the Katrin Cartlidge Foundation. Her screen partner on \u201cBreaking the Waves\u201d died aged 41 in 2002, with Sarajevo setting up a filmmaking bursary in her name shortly after. Speaking about being back in Bosnia so many years later, now as the president of the jury and the recipient of a Heart of Sarajevo Award, Watson said it\u2019s been \u201cquite overwhelming.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe actress revisited Von Trier\u2019s film at this year\u2019s festival, which she called a \u201cvery emotional\u201d experience, mostly because of her deep connection to Cartlidge. \u201cAlso just being here, meeting all these incredible filmmakers, seeing these amazing films\u2026 This festival feels like the pure form of what a festival should be. It embodies the idea that culture is resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAs for what is next, on top of the new season of \u201cDune: Prophecy,\u201d Watson also recently shot Mira Nair\u2019s historical drama \u201cAMRI.\u201d The film depicts the life of the Hungarian-Indian painter Amrita Sher-Gil, with Watson playing the artist\u2019s mother. \u201cI left Harkonnen and went straight to that,\u201d recalled the actress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI\u2019m playing a Hungarian woman, so we were shooting in Budapest, then we went to India, and I was suddenly surrounded by Indian actors and crew with Mira, and it was the most amazing adventure,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a really interesting story. I can\u2019t wait to see how that comes out. They\u2019re in editing now, so we\u2019ll see, but [Nair] is an extraordinary filmmaker and an amazing person to be around. She is one of those people who kind of gathers an energy and a force. It was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6413\">Emmy Overachiever Jason Bateman on Whether He Considers Himself an Actor or Director First<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emily Watson says &#8216;Dune: Prophecy&#8217; season 2 will have &#8216;interesting and intriguing&#8217; new elements, &#8216;can&#8217;t wait&#8217; to see &#8216;Dune: Part Three.&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4970,1619,4235,4971],"class_list":["post-6418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-dune-prophecy-2","tag-emily-watson","tag-sarajevo-film-festival-2","tag-variety-lounge-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Emily Watson Says \u2018Dune: Prophecy\u2019 Season 2 Will Have \u2018Lots of New Elements,\u2019 Led Her on \u2018A Quest in a Way Actors Always Get to Do and Actresses Don\u2019t\u2019 - 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