Rebecca Ferguson was not too happy with her director 😂

Rebecca Ferguson shares a funny story from the making of Dune: Part Two regarding her character's pregnancy, and director Denis Villeneuve's original costume plans.
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[@hildahilda1823]

“Am I gonna be sexy pregnant or super big pregnant” Director: “So we were actually thinking scary, manipulative, cult leader pregnant”

[@sectorarea]

😂😂😂

[@johndickson377]

But she is in the book.

[@thehousecat93]

So, sexy pregnant then.

[@georgeparzival3817]

Fook yeah! 😂

[@SterileNeutrino]

And the Alia wasn't even shown

[@caliinthevalley24681]

I would have to agree. I’m glad they didn’t put the veil on. She was able to emote such emotion just by her eyes. This is one talented woman

[@ericthomas4218]

Agreed. Especially since so much of the books happens within the heads of each character, it’s nice to see those thoughts expressed through other means when presented cinematically 👍

[@Algrenion]

i'm glad they listened to her as well and gave her agency as an actor - you can really tell that everyone cast in the film was genuinely invested into playing their characters well, but i feel like Rebecca Ferguson absolutely dominated with her performance!

[@Chewy427]

actors are paid props, nothing more

[@joeyenniss9099]

she has a veil in the throne room at the end of part 2 im pretty sure

[@Tragicide]

In the plus side at least they didn’t shave her head.

[@paulgannon7749]

Apparently she told Denis what she would accept and what she wouldn't by using the Voice.

[@jacoborivas4584]

Rebecca: “I'm not wearing a veil, Denis (Voice Reverb)”. Denis (under the Voice's influence): “You're not wearing a veil, Denis”. Rebecca: “I'm not Denis. I'm Rebecca”. Denis: “You're not Denis. You're Rebecca”. Rebecca: “Excellent”. Denis: “Excellent”.

[@salamander337]

"Silence!"

[@KSmithwick1989]

​@jacoborivas4584 When you think about it, the Jedi also use The Voice.

[@paulgannon7749]

@@KSmithwick1989 Me: It's not the same thing at all. Jedi: It is the same thing Me: It is the same thing.

[@aiodensghost8645]

​@@jacoborivas4584Meet the Robinsons was on Spice Melange

[@kcried1081]

I respect her for telling the truth about her ego. But she did an amazing job in that role and was quite a great performance by her. It was very believable and didnt feel forced.

[@danielrelenschi9924]

I think she is talking more about the ego of the caracter

[@bailey29]

@@danielrelenschi9924 she told the costume designer "anyone could be behind this veil" doesn't really seem in character

[@thetrickisirarelyrespond5945]

​@@danielrelenschi9924nope

[@frostedlambs]

​@@danielrelenschi9924do you say these things to defend this actor or because you believe it? Cos she definitely meant she wanted her face to get screen time and she also was just saying wanted to look good not big preggo. She's definitely not talking about the characters motivations

[@gabriele3665]

Yeah I'd much have this explanation than the various excuses they came up with master chief almost never having his helmet in the halo series

[@astrobot702]

Jessica's transformation into Reverend Mother was enigmatic in part 2... i loved her last costume. It rivals Charlotte Rampling's matron costume.

[@romilrh]

God, Charlotte Rampling's veil was SO GODDAMN COOL. One of my favorite shots of the first film is just a close up of her gaze at Paul through the veil.

[@travisr82]

@@romilrhCharlotte Rampling’s gaze is the stuff of legends 😊

[@romilrh]

@@travisr82 Just watched 45 Years the other day. My god is she good at gazing

[@daes9401]

Yes, and mirrors the BG Reverend Mother's court dress, while making it distinctly Fremen.

[@pikebishop8516]

​@@romilrhI love the telepathic conversation between rampling and Ferguson characters, ending by "you should have believed"

[@GKFF9872]

She was Reverend Mothering the house down boots.

[@doug3318]

She left no spice

[@GKFF9872]

@@doug3318 ate all the spice, left with desert drip

[@britt5650]

😂😂

[@seansswamp]

😭

[@d3335]

She ate

[@eja9539]

She’s not wrong. Her facial expressions really improved the movie. Although she could act through a paper bag, I’m glad they excluded some of the face coverings.

[@jason_v12345]

"She couldn't act (her way out of) a paper bag" is what you say when you think her acting is bad, not good.

