DUNE: MESSIAH Reportedly Casts Nakoa-Wolf Momoa & Ida Brooke As Leto II & Ghanima Atreides - SPOILERS

According to a new report, Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Ida Brooke have joined the cast of Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Messiah adaptation as the children of Paul Atreides and Chani, Leto II and Ghanima...

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By MarkCassidy - Jun 17, 2025 07:06 AM EST

Filed Under: Dune

UPDATE: Deadline has confirmed the news.

Following the recent news that The Batman star Robert Pattinson is set to play the villainous Skytale in Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Dune: Messiah, we have a very interesting casting scoop from Nexus Point News.

According to the site, Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Ida Brooke are set to play the twin children of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya), Leto II and Ghanima.

Possible spoilers follow.

These characters are only introduced towards the end of Frank Herbert's second novel, when Chani dies while giving birth. They go on to play much larger roles in subsequent books, with Leto II eventually transforming into the human/sandworm hybrid (it's complicated) God Emperor of Arrakis.

How much of this will be covered in the Messiah adaptation remains to be seen, but given the ages of the actors playing the twins, it seems clear that Villeneuve plans to incorporate at least some elements of Children of Dune.

Momoa is the son of Aquaman star Jason Momoa, who is set to return as Duncan Idaho. Nakoa-Wolf will be making his acting debut in the threequel, while Brooke is best known for her roles in Silo and The Primrose Railway Children.

We'll have to consider this a rumor for the time being, but the source is usually spot on, so we fully expect trade confirmation within the next few days.

WE HAVE OUR GHANIMA AND LETO. CONFIRMS DUNE: MESSIAH WILL LIKELY HAVE CHILDREN OF DUNE VISIONS!!!#DUNE pic.twitter.com/0uFv7n8GC4
— The Sietch of Sci-Fi | (@TSoS_) June 17, 2025

Hans Zimmer on scoring "Dune: Messiah": “We’ve got something — we’re on our way.” #F1TheMovie pic.twitter.com/LDgUqGqOvz
— Variety (@Variety) June 16, 2025

The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on Dune: Part Two, the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s celebrated novel Dune, with an expanded all-star international ensemble cast. The film, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2021’s six-time Academy Award-winning Dune.

The big-screen epic continues the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s acclaimed bestseller Dune with returning and new stars, including Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (Wonka, Call Me by Your Name), Zendaya (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Malcolm & Marie, Euphoria), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning), Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (Avengers: Endgame, Milk), Oscar nominee Austin Butler (Elvis, Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood), Oscar nominee Florence Pugh (Black Widow, Little Women), Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: Love and Thunder), Oscar winner Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter,), Stephen McKinley Henderson (Fences), Léa Seydoux (James Bond, Crimes of the Future), with Stellan Skarsgård (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling (45 Years, Assassin’s Creed), and Oscar winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Being the Ricardos).

Dune: Part Two will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

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Forthas - 6/17/2025, 7:26 AM

If I were the makers of modern Dune I would lean into the previous cast members to fill out the current universe. While I think it is gimmicky, that is not always a bad thing. As we know nostalgia sells. Between Messiah and definitely Dune Prophesy season 2 they should utilize the likes of Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Patrick Stewart, Jürgen Prochnow and Everett McGill form the 1984 film. And Alec Newman, Julie Cox, Saskia Reeves, Barbora Kodetová, Matt Keeslar and Uwe Ochsenknecht from the sci-fi series.

rebellion - 6/17/2025, 8:19 AM

@Forthas - you are seriously overestimating the level of nostalgia for the lynch movie. and the series. like people would recognize anyone other than maclachlan and stewart.

Forthas - 6/17/2025, 8:43 AM

@rebellion - I don't think it would catapult it to a billion dollar film but for people that are tied into the universe it 1) honor what came before it 2) would be an interesting side story that would increase its marketing appeal and 3) would help populate the universe with people that are already tied to the lore. To my last point it is more interesting to see familiar faces that evokes easter eggs than just having new actors with no connection to the Dune universe. I don't see how it would or could hurt the franchise.

rebellion - 6/17/2025, 9:27 AM

@Forthas - i dont see the need to honor an unsuccessful adaptation that remains divisive to this day and is only revered among a small group of passionate lynch stans.

i dont see how it would be interesting to add fan-fictiony bloat to an already established tale that has endured for generations. you say it would increase its marketing appeal? how? i literally fail to see the logic there. if you're talking about parading old actors in interviews... well , you're overestimating again, imo.

'help populate the universe with people that are already tied to the lore' i'm sorry for being rude but wtf what does that even mean? this is a serious film, not a DnD campaign.

Forthas - 6/17/2025, 2:05 PM

@rebellion - No one said it "needed" to be done but among film makers it would be a nice gesture and acknowledgment to the fan base of those films/TV series of the foundation that they built in telling this story.

How is adding actors "fan fiction bloat" when you need to hire actors anyway? This would be fun easter eggs for the aforementioned fan base that remember the previous iterations.

"i literally fail to see the logic there."

