Last month, a couple batches of character posters were released to promote director Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Frank Herbert adaptation Dune: Part 1 (see some HERE and more HERE), which is set to reach theatres and the HBO Max streaming service on October 22nd. Now several of the characters have been assembled together for the film's latest poster, which you can see below.
Scripted by Villeneuve, Eric Roth, and Jon Spaihts, Dune: Part 1 stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, "a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding" who
must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence – a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential – only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
Chalamet's co-stars include Oscar Issac as Paul's father Duke Leto Atreides; Rebecca Ferguson as Paul's mother Lady Jessica; Josh Brolin as troubadour-swordsman Gurney Halleck; Jason Momoa as swordmaster Duncan Idaho; Javier Bardem as helpful tribe leader Stilgar; Stellan Skarsgård as the villainous Baron Harkonnen; Dave Bautista as the brutish "Beast" Rabban; David Dastmalchian as the twisted Piter De Vries; Sharon Duncan-Brewster as ecologist Doctor Liet Kynes; Charlotte Rampling as the emperor's truthsayer Reverend Mother Mohiam; Chang Chen as physician Dr. Yueh; Stephen McKinley Henderson as Thufir Hawat, Master of Assassins for House Atreides; and Zendaya as Chani, "a mystery woman who haunts Paul in his dreams".
The film is called Dune: Part 1 because it's only an adaptation of half of Herbert's novel Dune. Villeneuve is hoping to bring the second half of the book to the screen in a second film. Of course, he needs this one to be a success so he can get to that one. We'll see how it goes in October.
Also in development is an HBO Max series called Dune: The Sisterhood, which would focus on "a mysterious order of women known as the Bene Gesserit."
Mary Parent and Cale Boyter produced Dune: Part 1 with Villeneuve. Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt, Thomas Tull, and Kim Herbert served as executive producers. Kevin J. Anderson was the creative consultant.