Academy Award nominee and considered one of Hollywood’s most sought-after main males, Timothée Chalamet, has seemingly debuted a daring new search for his return as sci-fi icon Paul Atreides in director Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming sequel, Dune: Messiah. Chalamet is now one of the vital recognizable A-listers in Hollywood, with the actor persistently making daring decisions as he continues in his “pursuit of greatness.”
Clearly, the pursuit continues, because the actor has now been noticed ditching his lengthy, luscious locks as he transforms into the excitement minimize sporting fascistic warlord of his personal nightmares in Dune: Messiah. Seen sporting a cap and bandana to cover his new hairdo (through tchalamet_updates), this a lot harsher look means that Paul could have undergone some main adjustments when the third Dune film lands in theaters in 2026.

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Launched in 1969, the second novel, “Dune Messiah,” leans much more into arduous science fiction. It’s at the moment unknown how precisely Denis Villeneuve plans to adapt the e book (he made a number of adjustments to the primary novel when bringing it to the massive display screen), however has revealed that, just like the supply materials, it’ll start with a significant time soar. “The story takes place 12 years after the place we left the characters on the finish of Half Two,” the filmmaker revealed beforehand. “Their journey, their story is completely different this time, and that’s why I at all times say that whereas it’s the identical world, it’s a brand new movie with new circumstances.”
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Directed by Denis Villeneuve with a screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Villeneuve, and Eric Roth, the primary Dune is led by Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, with the stellar supporting solid comprised of Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem.
The sci-fi epic, a long-held ardour mission for Villeneuve, launched audiences to Paul Atreides, an excellent and gifted younger man born into an amazing future past his understanding, who should journey to a harmful planet within the universe to make sure the way forward for his household and his folks. Met with rave opinions and successful six awards on the 94th Academy Awards, Dune led to a sequel, Dune: Half Two, which was launched final 12 months. Persevering with the journey of Paul, the Dune sequel was met with even higher opinions and is now thought of a contemporary sci-fi masterpiece.
Whereas a lot of Dune: Messiah stays below wraps, a number of main stars will be part of the already stacked ensemble solid. Sport of Thrones and DCU star Jason Momoa will make his triumphant return as Duncan Idaho, with The Batman star Robert Pattinson additionally anticipated to hitch the world of Dune because the sequel’s important villain. Not solely that, Nakoa-Wolf Momoa will star as Leto II Atreides, the son of Paul and Chani, with Ida Brooke solid as Ghanima Atreides, Leto II’s twin sister. Each of that are key roles within the Dune franchise, ought to issues proceed past Messiah.