EXCLUSIVE: Whilst Denis Villeneuve places the ending touches on the script for the subsequent installment within the Dune franchise, the director already has his sights set on a brand new addition to the all-star ensemble. Whereas sources near the mission say no formal provide has been introduced, Deadline is listening to there’s robust curiosity in Robert Pattinson becoming a member of the forged. Legendary had no remark.
The movie already options an A-list ensemble that features Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh and Zendaya, and plenty of are anticipated to return. Even so, a handful of latest roles stay and, as with every Dune mission, stars are lining up on the likelihood to look within the Oscar-winning franchise.
Whereas confirmed, sources say Pattinson would play the villain position of Scytale.
As Deadline beforehand reported, the plan is to shoot the movie this summer season. Villeneuve is returning to direct.
Dune is Legendary’s expansive, multi-format science fiction universe primarily based on Frank Herbert’s Hugo Award-winning novel collection. The gathering has included two characteristic movies (2021’s Dune: Half One and final yr’s Dune: Half Two, which earned a mixed $1.12 billion on the international field workplace and received eight Oscars from 15 nominations, together with Finest Image noms for each. The universe’s most up-to-date entry is prequel TV collection Dune: Prophecy, from Misplaced writer-producer Alison Schapker and set 10,000 years earlier than the ascension of Paul Atreides. The collection premiered on HBO and Max in November to crucial acclaim.
As for Pattinson, The Batman star has been busy, just lately wrapping A24 movie The Drama, which additionally stars his Dune co-star Zendaya, in addition to the Lynne Ramsay movie Die, My Love through which he stars reverse Jennifer Lawrence. He’s presently filming Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey. He’s additionally producing the A24 movie Primetime.
Pattinson is repped by WME, 3 Arts Leisure, Curtis Brown Group and lawyer Robert Supply.
