A day after rumors began surfacing that the upcoming Dune 3 had found its cast for the twin children of Paul Atreides, Deadline has confirmed the report.
Who is joining the Dune 3 cast as Leto II and Ghanima?
As previously rumored, newcomer Nakoa-Wolf Momoa (son to actor Jason Momoa) and Silo’s Ida Brooke have joined the cast of the upcoming third movie, which is set to adapt Frank Herbert’s 1969 novel Dune Messiah, which serves as a sequel to the 1965 novel Dune.
Momoa will play the role of Leto II, while Brooke plays the role of Ghanima, the twin children of Paul Atreides and Chani. The twins are introduced later in the actual novel, and serve as big pieces of the story throughout the final act of the novel. It’s unclear how they’ll be introduced in the film, however.
The official cast of Dune 3 has not yet been announced, but several returning stars from the first two films are anticipated to be back. These include Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, and Jason Momoa. Robert Pattinson is also said to have joined the film to play the role of Scytale, a main player in the world of Dune Messiah.
Villeneuve’s intentions, at least the last time he spoke about the projects, was to wrap up the Dune film franchise with the third film, completing a trilogy of films that told the larger story of Paul Atreides. It’s unclear if Villeneuve has any plans to continue exploring the world of Dune beyond that, although he has expressed intentions to stop after Messiah is adapted.
(Source: Deadline)
