‘Dune’ Will Reunite ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ And ‘Deadpool 2’ Star Josh Brolin With His ‘Sicario’ Director
Josh Brolin, who recently played Thanos inAvengers: Infinity Warand Cable inDeadpool 2, is heading to outer space as part of the increasingly-awesomeDunecast.Blade Runner 2049andSicariodirectorDenis Villeneuveis adapting author Frank Herbert’s acclaimed science fiction novel intotwo movies, and has already managed to lock down one of the year’s most impressive collections of actors, includingTimothee Chalamet,Zendaya,Rebecca Ferguson,Oscar Isaac,Stellan Skarsgard,Dave Bautista,Charlotte Rampling, andJavier Bardem. Learn about Brolin’s character below.Duneis set on a desert planet called Arrakis and follows a young man named Paul Atreides (Chalamet), who eventually leads a revolution to restore his family’s glory.Varietyreports that Brolin will play Gurney Halleck, the warmaster for Chalamet’s character’s family. He’s a grizzled soldier who teaches Chalamet the proper methods of combat, while Javier Bardem’s character is more of a guerilla who teaches him how to fight dirty. Hey, when you’re leading a revolution, you need all the help you’re able to get. And for those who haven’t readDunebut have seenGame of Thrones, let me put it like this: if Chalamet’s Paul Atreides is Arya, then Josh Brolin’s character is like Syrio Forel and Bardem is Jaquen H’gar.
Villeneuve, who previously directed films likePrisoners,Enemy, andArrival, hasreferredto this version ofDuneas “Star Warsfor adults.” In addition to directing, he’s alsoco-writing the screenplaywithJon Spaihts(Prometheus) andEric Roth(Forrest Gump). The director willreunitewith editorJoe Walkerfor the new movie, whileGreig Fraser(Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Foxcatcher) will serve as the cinematographer; Walker has edited Villeneuve’s previous four movies in a row, but this is his first collaboration with Fraser.
Of course, Villeneuve previously directed Brolin inSicario.
The story was adapted into a movie directed byDavid Lynchin 1984 that starredKyle MacLachlanas Paul Atreides. In that version,Sir Patrick Stewartplayed Gurney Halleck, the soldier Brolin will play in this iteration. That movie didn’t give the Halleck character much to do, but with Brolin on board here, we’re guessing the role will hew a little closer to Herbert’s original novel. One thing Stewart’s version did have, however, is a pet pug:
Will Josh Brolin have his own pug pal in Denis Villeneuve’sDune? We must know! Also – how the heck is Legendary going to afford this A-list cast? Is everyone working for scale because they want to work with such a talented visionary filmmaker?
Dunedoesn’t have a release date yet, but we’ll keep you posted with more updates as they arrive.
