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The actress who joined the cast of the second part Sand dune alongside Zendaya and Timothee Chalamet, made a very notable appearance at the film’s premiere in London on Thursday (February 15).
Anya Taylor-Joy has a surprise in store for Dune this Thursday, February 15. During the preview for Part II. Indeed, the 27-year-old actress joins the cast of the feature film alongside Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler and Florence Pugh. She will play Alia Atreides, also known as “Saint Alia of the Knife”, the sister of Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) with powerful religious powers. Thus, as if to remain in his role and in the world of feature film, he who became famous in the series. Lady’s game was dressed in the appropriate outfit. She wore a Hyménée wedding dress from Dior’s spring-summer 1961 collection.
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However, her appearance and choice of outfit were not unanimous among the netizens. Some saw this dress as a form of cultural appropriation of the Muslim religion. On X, formerly Twitter, there was a backlash. “Why is Anya Taylor-Joy wearing a hijab?” “A white girl who wears it is fashionable, a brown or Muslim girl who wears it is oppressed”; “When Anya Taylor-Joy wears a burqa, it’s fine, but when Muslims do it…”; we can read
The star did not respond to the controversy that rocked the Internet. For the rest: You: second part will appear in theaters on February 28.
Source: Le Figaro
