DUNE: Paul Atreides And Gurney Halleck Fly Over The Desert Of Arrakis In New Official Image

A new still from Denis Villeneuve's Dune is now online, and it finds Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and Gurney Halleck (Josh Brolin) clinging on for dear life as their ship navigates the Arrakis desert.

By MarkCassidy - May 11, 2020 09:05 AM EST

Filed Under: Dune

Denis Villeneuve's ambitious adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune is still scheduled for release this December, and following that initial batch of official stills, Empire Magazine has debuted another new image.

Here, we get a look at Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and his weapons trainer/mentor Gurney Halleck (Josh Brolin) balancing on the wing of an ornithopter as it navigates the vast desert planet of Arrakis in a shot from what sounds like it might be one of the movie's main action sequences.

“It’s Paul’s first contact with the deep desert, where he’s mesmerised by it,” Villeneuve tells the mag. “He has a strange feeling of being home. There’s a lot of action at this specific moment, and [it’s] one of the scenes in the movie that I’m starting to get pretty proud of.”

For those unfamiliar with the source material, Dune follows the Atreides family as they relocate to the desolate planet of Arrakis to assume control of the production of the most valuable resource in the galaxy, the Spice Melange. Unfortunately, an act of treachery soon makes an outcast of The Duke Atreides' youngest son Paul, and he must accept his destiny as a powerful prophet of the Arrakis natives known as The Fremen.

You'll find a breakdown of the main characters and who'll be playing them along with some of the previously released images below. We don't spoil any major events from the book, but if you'd rather go in knowing as little as possible, might be best to skip it!

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Paul Atreides

Paul Atreides is the primary protagonist of Dune.

Born on the planet Caladan to Duke Leto Atreides I and his Bene Gesserit concubine Lady Jessica, Paul eventually travels to Arrakis and winds up becoming a Messiah-like figure to the desert planet's indigenous people, The Fremen. There, he meets and falls in love with a Fremen warrior named Chani, and is forced to choose between settling down with her and embracing the terrifying destiny glimpsed in his spice-induced visions.

Paul will be played by Call Me By Your Name star Timothée Chalamet.

Chani Kynes

Fremen warrior and Paul Areides' love interest, Chani is the daughter of half-Fremen planetologist Liet Kynes.

When Paul arrives on Arrakis, Chani is serving under Stilgar as his right-hand woman but soon falls for the mysterious young newcomer - even though she remains wary of the powerful prescient visions they share.

Spider-Man: Far From Home's Zendaya will play Chani in Villeneuve's film.

Lady Jessica Atreides

Lady Jessica is the official concubine of Duke Leto Atreides I, and the mother of his son Paul. She is also a member of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, and possesses powerful abilities.

Upon arriving on Arrakis, Jessica is welcomed into the ranks of The Fremen along with her son, and eventually accepts the position of new Reverend Mother, despite being aware of the potentially catastrophic repercussions of this action.

Jessica will be played by Mission: Impossible - Fallout star Rebecca Ferguson.

Duke Leto Atreides I

Paul's father Leto Atreides I starts out as the ruler of the planet Caladan, but when The Emperor asks him to take control of Arrakis and oversee spice production there, he relocates to the planet known as Dune with his son and concubine, Jessica.

Leto is generally well liked and respected by all of his subjects for his even-handed and compassionate leadership style, but this also leads to jealousy among his fellow noblemen of the other Great Houses.

This take on Leto Atreides will be brought to life by Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, X-Men: Apocalypse).

Stilgar

Stilgar Ben Fifrawi is the noble Naib (leader) of Sietch Tabr, a Fremen tribe of Arrakis, and one of Paul Atreides' most loyal allies.

When Leto and his family relocate to Dune, Stilgar and his people are wary of their motives at first but soon come to view The Duke's son Paul as the desert messiah of their ancient prophecies. Stilgar also strikes up a strong friendship with Duncan Idaho.

In Dune (2020), this character will be played by Javier Bardem (Skyfall, No Country for Old Men, Mother!).

