Oscar Isaac In Negotiations To Play Duke Leto Atreides In Denis Villeneuve's DUNE Reboot

Oscar Isaac In Negotiations To Play Duke Leto Atreides In Denis Villeneuve's DUNE Reboot

Another big name is in line to join Denis Villeneuve's upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic, Dune. Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Last Jedi is in negotiations to play Duke Leto Atreides...

By MarkCassidy - Jan 29, 2019 10:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Dune
As the cast of Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve's Dune reboot continues to grow, the latest addition is a highly-in demand actor from a diffrent galaxy far, far away.

According to Variety, Oscar Isaac (Star Wars, X-Men: Apocalypse) is in talks to play the father of Timothee Chalamet's character, Duke Leto Atreides. The movie will also star Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgard, Dave Bautista and Charlotte Rampling

For those unfamiliar with the source material, Dune follows the Atreides family as they relocate to the desolate planet of Arrakis to assume control of the production of the most valuable resource in the galaxy, the Spice Melange. Unfortunately, an act of treachery soon makes an outcast of The Duke Atreides' youngest son Paul, and he must accept his destiny as a powerful prophet of the Arrakis natives known as The Fremen.

There have been several different adaptions of Dune over the years, the most famous - or infamous, depending on your perspective - is David Lynch's ambitious, but flawed 1984 movie starring Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Kyle MacLachlan. This latest take will be produced by Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, and Cale Boyter, with Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt, and Kim Herbert serving as executive producers.
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L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 1/29/2019, 11:01 AM
GREAT addition.

Fingers crossed this turns into something worthwhile - we all know it has the potential.

MUTO123
MUTO123 - 1/29/2019, 11:02 AM
Awesome. He needs to redeem himself after that piece of shit Life Itself.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 1/29/2019, 11:02 AM
"Oscar Isaac (Star Wars, X-Men: Apocalypse)in talks to play the father of Timothee Chalamet's character..."

He's not pale enough
AmblinAlien
AmblinAlien - 1/29/2019, 11:10 AM
He looks like he's about 5-10 years older than Chalamet though! Wonder if he'll be aged up?
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 1/29/2019, 11:20 AM
Off topic: @MarvellousPORG I watched 1922 last night and yiu were rifgt that was great
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