The film starred the likes ofKyle MacLachlan,Sir Patrick Stewart,Sean Young, Virginia Madsen,Stingand many more.
Decades later, French-Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve gave the franchise new life in 2021 and also cast some of Hollywood’s current best stars:Timothèe Chalamet,Zendaya,Josh BrolinandOscar Isaac, among others.
Below, see the cast ofDuneandDune: Part Twocompared to the actors who originated their roles. The new film hits theaters March 1.
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Kyle MacLachlan and Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides
Playing the main character inDuneandDune: Part Twois Timothée Chalamet, who takes over the role of Paul Atreides — a charismatic warrior and mystic. In the 1984Dune,Kyle McLachlan plays the character.
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Sean Young and Zendaya as Chani
03of 16Virginia Madsen and Florence Pugh as Princess IrulanVirginia Masden, Florence Pugh.Warner Bros.Chronicling the life of Paul in history books is Princess Irulan, who is also his wife. Virginia Madsen first stepped into the role in 1984, before she landed other parts in films such asThe Prophecy, The Haunting in ConnecticutandCandyman.Florence Pughbrings the character back in the new Denis Villeneuve film.
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Virginia Madsen and Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan
Virginia Masden, Florence Pugh.Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Chronicling the life of Paul in history books is Princess Irulan, who is also his wife. Virginia Madsen first stepped into the role in 1984, before she landed other parts in films such asThe Prophecy, The Haunting in ConnecticutandCandyman.Florence Pughbrings the character back in the new Denis Villeneuve film.
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Kenneth McMillan and Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Kenneth McMillan, Stellan Skarsgard.Warner bros.
Warner bros.
Kenneth McMillan originated the role of the power-hungry, conniving and manipulative antagonist Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in the film series. And though Stellan Skarsgård is happy to step into the villainous shoes of the Baron, he admitted the process of getting into the gnarly costume isn’t exactly fun.
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Jürgen Prochnow and Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides
Jurgen Prochnow, Oscar Isaac.Warner Bros.
Oscar Isaacplays Duke Leto Atreides, the father of Chalamet’s character. And despite being only 15 years older than theWonkaactor, the two managed to pull off a great father-son dynamic.
“He really allowed himself to go to that place to have that dynamic of me being his father figure — and that’s something that needs to come from him,” Isaac toldThe Hollywood Reporterof his costar.
“I can try to give off dad vibes as much as I want, but it’s that old acting adage that it’s the court that tells everybody who the king is, not the king,” he continued. “How the court treats the person of higher status tells you everything you need to know about them.”
06of 16Sting and Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha HarkonnenSting, Austin Butler.Warner Bros.The new and old words collided whenAustin Butler— who plays Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, the younger nephew and heir to Baron Harkonnen — met with hisDune1984 counterpart, Sting. The pair crossed paths while at theDune: Part Twopremiere inNew York City on Feb. 25.“It was so surreal. My mind was blown. He’s the best,” Butlersaid of meeting the former Police singer/bassist.“He came up afterward, and he was so, so, lovely and just debonair,” Butler said of their meeting. “I asked him about [starring in the originalDunemovie] and he said he still has the codpiece from the original [Dune], he said he’s going to dry clean it and let me wear it if I want to.”
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Sting and Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen
Sting, Austin Butler.Warner Bros.
The new and old words collided whenAustin Butler— who plays Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, the younger nephew and heir to Baron Harkonnen — met with hisDune1984 counterpart, Sting. The pair crossed paths while at theDune: Part Twopremiere inNew York City on Feb. 25.
“It was so surreal. My mind was blown. He’s the best,” Butlersaid of meeting the former Police singer/bassist.
“He came up afterward, and he was so, so, lovely and just debonair,” Butler said of their meeting. “I asked him about [starring in the originalDunemovie] and he said he still has the codpiece from the original [Dune], he said he’s going to dry clean it and let me wear it if I want to.”
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Sir Patrick Stewart and Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck
Sir Patrick Stewart, Josh Brolin.Warner Bros
Warner Bros
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Francesca Annis and Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica Atreides
Rebecca Ferguson, Francesca Annis.Warner Bros.
Another character who’s going to get more screen time this go-round is Lady Jessica Atreides, the mother of Paul Atreides and concubine to Duke Leto Atreides. Actress Rebecca Ferguson revealed toScreen Rantthat audiences are going to see the matriarch go through an emotional transformation alongside her son.
“I think what’s interesting is — we’re not going to talk about Paul’s journey because that’s Timothée’s job — but the spiritual and emotional journey that they go through goes hand in hand,” she told the outlet.
“The journey that he needs to go through is a similar one that Lady Jessica needs to go through. And they do it completely differently but end up sort of at the same place anyway. So it’s a spiritual, physical [metamorphosis].”
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Max von Sydow and Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Dr. Liet Kynes
Max von Sydow, Sharon Duncan-Brewster.Warner Bros.
Whether or notDune’s Sharon Duncan-Brewster will reprise her role as Dr. Liet Kynes — the Imperial Planetologist of Arrakis and designated Judge of Change — is yet to be seen inPart Two, but as of now, the actress is not credited in the film, per IMDb.
“These are the big boys and girls of Hollywood, and I had all of these scenes where it’s normally just me on my own, standing my own ground and addressing all of these very talented individuals,” she stated.