Duncan Idaho

Duncan Idaho is a skilled swordmaster loyal to House Atreides who helps to train Paul in various combat styles.

In the novel, Leto sends Duncan to Arrakis as an envoy to get a read on the nomadic Fremen population. While there, Idaho strikes up a friendship with Stilgar and ultimately winds up pledging dual allegiance to the Atreides and the Fremen leader.

Aquaman star Jason Momoa has been cast as this fan-favorite character.

Gurney Halleck

The ruthless, but noble Warmaster for House Atreides, Gurney Halleck was one of Paul's principal teachers along with Duncan during his early years on Caladan.

An exceptionally skilled warrior, Gurney is described as "an ugly lump of a man" in the source material, which may suggest that the actor who'll be playing him, Josh Brolin, will be undergoing a slight transformation for the role.

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GhostDog - 5/11/2020, 9:34 AM

Insert obligatory "so pumped for this" that will liter the comment section

Antagonist - 5/11/2020, 9:49 AM

@BlackBeltJones - yawn

GhostDog - 5/11/2020, 9:56 AM

@Memorator -

marvel72 - 5/11/2020, 10:20 AM

@BlackBeltJones - I am so pumped for this.

Goldboink - 5/11/2020, 11:35 AM

@BlackBeltJones -
So pumped for this
Totally Jacked
Geeking out completely

DavidMullich - 5/11/2020, 1:21 PM

@Goldboink - But are you hyped?

WakandanQueen - 5/11/2020, 9:35 AM

Seriously tho Villeneuve can do no wrong

tmp3 - 5/11/2020, 9:54 AM

@WakandanQueen - I saw Prisoners again and I forgot how [frick]ing good it is. And it's my least favorite english Villeneuve film too!

regularmovieguy - 5/11/2020, 9:55 AM

@tmp3

One of my favorite thrillers. Ever.

GhostDog - 5/11/2020, 9:57 AM

@regularmovieguy - can't imagine having a kid and watching that movie.

My parents couldn't and my one friend who had a 4 year old at the time couldn't sit through it. Movie feels so real.

regularmovieguy - 5/11/2020, 10:00 AM

@BlackBeltJones

My family watched it at Thanksgiving last year 👀

Sketch haha

Nebula - 5/11/2020, 9:47 AM

so pumped for this

L0RDbuckethead - 5/11/2020, 9:49 AM

marvel72 - 5/11/2020, 10:26 AM

@L0RDbuckethead -

I was like

Then....

Antagonist - 5/11/2020, 9:50 AM

When the trailer comes out...

MuadDib - 5/11/2020, 9:58 AM

Beyond hyped.. obviously..

marvel72 - 5/11/2020, 10:23 AM

@TheDoctor1225 - I thought that was Luke in his Bespin outfit.

rebellion - 5/11/2020, 10:13 AM

Give me the damn trailer already!!

THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 5/11/2020, 10:19 AM

Lol it looks like they're wearing Skechers.

marvel72 - 5/11/2020, 10:21 AM

Just release the trailer goddamn it.

MosquitoFarmer - 5/11/2020, 10:53 AM

Know next to nothing about this story, but with this director attached it's gonna be some exceptional film-making on display. No question about it.

Goldboink - 5/11/2020, 11:39 AM

@MosquitoFarmer -
It is a story about interplanetary Jihad. The sandy places have a resource that everyone needs for transportation and, after years of abuse, the inhabitants rise up around a mysterious semi-religious figure who promises to set them free of their opressors.

MosquitoFarmer - 5/11/2020, 11:44 AM

@Goldboink -

Goldboink - 5/11/2020, 12:45 PM

@MosquitoFarmer -
And hilarity ensues. Believe it or not that's the plot in a nutshell.

90caliber - 5/11/2020, 5:47 PM

@MosquitoFarmer -Now that's what we really need, a more faithful adaptation of Battlefield Earth. L. Ron Hubbard may have been batshit crazy but that as a great book.

NinnesMBC - 5/11/2020, 3:18 PM

Cool picture.

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