Dune: Charlotte Rampling cast in Denis Villeneuve reboot of classic 1980s sci-fi film
Rampling will play the Reverend Mother Mohiam, the emperor’s truthsayer
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Your support makes all the difference.Charlotte Rampling will join the cast of Denis Villeneuve‘s new adaptation of Dune, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The actor, who was Oscar-nominated for her performance in 2015’s 45 Years, will join the likes of Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Dave Bautista, and Stellan Skarsgard.
Villeneuve’s film will offer a second adaptation of Frank Herbert’s famous sci-fi novel, following David Lynch’s 1984 film starring Kyle MacLachlan and Patrick Stewart. Filming is set to take place in Budapest and Jordan this spring.
The book tells the story of a young Paul Atreides, whose noble family accepts the stewardship of the planet Arrakis, an inhospitable wasteland that is also the only source of a rare drug known as “spice”, only to be betrayed by the galactic empire.
Rampling will play the Reverend Mother Mohiam, the emperor’s truthsayer.
Villeneuve produces the project, having also written the film’s script, alongside A Star is Born‘s Eric Roth and Prometheus‘s Jon Spaihts.
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