{"id":106563,"date":"2019-01-08T13:14:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T13:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=106563"},"modified":"2019-01-08T13:14:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T13:14:51","slug":"dune-reboot-adds-dave-bautista-to-the-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/dune-reboot-adds-dave-bautista-to-the-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Dune reboot adds Dave Bautista to the cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legendary’s Dune <\/strong><\/em>reboot has slowly but surely been plodding along for years, and the cast is still pretty scarce. But, according to Variety<\/a>, it’s gone and added Dave Bautista (Guardians Of The Galaxy<\/strong><\/em>, Blade Runner<\/strong> 2049<\/strong><\/em>) to the line-up. However, the role he will be taking on is not yet known.<\/p>\n

Bautista joins the already-cast Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name<\/strong><\/em>, Beautiful Boy<\/strong><\/em>) as Paul Atreides and Rebecca Ferguson (The Greatest Showman<\/strong><\/em>, The Girl On The Train<\/strong><\/em>) as Lady Jessica.<\/p>\n

The film is being directed by Arrival<\/strong><\/em> and Blade Runner 2049<\/strong><\/em> helmer Denis Villeneuve, who is also writing the script alongside Eric Roth and Jon Spaihts.<\/p>\n

The Dune <\/strong><\/em>reboot is based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel of the same name, and follows the 1984 film adaptation, which was directed by David Lynch and starred Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Atreides.<\/p>\n

If you’re unfamiliar with the story, here’s the novel’s Amazon<\/a> synopsis:<\/p>\n

The Duke of Atreides has been manoeuvred by his arch-enemy, Baron Harkonnen, into administering the desert planet of Dune. Although it is almost completely without water, Dune is a planet of fabulous wealth, for it is the only source of a drug prized throughout the Galactic Empire. The Duke and his son, Paul, are expecting treachery, and it duly comes – but from a shockingly unexpected place.<\/p>\n

Then Paul succeeds his father, and he becomes a catalyst for the native people of Dune, whose knowledge of the ecology of the planet gives them vast power. They have been waiting for a leader like Paul Atreides, a leader who can harness that force…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dune <\/strong><\/em>does not yet have a release date. Get all the latest sci-fi news with every issue of SciFiNow. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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