While Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming take on Frank Herbert’s Dune has continued to add impressive cast member after impressive cast member, there’s been no news on when we can expect to see this hugely anticipated movie. Well, until now, that is.

Warner Bros. Pictures has moved to confirm a November 20, 2020 release date for Villeneuve’s Dune.

In terms of that impressive cast that we alluded to, Timothée Chalamet is headlining as Paul Atreides, Rebecca Ferguson is Paul’s mother Lady Jessica, Charlotte Rampling is Reverend Mother Mohiam, Josh Brolin is Gurney Halleck, Javier Bardem is Stilgar, Stellan Skarsgard is Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, and Dave Bautista as the sadistic nephew of Skarsgard’s Baron Harkonnen. Elsewhere, Oscar Isaac is currently in talks to play Duke Leto Atreide, the father of Paul, Zendaya is in talks to play Chani, the love interest of Chalamet’s character, and Jasom Momoa is in negotiations to play swordsman Duncan Idaho.

Dune began life back in 1965, with Frank Herbert’s original novel tying for the 1966 Hugo Award and then winning the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. Set in the distant future, the story centres on Paul Atreides as his family takes control of the desert planet known as Arrakis. With valuable resources key to the tale, what unravels is a plot that’s full of politics, betrayal, and man’s relationship with nature. A Kyle MacLachlan-starring, David Lynch-helmed movie followed in 1984, which went on to become a cult classic, and then Syfy developed a Dune TV series in 2000. As for written works, Herbert penned five sequels himself before Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert expanded that written world even further.

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