DUNE adaptation (2020s decade)
by dylanemery22 | created - 25 Feb 2015 | updated - 10 Sep 2020 | PublicNote: If you disagree with my picks, remember, this is all opinion based. So comment below if you like or dislike my choices for this list.
1. Timothée Chalamet
Actor | Call Me by Your Name
Timothée Hal Chalamet was born in Manhattan, to Nicole Flender, a real estate broker and dancer, and Marc Chalamet, a UNICEF editor. His mother, who is from New York, is Jewish, of Russian Jewish and Austrian Jewish descent. His father, who is from Nîmes, France, is of French and English ancestry. ...
Paul Atreides
2. Oscar Isaac
Actor | Ex Machina
Oscar Isaac was born Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada in Guatemala, to a Guatemalan mother, María Eugenia, and a Cuban father, Oscar Gonzalo Hernández-Cano, a pulmonologist. Oscar was raised in Miami, Florida. Before he became an actor, he played lead guitar and sang vocals in his band the Blinking ...
Duke Leto Atreides
3. Rebecca Ferguson
Actress | The Greatest Showman
Rebecca Ferguson was born Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström in Stockholm, Sweden, and grew up in its Vasastaden district. Her father is Swedish. Her mother, Rosemary Ferguson, is British, of Scottish and Northern Irish descent, and moved to Sweden at the age of 25. Rebecca attended an ...
Lady Jessica
4. Stephen McKinley Henderson
Actor | Fences
Stephen McKinley Henderson was born on August 31, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He is an actor, known for Fences (2016), Lady Bird (2017) and Civil War (2024). He has been married to Pamela Reed Henderson since April 22, 1978.
Thufir Hawat
5. Josh Brolin
Actor | Avengers: Endgame
Rugged features and a natural charm have worked for Josh Brolin, the son of actor James Brolin. He has played roles as a policeman, a hunter, and the President of the United States.
Brolin was born February 12, 1968 in Santa Monica, California, to Jane Cameron (Agee), a Texas-born wildlife activist,...
Gurney Halleck
6. Jason Momoa
Actor | Aquaman
Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa was born on August 1, 1979, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the son of Coni (Lemke), a photographer, and Joseph Momoa, a painter. His father is of Native Hawaiian and Samoan descent; and his mother, who is from Iowa, is of German, Irish, and Native American ancestry. Jason ...
Duncan Idaho
7. Chang Chen
Actor | Wo hu cang long
Chang Chen, an international renowned actor, first earned his attention at the age of 14 when he took the lead role in A Brighter Summer Day. Since then, he was nominated three times at the Golden Horse Awards, and several times for best actor at the Berlinale and the Cannes Film Festival. He won ...
Dr. Wellington Yueh
8. Stellan Skarsgård
Actor | Good Will Hunting
Stellan Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Gudrun (Larsson) and Jan Skarsgård. He became a star in his teens through the title role in the TV-series Bombi Bitt och jag (1968). Between the years 1972-88 he was employed at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, where...
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
9. Dave Bautista
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
David Michael Bautista, Jr. was born on January 18, 1969 in Washington, D.C., to Donna Raye (Mullins) and David Michael Bautista, a hairdresser. He has Filipino and Greek ancestry.
When WCW officials told him he'd never make it in sports entertainment, Bautista pushed himself to achieve his dream of...
Glossu Rabban Harkonnen
10. David Dastmalchian
Actor | Oppenheimer
David Dastmalchian is originally from Kansas. He moved to Chicago, IL, to study acting at The Theatre School, DePaul University. After college, David worked as a professional fisherman in Alaska, a circus performer, movie theatre usher and playwright. He is an ensemble member of Shattered Globe ...
Piter de Vries
11. Charlotte Rampling
Actress | 45 Years
Tessa Charlotte Rampling was born 5 February 1946 in Sturmer, England, to Isabel Anne (Gurteen), a painter, and Godfrey Lionel Rampling, an Olympic gold medalist, army officer, and colonel, who became a NATO commander. She was educated at Jeanne d'Arc Académie pour Jeunes Filles in Versailles, ...
Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
12. Javier Bardem
Actor | Skyfall
Javier Bardem belongs to a family of actors that have been working on films since the early days of Spanish cinema.
