{"id":29359,"date":"2025-04-09T21:55:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T01:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=29359"},"modified":"2025-04-09T21:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T01:55:54","slug":"robert-pattinson-reportedly-under-consideration-for-dune-messiah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=29359","title":{"rendered":"Robert Pattinson Reportedly Under Consideration for &#8216;Dune: Messiah&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a9Courtesy of Warner Brothers<\/p>\r\n<p>Actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1500155\/\">Robert Pattinson<\/a> is reportedly being considered for a leading role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt31378509\/\"><em><strong>Dune: Messiah<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, an upcoming film from Legendary and Warner Bros. A recent article in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/robert-pattinson-eyed-for-villain-dune-messiah-1236185163\/\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> suggested Pattinson might be playing the role of Scytate, the Tleilaxu Face Dancer, as depicted in the books by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0378541\/\">Frank Herbert<\/a>. The actor is already committed to appearing in Matt Reeves\u2019s <em><strong>The Batman: Part II<\/strong><\/em>, which stars shooting later in 2025. Other of his recent projects have included an appearance in Christopher Nolan\u2019s <em><strong>The Odyssey<\/strong><\/em> and Lynne Ramsay\u2019s <em><strong>Die, My Love<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0898288\/\">Denis Villeneuve<\/a>, the two <em><strong>Dune<\/strong> <\/em>films featured a top-flight cast that included <span class=\" fc-falcon\">Timoth\u00e9e<\/span> Chalamat, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Jason Momoa, and Josh Brolin. The original <em><strong>Dune<\/strong><\/em>, released in 2021, earned $410 million worldwide, while <em><strong>Dune 2<\/strong><\/em> took in more than $714 million after its debut in 2024.<\/p>\r\n<p>The <em><strong>Dune<\/strong> <\/em>universe is based on the award-winning series of novels by Frank Herbert. The two <em><strong>Dune<\/strong> <\/em>films won eight Oscars, and were nominated for fifteen, including Best Picture for both. A prequel television series, titled <em><strong>Dune: Prophecy<\/strong><\/em>, set 10,000 years in the past, premiered on HBO and Max in November of 2024<\/p>\r\n<p><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\u00a0<br \/><br \/>The first of the two <em><strong>Dune<\/strong> <\/em>movies were the third and fourth adaptations of Herbert&#8217;s books, following David Lynch\u2019s 1984 film and John Harrison\u2019s 2000 television miniseries. After Paramount was unsuccessful in producing another adaptation, Legendary acquired film and television rights in 2016 and Villeneuve signed on as director. <br \/><br \/>In adapting Herbert\u2019s saga for a contemporary audience, Villeneuve considered his screenplay &#8220;a coming-of-age story but also a call for action for the youth.\u201d He considered his script a social commentary regarding capitalism and the exploitation of natural resources.<br \/><br \/><em><strong>Dune: Messiah<\/strong><\/em> will reportedly start filming this summer, with a release date by Warner Bros. anticipated on December 18. 2026. Villeneuve has declared this will be his final <em><strong>Dune<\/strong><\/em> production.<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-moran\/\">Check out other articles by Edward<\/a><\/p>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9Courtesy of Warner Brothers Actor Robert Pattinson is reportedly being considered for a leading role in Dune: Messiah, an upcoming film from Legendary and Warner Bros. A recent article in The Hollywood Reporter suggested Pattinson might be playing the role of Scytate, the Tleilaxu Face Dancer, as depicted in the books by Frank Herbert. 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