{"id":106798,"date":"2019-01-30T11:09:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T11:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=106798"},"modified":"2019-01-30T11:09:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T11:09:59","slug":"denis-villeneuves-dune-adds-oscar-isaac-to-the-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/denis-villeneuves-dune-adds-oscar-isaac-to-the-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adds Oscar Isaac to the cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good news! Oscar Isaac is doing another genre thing. This time, it’s Legendary’s film adaptation of Dune<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

According to Variety<\/a>, Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/strong><\/em>, Ex Machina<\/strong><\/em>) is currently in negotiations to play Duke Leto Atreides, AKA Leto the Just, the father of Timothée Chalamet’s character Paul Atreides.<\/p>\n

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What a handsome man.<\/p>\n

Alongside Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name<\/strong><\/em>, Beautiful Boy<\/strong><\/em>), Isaac is joining a cast made up of Rebecca Ferguson (The Greatest Showman<\/strong><\/em>, The Girl On The Train<\/strong><\/em>) as Lady Jessica, Stellan Skarsgård (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again<\/strong><\/em>, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo<\/strong><\/em>) as Baron Harkonnen and Dave Bautista (Guardians Of The Galaxy<\/strong><\/em>, Blade Runner 2049<\/strong><\/em>) as Baron Harkonnen’s brutish nephew.<\/p>\n

Villeneuve is directing, and 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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