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Oscar Isaac in Talks for 'Dune' Remake: Report

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By George Marston
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"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" actor Oscar Isaac is in talks to join the cast of director Denis Villeneuve's "Dune," according to Variety.

The Hollywood trade reports that Isaac is in discussions to take the role of Duke Leto Atreides, the father of star Timothee Chalamet's Paul Atreides, in the new adaptation of the iconic science fiction book by author Frank Herbert.

"Dune" is in development for an unspecified release date. The film has already recruited Stellan Skarsgard (Dr. Erik Selvig of the Marvel Cinematic Universe) as the despised Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Charlotte Rampling ("Hannah") as the Reverend Mother Mohiam and Dave Bautista ("Guardians of the Galaxy") in an unspecified role .

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George Marston
George Marston
Newsarama Writer

George Marston is Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011. George has also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)