Emily Watson: The Dune:The Sisterhood and God’s Creatures Star Says She Loves Being In Front Of The Camera Because It Gives Her A Level Of Trust
deadline.com“There’s a lot of work around, I’ve been busy,” Emily Watson declared, brightly, over tea and crumbly biscuits at The Union, a private club in central London, as she chatted with Deadline about why she loves working in front of the camera.
She indeed has been busy. Hot on the heels of her extraordinarily compelling portrait in God’s Creatures, playing an Irish Catholic woman who has an obsessional bond with her wayward son (Paul Mescal of (Normal People and Aftersun), Watson has taken on a slate of roles including HBO Max and Legendary Television’s prestige project Dune: The Sisterhood, leading the cast with Shirley Henderson (Harry Potter), playing sisters Vanya and Tula Harkonnen, respectively.
Both siblings have secured power in the Sisterhood. The series serves as a prequel to the Dune film versions created from Frank Herbert’s classic 1965 story of the planet Arrakis.
Shooting will get underway in Hungary next month. Dune: The Sisterhood is based on a trilogy of novels entitled Sisterhood of Dune that go deep into the past of the Dune universe.
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