[@TBCman99]

@@jason_v12345 ... that's why the comment is saying that she COULD act her way out of one. It's the opposite meaning of COULDN'T and they are using it correctly. You misread their comment, thinking they meant it as an insult, when it was actually high praise.

[@lum26akua28]

​@@jason_v12345Seems like people nowadays are just very willing to skim through something, and be so sure of what they read that they post a response without thinking about it. It's insane, it feels like gaslighting.

[@PeckiePeck]

@@TBCman99 But if "can't act your way out of a paper bag" means "can't act," then "can act your way out of a paper bag" just means "can act." The "paper bags" cancel out. So it's not such high praise.

[@suivzmoi]

@@jason_v12345 maybe you need to take the paper bag off as you seem to have trouble reading

[@oogiegoogie2826]

She is great as Lady Jessica. “You will see the beauty and the horror.” Her expression in that moment is so chilling.

[@damonroberts7372]

She also played Rose the Hat in Doctor Sleep, so she can go _dark._

[@erri4433]

Oh man I got chills reading that line again just now.

[@Skirne]

Scariest moment in the film.

[@yahya_elistinsary]

Yeah she was one of the better part of the movie.

[@Chance57]

I feel like she was an incredible Jessica. And I really love these movies for what they accomplished, but I do more that a lot of the interesting Jessica scenes didn't make the cut. It's mostly dialogue with her and Yueh, her and Gurney, and her and Thufir, but they are honestly some of my favorite parts of the books. I expect I'll watch these movies again and again for years to come, but I'm still young and I hope we get a full-fledged no holds barred adoption. Something with cinnamontography and pacing on par with the movie, but more of the intrigue of the books. Even though they too cut out a lot, the earlier seasons of game of thrones did prove that people are willing to sit through intrigue (as long as they got their HBO mandated sex scenes)

[@Dinoenthusiastguy]

Jessica: You’re not getting a veil Denis: Yes you have to wear it Jessica, with the Voice: *YOU’RE NOT GETTING A VEIL*

[@princess.seenaire]

😂😂😂

[@paulchavez3039]

I love how honest and authentic she is. I hate it when ppl pretend they have NO ego... it's like... dude of course you want to be seen doing your work especially at that level. I'd feel the same way, if ur just gonna cover me up, why tf am I here? Let's just do VO shit in a booth and I'll go on vacation lol but rly, Ferguson's performance in anything she does is beautiful and intense and raw and we'd all probably be annoyed if we didn't get to see her as much as possible. ❤

[@JoGuev7177]

In her case, yes this is true. But for the dude playing Master Chief in the Halo tv series should have checked his ego and understood who the character is.

[@mike-mz6yz]

reminds me of that scene in "once upon a time in hollywood"

[@SonGoku-tp8gb]

She's being prideful WITHOUT trying to put down other people. That's what makes this different. Edit: I also agree with the other reply comparing Halo. You should respect the source material if you want to respect the fans.

[@Vor567tez]

To hv a veil and still the camera can see your face , just do what Jodha Akbar ,a Bollywood movie based on romance of Hindu princess and Mugal King , did for Jodha/Hindu princess (Ashwariya Rai , the actress name who played her) . Have her veil made of net. Even though net veil is inaccurate for the time period but for the actress they changed it.

[@ruthn.ramireznavarro1710]

@@JoGuev7177AHHH YESS! Couldn’t agree more!!!

[@JamieTLewis]

I like her sound effects "Reeeeeeeeeeooooowww"

[@mariaokhapkina6971]

It sounds like some alien insect dying 😂

[@Rafael_R]

​@@mariaokhapkina6971 Sweet liberty

[@onemondaynight]

But she is still beautiful in Dune Part 2, even under all that. And she manages to emote through it. That's one test of a great actor!

[@GenJuhru]

That's after her intervention

[@naverich4603]

Rebecca over Zendaya any time a day lol

[@arivanilla]

Yes her aura changes too, the acting is amazing

[@bonj214]

@@naverich4603nahhh gimme the actor that played liet kynes. if it ain’t burnt i ain’t turnt 🗣️

[@Tragicide]

Me to my friend: see, see, I told you she was hot!

[@DoomNGloomGirl]

She was mesmerizing and slightly terrifying. I loved it.

