Warner Bros. and Legendary have debuted an awesome new IMAX poster for Dune, their hotly-awaited adaptation of Frank Herbert's immensely popular sci-fi novel of the same name, featuring Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) walking alone through the sands of Arrakis.
The Denis Villeneuve-directed epic will have its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival this Friday, so the first reactions should be online before the end of the week.
Dune is still expected to be the first of a planned two-part adaptation, but it's unclear when that second film will go into production as its status will now depend on whether the first movie is a box office success, which may prove to be much easier said than done with WB's controversial day-and-date theatrical and streaming release plan still in place. However, considering the recent IMAX preview reportedly revealed the film's title as Dune: Part One, it seems like the film's box office performance may not be the only determining factor in whether we get Part Two.
The film boasts an incredibly impressive cast, which includes Academy Award-nominee Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name; Little Women), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible - Fallout; Doctor Sleep), Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker; X-Men: Apocalypse), Academy Award-nominee Josh Brolin (Avengers: Endgame; Avengers: Infinity War), Stellan Skarsgård (Chernobyl; Avengers: Age of Ultron), Dave Bautista (Avengers: Endgame; Guardians of the Galaxy), Stephen McKinley Henderson (Fences; Lady Bird), Zendaya (Spider-Man: Far From Home; Euphoria), David Dastmalchian (Blade Runner 2049; Ant-Man and the Wasp), Chang Chen (Mr. Long; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Sex Education), with Academy Award-nominee Charlotte Rampling (45 Years; Assassin’s Creed), with Jason Momoa (Aquaman; Game of Thrones), and Academy Award-winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men; Skyfall).
In addition to directing, Villeneuve also co-wrote the script with Jon Spaihts (Doctor Strange; The Mummy) and Eric Roth (Forrest Gump; The Curious Case of Benjamin Button). He's currently penning Part Two.
Dune is slated to arrive simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max on October 22.