Multiple sources are reporting that Jason Momoa (Aquaman) is in early talks to join Legendary's upcoming film adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel, Dune, as the mighty swordsmaster Duncan Idaho, a fan-favorite character that's fiercely loyal to the Atreides family.
Academy Award-nominee Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049; Arrival; Sicario) is directing the highly-ambitious feature with a script he co-wrote alongside Eric Roth (A Star Is Born) and Jon Spaihts (The Mummy).
Momoa joins an all-star cast that features Academy Award-nominee Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) in the lead role of Paul Atreides. Joining them will be Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible - Fallout), Dave Bautista (Avengers: Infinity War), Stellan Skarsgård (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Academy Award-nominee Charlotte Rampling (Red Sparrow), Golden Globe-winner Oscar Isaac (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), Zendaya (Spider-Man: Far From Home), Academy Award-winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), and Academy Award-nominee Josh Brolin (Avengers: Endgame).
Production is expected to begin this spring with shooting schedules already set for Budapest and Jordan.