[@cari6614]

Yesss so true she was the ultimate scene stealer❤️

[@JJjjJJjjJJ28]

Slightly?

[@Thewhiteandorange]

There is a part in "Inglorious Bastards" where Christoph Waltz pulls this beautiful, subtle transition from "polite" to "monster" in a matter of a second. Rebecca Ferguson has that moment in Dune 2 when she's pacing the sietch. Absolutely froze me in my seat and set all the "danger" bells off in my lizard brain. Phenomenal actress.

[@ciobalina7445]

I loved her performance. Such a great actress. I really feel she gave a lot of depth to the character.

[@Bringmethehorizondude]

She has such a big personality. It’s really fun hearing her talk

[@Chaserandburk]

She slayed it in part two. One of the best performances by far

[@ArvinYorro]

True. Absolute bad ass with the face tattoos and drip

[@M24071]

she just lets her intrusive thoughts run wild I love her

[@lordraiden1]

Man she absolutely killed in this role. Her and Timothy's characters seem to evolve perfectly together

[@dusk9003]

her eyes were so incredibly essential to the Lady Jessica’s performance in my opinion I’m glad we still got to see her be so expressive

[@GarethDaviesArt]

wow i love how honest this is haha, and shes right, dont hide that face

[@thecrowpit24]

She's such a fun, likeable person.

[@hugh-jasole]

She's hot more importantly

[@megavore97]

Lady Jessica is probably my favourite character from the first Dune book and Rebecca’s portrayal in the movies (especially part 2) was absolutely badass

[@gphillimo]

She made a great choice not letting him put a veil. She made her scenes come across much better

[@picknflixnetflixamazonprim7535]

Love her honesty!! That face should not be hidden on the big screen

[@romilrh]

Jessica: "I'm not wearing a veil." Denis: "But you need to be mysteriou--" Jessica, using the voice: *"N O V E I L"* Denis: "Ok costume team burn all her veils!"

[@ImJiom]

I read this and saw it in my mind as a real scene in the movie

[@gregor_man]

Very good! XD

[@chatongarou7665]

Jessica : "Do you really think I need a veil to look mysterious ?" She killed her role as Jessica, her facial expressions made it so much better...

[@viarnay]

She's splendid on dune 1 and 2

[@rosetyong]

I love how she made that sound of diminishing ego 😂

[@kosmokramer5420]

She might get the academy award for best supporting actress

[@adarshmishra9685]

Calm down. This is like the first movie that got people to watch. There's a lot to come.

[@evieblue959]

Honestly, although she was great, I’m not sure she had enough screen time

[@karfeelye9942]

I hope they campaign this, she does deserve the recognition of her work..

[@Bhutchin09]

@@adarshmishra9685what? I’m not sure what you’re trying to say here but you’re also wrong on both points. Part one nearly 5x its budget and villeneuve is making one more movie adapting messiah. And none of that has anything to do with her getting nominated or winning an academy award for this film specifically. So what, exactly, are you trying to say

[@____uncompetative]

Nah, Shai-Hulud will win. The Academy are obsessed with recognising the contribution of indigenous actors right now.

[@FTTPRO]

She was my favorite character in Dune:2

[@mikewolfstein3002]

Love rebecca. Always. What a great actress❤

[@Muppet-kz2nc]

Dune 2 is now one of the top 20 rated films of all time.

[@Brad-ut1ro]

Damn, really?? I know I really enjoyed both. Really cool story. Makes me wanna read the books

[@anaglk1415]

"You're not getting the veil" 😂😂😂😂 love her!

[@EUROPAMusicOfficialChannel]

I'm so glad she did something about that. She is such a massive catalyst for Paul becoming who he is. Hiding her face would have been the wrong way to go. Also, from a narrative standpoint, she is the face of the Bene Geserit for Paul.

[@robertbowser328]

Beauty and all that but her role demands we see her face and expression. The film wouldn’t have it has hard has it did if we could see her face. Her eyes were piercing haunting and cold. She was perfect in the role

[@jipgroove]

The shrinking sound 🤣👏 🐭

[@j.r.junior3040]

She's so beautiful ❤

[@Dhavroch]

She should’ve finished the book so she would’ve been forewarned 😂

[@samwallaceart288]

Well in the book she gets a 3-year time skip and a demon-kid as a mini-me buddy. I'd be disappointed too.

