00:00Robert Pattinson may join Timothee Chalamet in Dune Messiah.
00:07Sources say the actor has been circling the role of the chief villain in the upcoming film,
00:11one that is possibly the character's side tale from Frank Herbert's books.
00:15No offer has been made to Pattinson, whose upcoming projects include the Batman sequel
00:20and Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. The first Dune film, released day and date on streaming
00:25in 2021 amid the pandemic, earned $410 million globally, while 2024's Dune Part 2 brought in
00:31$714.6 million globally. Herbert's Messiah, published in 1969, picked up 12 years after
00:49the events of Dune, with Paul Atreides ruling as emperor. Dune Messiah is expected to film this
00:54summer ahead of a December 18, 2026 release date from Warner Brothers. Legendary had no comment
01:00on the casting of Pattinson, who last starred in Mickey 17 for Warner Brothers. For more on this
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