Deadline has announced that Swiss actress Souheila Yacoub will be playing Shishakli in Dune: Part Two, the sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 film adaptation of Dune.
In the Dune novel, Shishakli is described as a Fedaykin squad leader from Sietch Tabr — the Fedaykin being the indigenous Fremen’s guerrilla fighters.
Dune: Part Two will once again be directed by Denis Villeneuve.
The returning cast includes Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin.