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At the Sarajevo Film Festival, Emily Watson, president of the jury, says Dune: Prophecy Season 2 will introduce lots of new elements and feel like a personal quest for actors; the season has been shot but has no announced release date. She also discusses mentoring younger performers, reflects on her Dune experience, and looks ahead to Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Three and Mira Nair’s AMRI.
At the Sarajevo Film Festival, Emily Watson explains how growing up in a strict religious group—described by former members as a cult—almost derailed her career, and how leaving the School of Philosophy and Economic Science marked a rupture that paralleled her breakout in Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves. She credits acting with saving her life, recalls the intense Cannes press era, and emphasizes a growing openness about her past. Presiding over the festival jury and receiving an honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award, Watson also hints at future projects, including Dune: Prophecy season 2, Amri, and Mars Express, while advocating for more female directors in film.
At the Sarajevo Film Festival, Woody Harrelson receives the Heart of Sarajevo Award and promotes the Apple TV+ series Brothers, a two‑hander in which he reunites with Matthew McConaughey as fictionalized versions of themselves. The show, inspired by real life (including Harrelson’s claim his father met McConaughey’s mother around McConaughey’s conception), centers on a decades‑old secret that could make them brothers. Harrelson stresses it isn’t a True Detective vibe, praises Jesse Eisenberg’s upcoming work, and notes other projects while reflecting on how Sarajevo has changed since the 1990s.
Willem Dafoe discussed his collaborations with directors like Martin Scorsese and David Lynch, his roles in films such as 'Platoon' and 'The Last Temptation of Christ,' and addressed the backlash against the latter, highlighting its misinterpretation and controversy. He also shared insights into his acting process, his experiences with Marvel, and his recent honor at the Sarajevo Film Festival.