Dune Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Cited as official plot version

Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi 3D IMAX Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Dune.

• T
  Timothee Chalamet

  ... Paul Atreides

  A Complete Unknown, Interstellar

• R
  Rebecca Ferguson

  ... Lady Jessica

  Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Mercy

• 
  Dave Bautista

  ... Glossu 'Beast' Rabban

  The Killer's Game, In the Lost Lands

• S
  Stellan Skarsgard

  ... Baron Harkonnen [villain]

  Cinderella, The Avengers

• C
  Charlotte Rampling

  ... Reverend Mother Mohiam

  Dune: Part Two, Melancholia

• 
  Oscar Isaac

  ... Duke Leto Atreides

  The King of Kings, 10 Years

• Z
  Zendaya

  ... Chani

  The Greatest Showman, Spider-Man: Far From Home

• 
  Javier Bardem

  ... Stilgar

  Spellbound, F1

• 
  Jason Momoa

  ... Duncan Idaho

  A Minecraft Movie, Animal Friends

• C
  Chang Chen

  ... Dr. Wellington Yueh

  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Eros

• 
  Josh Brolin

  ... Gurney Halleck

  The Running Man, Dune: Part Two

• D
  David Dastmalchian

  ... Piter De Vries

  Afraid, The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Crew Behind the Film

The Dune behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Denis Villeneuve last directed Dune: Part Two and Blade Runner 2049. The film's writer Denis Villeneuve last wrote Dune: Part Two.

Director

Denis Villeneuve

Screenwriters

Denis Villeneuve
Eric Roth
Jon Spaihts

Producers

Cale Boyter
Brian Herbert
Mary Parent
Thomas Tull

Production Details

What we know about the Dune movie production.

Key Facts

• Zendaya will play the love interest of Timothee Chalamet’s character (Variety, 1/30/19).
• Oscar Isaac will play the father of Timothee Chalamet’s character in the movie (Variety, 1/29/19).
• Charlotte Rampling will play the Reverend Mother Mohiam, the emperor’s truthsayer (Hollywood Reporter, 1/15/19).
• Stellan Skarsgard will play villain Baron Harkonnen, whose family previously ruled Arrakis and has a long hatred of the Atreides family (Hollywood Reporter, 1/9/2019).
• Rebecca Ferguson will play Atreides’ mother, Lady Jessica, who escapes with him into the desert and helps him become a savior in their eyes (Hollywood Reporter, 9/7/18).
• Based on Frank Herbert's novel, which was published in 1965.

Production Updates for Dune

Jul 2021

Completed

Changed Dune movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jun 2019

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jul 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Eyeing an early 2019 production start.

Nov 2016

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Legendary Pictures has acquired the rights from the Frank Herbert's iconic novel Dune.

Mar 2011

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Paramount's option to produce Dune expired, Richard Rubinstein will decide whether to use Chase Palmer's script or start over.

Oct 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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