[@acloudworld7625]

Why would you want to cover that face, absolute beauty.

[@KerioFive]

Right? 😄

[@KerioFive]

@@sbowesuk people can't just compliment others anymore ? ...

[@yasukeg4202]

​@@KerioFive this is such a creepy comment bro

[@KerioFive]

@@yasukeg4202 ok

[@KerioFive]

@@yasukeg4202 you're soft

[@TearYouApart360]

She was terrifying as Lady Jessica in part 2.

[@8gstar]

Lady Jessica... Love that character and Ferguson portrayed her perfectly!

[@ruthnagarya2028]

She is so authentic and is not afraid to say what she thinks.....even if the Director gets his way! So cute!

[@JenningsFilmsinc]

Yes, being insubordinate is cute

[@shanedisposable]

i love her. I want to see her in more roles

[@EinfachLara]

Have you seen Silo? Great show and she stars in it

[@mirsolus7789]

She has such presence as an actress I was so impressed.

[@juzzapm3252]

The lack of face veil really differentiated her among the crows in a similar way to the blue band Chani wears. Also Rebecca Ferguson has such a great personality lol!

[@yotsu9642]

the way she is the best enigmatic, charismatic, mysterious, powerfull, mystical being in dune part 2 among all of the others even more than mahiam sooo jessica u killed it!!!!!

[@oisinmckenna1054]

She was hands down the best thing about part 2. So so good.

[@yeweston1411]

She *killed* that 8-bit noise tho 😭

[@superoligarch_official]

I like when actors are giving their honest opinions instead of just sugarcoating

[@MekQuarrie]

She was great in different ways in both films. I love when she gets a chance to show her breadth... 👍

[@mikemercer5940]

She made a crazy cool sound.

[@jonwaynem]

She is awesome for sharing that she was able to stand up for what she wanted

[@luissabathie4225]

Right call. This woman’s face is a gift from heaven that should never be covered. Absolutely, remarkably, strikingly, gorgeous.

[@have_studs_will_travel2809]

I love her witty and sometimes brutal honesty... Even though the most recent reveal has caused a little stir #whowasnumberoneonthecallsheet 😅😅

[@connorveach5986]

Someone other than Timothee?

[@kantakouzini]

I still need to kno who that was on the call sheet

[@percyweasley9301]

😂😂

[@life09m]

And she still killed it hahaha love this movie

[@ganjatree]

She's an amazing actress she did the character justice

[@cfa345]

I love that she's honest enough to own the ego part of this 🤩

[@Manuel_Chinaski]

But Rebecc- SILENCE !

[@PepperWilliamsMusicBlend]

Having the veil off was such a great idea! She's beautiful!

[@KoiYakultGreenTea]

The options being "sexy pregnant" or "super big pregnant" is just

[@GenderNotFound._.]

I loved that Villeneuve chose to put scenes with her between the main story. It was so good at showing the passage of time when there are no seasons to change and we're advancing in time pretty quickly.

[@greymanswiftandbold]

Such an amazing actress

[@johii19]

cant wait for the whole interview!

[@rainierzx9677]

She put her foot down, i respect that

[@kevingmf]

The women in this movie were so good, she reminded me of cerci

[@SupremacySinema]

He got the veil lol

[@thebendu33]

What a beauty.

[@AyaanKhan-tb2ot]

Ikr ; perfection

[@sammykewlguy]

The fact that she was able to portray an subtle but amazing performance through all that should win her an Oscar! Amazing job.

[@Drekromancer]

Her attitude is so sweet, and it's contagious!

[@nabilhernandez9456]

She was on demon time during the entire movie

[@grantwlms]

shes an amazing actor

[@ryanquinn1257]

I was sad because I do crush on Rebecca, but also it totally made the arc of her character even more epic as you see each one become more elaborate.

[@michaelyciano2123]

Love her!! She is the next big best thing to hit Hollywood. She is sooooooo talented. So many hard hitting female legends from across the pond.

[@gudfh]

She did a great job

[@MrJacktheGC123]

Covering the face of the most beautiful woman in the world was certainly a bold move from Denis

[@JustAn0rc]

She did so good. I loved the changes

[@bodhiswayze1892]

And she still manages to look incredible!!

[@s1x6x1s]

the only thing Villeneuve changed is Alia not being born in Part 2. i don't remember much the story from the book, but i think in other on-screen adaptations it is explained that The Water of Life also speeds up embryo development other than giving it early consciousness. (Part 1 and Part 2 is actually one book.)