To be blunt that is your problem if YOU cannot understand it. A similar thing was just successfully done in Deadpool and Wolverine where the FOX Marvel characters which had no previous ties to this MCU were brought back to fill roles and add nostalgia to the project. $1.338 billion later it proved to be a marketing winner. I can only feel bad for you that you can't comprehend why.

"this is a serious film, not a DnD campaign."

Since when does a "serious" film not benefit from cameos from previous iterations. Or I guess the following cameos made their respective films "not serious"

1- Faye Dunaway in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999): Dunaway, a star of the 1968 original, appeared in the remake in a small role as a therapist.

2 - Rita Moreno in West Side Story (2021): Moreno, who won an Academy Award for her role as Anita in the 1961 original, appeared as a new character, Valentina, in the 2021 adaptation.

3- Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear (1991): These Hollywood legends from the 1962 original returned for Martin Scorsese's remake, with Peck playing a lawyer and Mitchum a cop.

You seem to lack any knowledge of fun easter egg cameos that have been a part of the film industry for decades and are somehow confused by it!?!? I am not sure how you can be helped but thanks for your opinion.

bkmeijer1 - 6/17/2025, 7:39 AM

Guessing there'll be more visions. Maybe even one with Leto II as Sandworm, although I rather see them leaving that bit out. Too weird, but as just a vision it could work.

Also, Anya Taylor Joy better be returning.

UnderBelly - 6/17/2025, 7:45 AM

@bkmeijer1 - Yeah I'd imagine something like this. There was a whole lot of fuss around ATJ in Part 2 when she had only a couple seconds of screen time.

I'd imagine she's back though, but I want to see how the makeup dept are going to age baby face Chalamet to be them kids daddy if they are going to be actual rather than judt visions.

bkmeijer1 - 6/17/2025, 8:50 AM

@UnderBelly - could always give Chamalet a beard. Instantly adds 10 years

BlackBolt84 - 6/17/2025, 10:03 AM

@bkmeijer1 - So he'll look 24

UnderBelly - 6/17/2025, 7:43 AM

I'd imagine these may be more of a limited (cameo?) appearance.

Especially if this is Momoa's son's acting debut, I can't imagine they'll give him that substantial a role. There's no way he'll potentially lead a 4th movie with a different director as we know Villeneuve is out after this one.

MotherGooseUPus - 6/17/2025, 7:55 AM

Can't wait for this. Dune Part II was a f*cking masterpiece in film making, one of the most beautiful movies ever made and just a great scifi flick. Loved it. I can't wait to see what he does to end his trilogy.

narrow290 - 6/17/2025, 2:43 PM

@MotherGooseUPus - Amen! This news brings about a re-watch I think

dragon316 - 6/17/2025, 7:56 AM

Like him and Steve jablonski but Han zimmermans music sound similar same with each movie soundtrack he does Friday thirteen soundtrack had some close parts to man of steel in it

MisterBones - 6/17/2025, 8:29 AM

Could see Leto II’s future being shown purely as visions

Deklipz - 6/17/2025, 1:44 PM

@MisterBones - I’d rather see someone adapt Children and GEoD together instead of just truncating them into visions to finish out the story in 3 movies.

Order66 - 6/17/2025, 8:35 AM

Dune books get progressively worse. Just read the trilogy and I have no desire to read books 4-6.

Arthorious - 6/17/2025, 9:24 AM

@Order66 - I hear ya and agree. I felt the same way with Enders Game novelization

mountainman - 6/17/2025, 10:12 AM

@Order66 - Weird elements start getting introduced in Messiah. Clones, face dancers, the Golden Path gets weirder.

The main story in Dune has tons of weird elements. But the themes Herbert explores are great throughout. God Emperor is one of the best books in the series. And I bet the final trilogy would have ended well had Frank Herbert not died before it was finished.

Order66 - 6/17/2025, 10:44 AM

@Arthorious - I only read the first Enders game and that was it. Heard that series gets worse too and the first book is the only one that matters lol

Deklipz - 6/17/2025, 1:41 PM

I’d really like to see another director pick up the bulk of Children and GEoD after DV is done with Messiah. Not quite sure who, but I think there’s a few people who could make the body horror of the Emperor Worm work. There’s enough visual meat to the story to take it to the screen, it’s just that a lot of the book is written like an oral version of a history book so that would need to be sorted somehow. Maybe through narrative flashbacks/forwards or something.

1stDalek - 6/17/2025, 4:42 PM

Hopefully this doesn't mean he's going to intrude too much on the stories of Children and God Emperor, I could see them being a cameo at the end setting up the status quo of Children of Dune, though it might take away on Messiah being the end of the last Paul focused story.
I know Dennis doesn't want to do them, and he may not even be a good fit for the 4th book, but I think he shouldn't try to tie down what a following director may want to do while tackling those stories.

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DUNE: MESSIAH Reportedly Casts Nakoa-Wolf Momoa & Ida Brooke As Leto II & Ghanima Atreides - SPOILERS

According to a new report, Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Ida Brooke have joined the cast of Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Messiah adaptation as the children of Paul Atreides and Chani, Leto II and Ghanima...

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