Florence Pugh was joined by stars including Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler for the world premiere of Dune: Part Two in London.

The cast can be seen laughing together as they attended a photocall at IET: London for the film before the big red carpet event at Leicester Square Gardens.

And Ms Pugh didn’t attend the premier event alone: she was joined by her grandmother, Pat, who had previously walked the red carpet with her for the Venice Film Festival.

Dune: Part Two is based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name and and is set in the distant future and delves into groups battling for control, humanity’s relationship with nature and the survival of society.

The highly-anticipated Denis Villeneuve follow-up sees Wonka actor  Mr Chalamet, 28, reprise the role of Paul Atreides in the film while Ms Pugh, 28, makes her debut as Princess Irulan.

The pair have worked together previously and starred in Greta Gerwig’s reimagining of Louisa Alcott’s Little Women in 2019.

The duo were joined by their fellow co-stars, including Spider-Man: No Way Home actress, Zendaya.

The 27-year-old American actress and singer portrays Chani in the film.

Elvis actor Mr Butler, 32, plays the bald and eyebrow-less villain, Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, in the film.

Ms Pugh has said the sequel of the sci-fi epic Dune explores themes which she feels society is “constantly battling against”.

Asked how topical she feels the themes of the film are to a modern audience, she told the PA news agency on the red carpet of the world premiere in central London: “There’s a reason why we’re retelling this story now.

“There’s a reason why it’s lasted this long already.

“There’s a reason why the books tell the future thousands of years into the future.

“It’s themes that we are constantly battling against and it’s something that clearly people are drawn to the story being retold.”

The first film, released in 2021, followed Mr Chalamet’s character, heir to the Atreides noble family, who becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy’s most valuable asset while he battles visions of a dark future.

It also featured Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson, US actors Dave Bautista and Oscar Isaac, Avengers star Josh Brolin and Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard among its star-studded cast.

“I had the privilege of being able to watch the movie as the rest of the world did,” Ms Pugh said.

“The first movie I fell in love with. I watched (it) as an audience member, I got to meet the characters, the world, the sets, the director’s vision.

“I fell in love with it, like everybody did.

“And then I asked my team if I could be in the second and perchance it happened.

“And so I feel like I got to then walk into this unbelievable world and I got to basically work with all these actors that I’ve admired for such a long time.

“It truly was an actual gift, it landed on my lap.”

The sequel had been set for release on November 3, but was postponed following the Sag-Aftra US actors’ strike.

Part One was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won six, including for original score, visual effects, cinematography and editing.

Dune: Part Two will arrive in cinemas on March 1.