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Austin Butler, due for a breakout with this summer’s Baz Luhrmann 'Elvis' biopic, may be taking a trip to the desert for 'Dune: Part 2.' The actor is in negotiations to star in the sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 film.

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00:00Austin Butler is in talks to play a key role in Dune Part 2.

00:05Butler is set to have a big summer, as he stars in the forthcoming Elvis biopic as the

00:09king of rock and roll.

00:10In that moment, I watched that skinny boy transform into a superhero.

00:18Up next, the actor is in negotiations to join the cast of the Dune sequel.

00:27The film, which hopes to shoot this summer, is in the midst of casting three significant

00:30roles.

00:31The call sheet will also include returning stars Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, and

00:36Zendaya, among others.

00:37My planet Arrakis is so beautiful when the sun is low.

00:44Rolling over the sands, you can see spice in the air.

00:49The first Dune movie adapted just one half of Frank Herbert's classic 1965 novel, with

00:54Part 2 tackling the rest of the story.

00:56They will pick up with Paul Atreides fighting alongside the Fremen to free the desert planet

01:00of Arrakis from the grips of House Harkonnen.

01:03If a deal makes, Butler will play the cunning nephew of the Baron, the villain played by

01:06Stellan Skarsgård.

01:08Warner Bros. is set to release Dune Part 2 on October 20, 2023.

01:11I've been having dreams about a girl on Arrakis.

01:16I don't know what it means.

01:18Dreams make good stories.

01:19For more on this story, go to THR.com.

01:22For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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