Josh Brolin Is Joining the Star-Packed Cast of the New 'Dune' Movie
The star wattage of the new Dune movie is increasing by the day. The upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi literary classic now has Josh Brolin aboard. The Goonies and Avengers: Endgame star has closed a deal to round out the cast of the film being directed by Denis Villeneuve of Sicario and Blade Runner 2049, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Brolin is set to play Gurney Halleck, a troubadour-swordsman loyal to the central Atreides family who is key to the burgeoning of young protagonist Paul Atreides' cosmic powers, which spark a revolution in the dense, complex plot about noble families aiming for control in a feudal futuristic interstellar society told over Herbert's series of acclaimed and best-selling novels. Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name) will star as Paul Atreides, and the epic cast is further rounded out by Rebecca Ferguson, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem. Zendaya and Oscar Isaac are in talks to also join the production.
The Dune story is full of politics, intrigue, and of course space-fighting, which would make it an easy cinematic sell in theory. But it's also notoriously difficult to adapt the tome into a watchable move. Mulholland Drive director David Lynch tried and, by nearly all accounts, failed with 1984's Dune, his first and last attempt at a big-budget blockbuster, which starred Kyle MacLachlan in an early role and a very scantily clad Sting. (That movie is bonkers and borderline-incoherent, but worth a watch for fans of sci-fi, Lynch, and of course Sting.)
Villeneuve apparently has the ambition and boldness to try erecting this fictional behemoth again, however. He's also a producer and a cowriter of the upcoming Dune movie alongside Eric Roth and Jon Spaihts. It's looking to start filming in Budapest and Jordan this spring. And with the star power that's already been tapped, Dune book fans are likely to be thrilled.
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