Interestingly, the new trailer shows us little of the spectacle we can expect in the finale of Dune: part two, when Christopher Walken’s Emperor Shaddam IV descends with all his armies on Arrakis, only to discover he really should have stayed at home. Instead we see more of Zendaya’s Chani, witness the transformation of Rebecca Ferguson’s Lady Jessica into the Freman’s tattooed, spice-loving Reverend Mother, and are introduced to Florence Pugh’s shifty Princess Irulan (daughter of the Emperor). There’s also a glimpse of the spectacular scenes from the book in which Paul Atreides first rides a giant sandworm.

Dune Part Two

Given the softly, softly approach to bringing Dune back to the big screen employed by studio Warner Bros, which was only prepared to film the novel one segment at a time, many fans of the book will just be pleased to see that Villeneuve didn’t end up pulling a Ralph Bakshi. Part two looks fittingly expansive, and there is still the prospect of the blockbuster denouement to come – which should make Luke blowing up the Death Star look like an episode of Doctors in terms of spectacle. And given that Dune earned more than $400m at the global box office, there is every chance its more feelgood and morally satisfying sequel should take the saga well past the £1bn mark. This is not a film whose chances we should worry about.