“This was also the one scene that stuck in my head as, ‘You’ve got to get this right, Sharon.’ The one thing I didn’t want to do was try to be a female version of Max [von Sydow]. No one could ever touch what he did because he’s the wonderful actor that he was.”
10of 16Dean Stockwell and Chang Chen as Dr. Wellington YuehDean Stockwell, Chang-Chen.Warner Bros.In hindsight, the casting of Dean Stockwell as Dr. Yueh was problematic given the fact that he was a caucasian actor playing an Asian character. However, Villeneuve course-corrects in the reboot, casting Taiwanese actor Chang Chen for the part.
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Dean Stockwell and Chang Chen as Dr. Wellington Yueh
Dean Stockwell, Chang-Chen.Warner Bros.
In hindsight, the casting of Dean Stockwell as Dr. Yueh was problematic given the fact that he was a caucasian actor playing an Asian character. However, Villeneuve course-corrects in the reboot, casting Taiwanese actor Chang Chen for the part.
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Freddie Jones and Stephen McKinley-Henderson as Thufir Hawat
Freddie Jones, Stephen McKinley-Henderson.Warner Bros.
12of 16Linda Hunt and Golda Rosheuvel as Shadout MapesLinda Hunt, Golda Rosheuvel.Warner Bros.Golda Rosheuvel temporarily put herBridgertoncrown aside to play Shadout Mapes, the head housekeeper in the Imperial Residence. The role belonged to Linda Hunt in Lynch’s 1984 adaptation.
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Linda Hunt and Golda Rosheuvel as Shadout Mapes
Linda Hunt, Golda Rosheuvel.Warner Bros.
Golda Rosheuvel temporarily put herBridgertoncrown aside to play Shadout Mapes, the head housekeeper in the Imperial Residence. The role belonged to Linda Hunt in Lynch’s 1984 adaptation.
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Brad Dourif and David Dastmalchian as Piter De Vries
David Dastmalchian, Brad Dourif.Warner Bros.
14of 16Paul Smith and Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban HarkonnenPaul Smith, Dave Bautista.Nancy Moran/Sygma via Getty; Warner BrosGlossu Rabban Harkonnen is deemed as a senseless and ruthless assassin in theDuneuniverse. However, whenDave Bautistaaccepted the role, he wanted to give the character some layers — which he gets to do inDune: Part Two,as the part was expanded.And even though he’s no stranger to working in a star-studded ensemble, Bautista admitted this film is on a different level.“It’s intimidating,” the actortold PEOPLE. “It’s really intimidating, looking over and seeing Stellan Skarsgård and looking down and seeing Christopher Walken, and seeing Timmy and Zendaya and Austin [Butler] and Florence [Pugh] and Josh Brolin.”“God, I have a man crush, a huge man crush on Josh Brolin,” he added. “I love him as a performer, as a human being.”The role was Paul Smith’s in the original film.
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Paul Smith and Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban Harkonnen
Paul Smith, Dave Bautista.Nancy Moran/Sygma via Getty; Warner Bros
Nancy Moran/Sygma via Getty; Warner Bros
Glossu Rabban Harkonnen is deemed as a senseless and ruthless assassin in theDuneuniverse. However, whenDave Bautistaaccepted the role, he wanted to give the character some layers — which he gets to do inDune: Part Two,as the part was expanded.
And even though he’s no stranger to working in a star-studded ensemble, Bautista admitted this film is on a different level.
“It’s intimidating,” the actortold PEOPLE. “It’s really intimidating, looking over and seeing Stellan Skarsgård and looking down and seeing Christopher Walken, and seeing Timmy and Zendaya and Austin [Butler] and Florence [Pugh] and Josh Brolin.”
“God, I have a man crush, a huge man crush on Josh Brolin,” he added. “I love him as a performer, as a human being.”
The role was Paul Smith’s in the original film.
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Everett McGill and Javier Bardem as Stilgar
Everet McGill, Javier Bardem.Photo 12/Alamy; Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Photo 12/Alamy; Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Everett McGill andJavier Bardemplayed Stilgar, the leader of the Fremen on Arrakis. While at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022, Bardem gave attendees a teaser on what they can expect fromDune: Part Two.
16of 16Richard Jordan and Jason Momoa as Duncan IdahoRichard Jordan, Jason Momoa.Youtube; Chia Bella James/Warner BrosJason Momoaplays House of Atreides' loyal swordmaster, Duncan Idaho. Much like Duncan-Brewster, Momoa had some nerves going intoDune: Part One.“It wasn’t necessarily the role,” hetold Unilad. “It’s more my fear, nerves of failure in front of my peers and idols.”The role originally belonged to famed Broadway actor Richard Jordan, who also starred in films such asThe Hunt for Red October, Les Miserable, his final film,Gettysburg.
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Richard Jordan and Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho
Richard Jordan, Jason Momoa.Youtube; Chia Bella James/Warner Bros
Youtube; Chia Bella James/Warner Bros
Jason Momoaplays House of Atreides' loyal swordmaster, Duncan Idaho. Much like Duncan-Brewster, Momoa had some nerves going intoDune: Part One.
“It wasn’t necessarily the role,” hetold Unilad. “It’s more my fear, nerves of failure in front of my peers and idols.”
The role originally belonged to famed Broadway actor Richard Jordan, who also starred in films such asThe Hunt for Red October, Les Miserable, his final film,Gettysburg.
source: people.com