[@jawstrock2215]

also Raban.

[@humbleopulence]

Well that means the second film occurs over three months and not 6-8, as is clearly shown.... That's even worse than what they ended up with! 8 months isn't even enough to free a planet in possession of a crime syndicate for centuries. The book had it extended over three years. So now you're telling me it didn't even take 6-8 months, it took... 3-4? 😂😂😂😂 This film is such trash, and people are praising it to high heaven, but even simple logic can't be bothered to stick around for it.

[@masonguthrie1257]

@@humbleopulenceglad to see your not letting this take up too much of your brain power.

[@humbleopulence]

@@masonguthrie1257 I'm really not. Thinking about these things comes naturally to me. It takes no effort whatsoever. But I see how someone as.... One dimensional as you could make that mistake

[@SuziSellsSound]

The film making is beautiful but the script's timeline messed with my head. I'm re-reading the Dune series right now. There's many differences book to film. oh well. I still enjoyed the film.

[@jameswatt8841]

She was great

[@mariaokhapkina6971]

I aspire to be even 10% as honest and real

[@Mebschmidty]

Just watched DUNE 2 for the 4th time. It gets better EVERYTIME. And so does sheeeee

[@juanescobedo5190]

No one puts Jessica in the corner 😂🥰

[@balljoint5853]

"So the director said, 'okay, Rebecca, we're gonna shoot the scene now', and I was like, 'sod off!'. Then Denis said, 'okay, make sure to remember your lines.' And I was like 'dude, SERIOUSLY?? OMFG!! Ughh come onnnn'. Then Denis said, 'Rebecca, make sure to wear your costume on set so that the audience knows you're the character' and it was like 'What??????? My ego!!! Ugh this suckksss'".

[@smcdonough1427]

Her facial performance is truly excellent, so it's a good thing they didn't hide her face

[@TerryT0114]

I can't remember her first line she said to Paul when she was telling him to drink the poison, but she said two lines to him in Freman. Something like "you will see. The beauty an the horror". Gave me chills when I first saw/heard that.

[@tedbed1389]

Her and Havier kinda made the movie for me, honestly.

[@dfailsthemost]

She really is lovely.

[@zolyguy]

The costume design was amazing

[@nox5870]

I think out of everybody, she deserves the Oscar Nomination the most for her mesmerizing performance in the film. She was terrifying and manipulative and I loved every second of that portrayal, I mean everybody was great but she and Butler for me were the main standouts!

[@sogiki]

I’m so happy she admitted to having an ego about it. That makes me think she has LESS ego than most ironically.

[@tomfrost4001]

Meanwhile Edward Norton played King Baldwin with no complaints, Hugo weaving played V with no complaints, David Prowes played Darth Vader with no complaints.....

[@ninetyeyes2434]

Prowes was salty they dubbed him IIRC, but spot on to bring up the other two

[@Kat-queenofnerds]

didnt hugo weaving actually replace another actor part way into filming? im sure i heard he had to dubb over certain scenes the other guy had already filmed so they didnt have to reshoot them

[@johnstarks7759]

Those movies stunk.

[@cleo1819]

I love her so much. Absolute amazing actress!!

[@praisethesun4327]

Good call on her part cause the acting she pulls off in this film purely through her facial expressions is amazing

[@InfernalPasquale]

She's an actress. She should do as she's told.

[@mistrants2745]

Sod off

[@kellybelcher3804]

2nd movie had so much potential 😢

[@humanbeing2420]

She's so witty and authentic.

[@joshuamurray9403]

She is such an honest monster

[@andreasrumpf9012]

Her ego shrinks? What? Why would the director care? Is this a woman or a child? I'm so confused.

[@daenerysstormborn9107]

I still don’t understand how she was only paid 600k compared to her other co stars who earned millions.

[@carpediemearth]

Because she's not a big name. Those who earned millions are far bigger names, have been nominated for and won major awards like Oscars and Emmy's, and have been in multiple successful projects. That's normally how it works. The problem is when a male actor and female actor are both big names, but the man is given significantly more than the woman.

[@doctorhyde8109]

Love her voice !

[@BFWRT]

She should watch "V for vendetta", Hugo was captivating without EVER seeing his face.