Olivia Williams told UPI she has known Emily Watson for decades, but astonishingly never got to work with her until they were cast together in "Dune: Prophecy."

As Dune: Prophecy nears, stars Emily Watson and Olivia Williams have spoken out about the responsibility they felt to avoid potentially damaging tropes in the show – most prominently, depicting "feminine hysteria".

To prepare for her starring role in “Dune Prophecy,” a sci-fi series set thousands of years in the future, Emily Watson turned to the Tudor dynasty. She spent hours at London’s National Portrait Gallery looking at paintings of Queen Elizabeth I,

Dune: Prophecy star Emily Watson reveals she looked to fellow British actor Alec Guinness' role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars for inspiration.

The release of one of the grandest events in film and television history is right around the corner. Meanwhile, Dune: Prophecy stars Olivia Williams and Emily Watson recently opened up about how their HBO series stands out compared to the previously hit historical series Game of Thrones.