

Thankfully, Villeneuve’s version lives up to the weight of his actors with a deep emotional undercurrent throughout the epic action sequences. Lady Jessica Atreides Oscar Isaac Josh Brolin Stellan Skarsgrd Dave Bautista Sharon Duncan. She later leapt to her death in defiance of the possession by. As Regent of the Atreides Empire, she established an autocratic government based on the cult of her personality. Posthumous daughter of Duke Leto Atreides I and his Bene Gesserit concubine Lady Jessica, was the younger sister of Paul Atreides. David Lynch’s original 1984 film features Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Atreides, Francesca Annis as Lady Jessica, Brad Dourif as Piter De Vries, Max von Sydow as Doctor Kynes, Jack Nance as Nefud, Patrick Stewart as Gurney Halleck, Everett McGill as Stilgar, Virginia Madsen as Princess Irulan, Freddie Jones as Thufir Hawat, José Ferrer as Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, Sean Young as Chani, and Sting as Feyd-Rautha. Alia Atreides, aka Saint Alia of the Knife (10191 AG - 10219 AG), born in planet Arrakis.

It wasn’t the first time Dune had an all-star cast. An all-star diverse cast of some of the industry’s finest actors landed roles as the heroes, villains, and morally grey characters in between within the expansive science fiction epic.

Kyle MacLachlan played the role of Paul Atreides in Dune (1984), and Timothée Chalamet plays Paul Atreides in Dune (2021). Expectations for Dune were already high thanks to Frank Herbert’s beloved source material and the acclaimed filmography of director Denis Villeneuve, but the involvement of an all-star cast heightened anticipation even further. Take a look at 15 side-by-sides of the cast of Dune when it was filmed in 1984 Vs.
