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Smith reprised her role as the Reverend Mother, aka Mother Superior, in the sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit in 1993.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas have joined the cast as the new characters of The Reverend Mother, a smiling, guitar-playing nun who runs the Home for Retired Bears, and Hunter Cabot, a dashing and intrepid riverboat captain who offers to help the Brown family on their Peruvian adventure.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
The trailer is full of recognizable Dune imagery like holographic shields, armored warriors, and robes like the one worn by Charlotte Rampling's Bene Gesserit leader Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam in the recent films.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 July 2024
The Bene Gesserit show up in director Denis Villeneuve's recent Dune movies in the form of characters Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), Reverend Mother Helen Gaius Mohiam (Charlotte Rampling), and Lady Margot Fenring (Lea Seydoux).
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 May 2024
Players begin as a prisoner set in front of the Reverend Mother.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Led by Charlotte Rampling as Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam in the films, the order includes in their ranks the emperor’s daughter Prince Irulan (played by Pugh) and Paul’s mother Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson).
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
As with the book, the script begins with the gom jabbar scene between Paul Atreides and Reverend Mother Mohiam, except in this version the Atreides have already made their trek from Caladan to Arrakis.
—Max Evry, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
Lady Jessica sees the most stark transformation over the course of the two films, beginning as Duke Leto’s concubine and becoming a Reverend Mother on Arrakis.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024
Tim Lammers, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas have joined the cast as the new characters of The Reverend Mother, a smiling, guitar-playing nun who runs the Home for Retired Bears, and Hunter Cabot, a dashing and intrepid riverboat captain who offers to help the Brown family on their Peruvian adventure.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
The trailer is full of recognizable Dune imagery like holographic shields, armored warriors, and robes like the one worn by Charlotte Rampling's Bene Gesserit leader Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam in the recent films.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 July 2024
The Bene Gesserit show up in director Denis Villeneuve's recent Dune movies in the form of characters Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), Reverend Mother Helen Gaius Mohiam (Charlotte Rampling), and Lady Margot Fenring (Lea Seydoux).
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 May 2024
Players begin as a prisoner set in front of the Reverend Mother.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Led by Charlotte Rampling as Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam in the films, the order includes in their ranks the emperor’s daughter Prince Irulan (played by Pugh) and Paul’s mother Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson).
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
As with the book, the script begins with the gom jabbar scene between Paul Atreides and Reverend Mother Mohiam, except in this version the Atreides have already made their trek from Caladan to Arrakis.
—Max Evry, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
Lady Jessica sees the most stark transformation over the course of the two films, beginning as Duke Leto’s concubine and becoming a Reverend Mother on Arrakis.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Reverend Mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Reverend%20Mother. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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