'Dune' world premiere: 35 best looks from the Venice Film Festival red carpet

The stars were out for the much anticipated Denis Villeneuve remake of the sci-fi epic

FILE PHOTO: The 78th Venice Film Festival - Screening of the film "Dune" - out of competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Venice, Italy September 3, 2021 - Actor Actor Timothee Chalamet and director Denis Villeneuve pose. REUTERS / Yara Nardi / File Photo

Zendaya attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Tanya Lapointe and director Denis Villeneuve on the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Rebecca Ferguson on the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Valeria Angione attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Law Roach attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

(L-R) Javier Bardem, Zendaya, Stellan Skarsgard, Chang Chen, Oscar Isaac, Sharon Duncan Brewster, Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, director Denis Villeneuve, Dave Bautista and Josh Brolin arrive for the premiere of 'Dune' during the 78th annual Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, 03 September 2021. The movie is presented out of competition at the festival running from 01 to 11 September. EPA / ETTORE FERRARI

Hofit Golan and Christophe Guillarme attend the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Lavinia Fuksas attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Jaime Xie attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Oscar Isaac and Tanya Lapointe attend the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Maja Malnar attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Sofia Gershevich attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Josh Brolin takes a picture as he attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Tina Kunakey attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Javier Bardem attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Ludovica Nasti attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Stefano Sollima attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Madalina Doroftei and Alessandro Egger attend the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Natalia Ryumina attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Isabelle Huppert attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Dave Bautista attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Oscar Isaac and Josh Brolin attend the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Tanya Lapointe and director Denis Villeneuve attend the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Stephanie Glitter arrives for the premiere of 'Dune' during the Venice International Film Festival. EPA

Sharon Duncan Brewster attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Member of the 'Venezia 78' jury, British actress Cynthia Erivo arrives for the premiere of 'Dune' during the Venice International Film Festival. EPA

Chang Chen attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Madisin Rian attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Mohammed Al Turki attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Timothee Chalamet attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Hans Zimmer on the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Zendaya attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Stellan Skarsgard attends the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

Venezia78 jury member Sarah Gadon on the red carpet of 'Dune' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival. Getty Images

It’s one of the most-anticipated films of the year and after being delayed, Dune finally had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.

Zendaya turned heads with her leather Balmain custom-made gown which she accessorised with a statement necklace that featured a 93-carat emerald inside the jaws of a snake encrusted in diamonds and emeralds.

Her co-star Timothee Chalamet made a stylish statement of his own, showing up in a Haider Ackermann look featuring a power shouldered top and trousers covered in black crystals. He also sported Cartier rings and bracelet, as well as a vintage brooch he attached to his sleeve for an offbeat final touch.

Rebecca Ferguson also stunned in a striking nude ruffle gown at the star-studded night.

The remake of the 1984 science fiction epic stars Chalamet, Zendaya, Ferguson and Oscar Issac and is directed by Denis Villeneuve. Almost the entire cast made their way to Venice for the premiere, which ended with a seven-minute standing ovation.

Although early reviews have been more mixed, The National gave Dune five stars and called it “one of the greatest sci-films of our time.”

Dune is set on Arrakis, an inhospitable fictional planet that is home to the galaxy's most prized resource, a life-extending drug named "spice". The film revolves around a young royal who not only has to battle hostile native creatures to mine spice, but also uphold his family's stewardship of the land against other interstellar noble houses.

The film, helmed by Villeneuve, is the second silver-screen adaptation of the Hugo Award-winning novel, following David Lynch's much-criticised 1984 take. Villeneuve's version will tell the story across two films.

"I would not agree to make this adaptation of the book with one single movie," the director told Variety. "The world is too complex. It's a world that takes its power in details."

Dune was the first book in Frank Herbert's multilayered saga, which eventually resulted in five sequels and has also spawned video games, board games and a series of follow-up books, co-written by the author's son, Brian Herbert.