He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, to actress Pilar Bardem (María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz) and businessman José Carlos Encinas Doussinague. His maternal grandparents were...
Stilgar
13. Zendaya
Actress | Spider-Man: Homecoming
Zendaya (which means "to give thanks" in the language of Shona) is an American actress and singer born in Oakland, California. She began her career appearing as a child model working for Macy's, Mervyns and Old Navy. She was a backup dancer before gaining prominence for her role as Rocky Blue on ...
Chani
14. Francine Maisler
Casting_director | 12 Years a Slave
Francine Maisler is a casting director and producer, known for 12 Years a Slave (2013), The Revenant (2015) and Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014).
casting director #1
15. Jina Jay
Casting_director | Black Mirror
Jina is an Emmy Award Nominee, a CDG and CSA member with an extensive list of credits and she is very involved in the educational side of casting as the co-creator of the first casting course of its kind with the National Film and Television School in London.
casting director #2
16. Greig Fraser
Cinematographer | Dune
Greig Fraser was born on October 3, 1975 in Melbourne, Australia. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Dune (2021), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and Zero Dark Thirty (2012). He is married to Jodie Fried. They have three children.
cinematographer
17. Joe Walker
Editor | Dune
In 2022, British film editor Joe Walker won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on Dune. Walker is also a two-time Academy Award nominee and a three-time BAFTA nominee for his work on the films 12 Years a Slave, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049. Walker was nominated for the Evening ...
editor
18. Hans Zimmer
Composer | Gladiator
German-born composer Hans Zimmer is recognized as one of Hollywood's most innovative musical talents. He featured in the music video for The Buggles' single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which became a worldwide hit and helped usher in a new era of global entertainment as the first music video to ...
music score
19. Patrice Vermette
Production_designer | Dune
Patrice Vermette was born in 1970 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a production designer and art director, known for Dune (2021), Arrival (2016) and Sicario (2015). He is married to Martine Bertrand.
production designer
20. Renée April
Costume_designer | Blade Runner 2049
Renée April is known for Blade Runner 2049 (2017), The Red Violin (1998) and The Fountain (2006).
costume designer
21. Donald Mowat
Make_up_department | Dune
He's a Canadian, British and naturalized American citizen. He started in amateur theatre and operatic societies as well as community cable television while still in high school. First film was as an assistant makeup artist on "Joshua Then and Now" and continued working as assistant makeup on ...
hair, makeup and prosthetics designer
22. Sam Hudecki
Art_department | Dune: Part Two
Sam Hudecki is known for Dune: Part Two (2024), Dune (2021) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).
storyboard/s
23. Frank A. Montaño
Sound_department | The Revenant
Frank A. Montaño is known for The Revenant (2015), The Fugitive (1993) and Watchmen (2009).
sound re-recording mixer #1
24. Jon Taylor
Sound_department | The Revenant
Jon Taylor is known for The Revenant (2015), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and First Man (2018).
sound re-recording mixer #2
25. Mac Ruth
Sound_department | Blade Runner 2049
Mac Ruth was born on May 7, 1967 in Ellensburg, Washington, USA. He is an assistant director, known for Blade Runner 2049 (2017), The Martian (2015) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008).
sound mixer
26. Gerd Nefzer
Special_effects | Dune
Gerd Nefzer was born on July 5, 1965 in Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is known for Dune (2021), Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023).
special effects supervisor
27. Paul Lambert
Visual_effects | Dune
Paul Lambert is known for Dune (2021), Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and First Man (2018).
visual effects supervisor
28. Roger Yuan
Actor | Shanghai Noon
Roger Yuan's career in the film industry has seen him wear many hats. As a martial arts fight trainer, action coordinator, actor, writer and producer, he has gained much acclaim. Having worked in US, UK, Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Indian "Bollywood" and Vietnam productions, he has cultivated a ...
fight coordinator
29. Jon Spaihts
Writer | Prometheus
Jon Spaihts is an American screenwriter and author. He has written the films Dune starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The Mummy starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella, Passengers starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, Prometheus starring ...
executive producer / writer #1
30. Denis Villeneuve
Director | Dune
Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director and writer. He was born in 1967, in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. He started his career as a filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada. He is best known for his feature films Arrival (2016), Sicario (2015), Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), ...
writer #2 / producer / director
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