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.

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 – Dead Reckoning Part One, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two

• 
  Dave Bautista

  ... Glossu 'Beast' Rabban

  Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy

• S
  Stellan Skarsgard

  ... Baron Harkonnen [villain]

  Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Nymphomaniac: Part One

• C
  Charlotte Rampling

  ... Reverend Mother Mohiam

  Dune: Part Two, Red Sparrow

• 
  Oscar Isaac

  ... Duke Leto Atreides

  Star Wars: The Force Awakens, King of Kings

• Z
  Zendaya

  ... Chani

  The Greatest Showman, Dune: Part Two

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  Javier Bardem

  ... Stilgar

  Spellbound, F1

• 
  Jason Momoa

  ... Duncan Idaho

  Fast X, A Minecraft Movie

• C
  Chang Chen

  ... Dr. Wellington Yueh

  Red Cliff, 1949

• 
  Josh Brolin

  ... Gurney Halleck

  Brothers, Labor Day

• D
  David Dastmalchian

  ... Piter De Vries

  Afraid, Oppenheimer

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

Additional Information

All Trailers

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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.

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