Elvis Star Austin Butler In Talks To Join Dune: Part Two As Feyd-Rautha
This week has plenty of big casting news for blockbusters like Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer epic and Dune: Part Two, and it continues today as Elvis star Austin Butler is being eyed to join Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi sequel as the villainous Feyd-Rautha.
After being greenlit a week after Dune'stheatrical release back in October, Dune: Part Two is now slated to begin shooting this summer. With its pre-production well underway, more casting news has been surfacing online and will likely continue in the coming weeks, as more characters will be featured in the epic sequel that will cover the second half of Frank Herbert's acclaimed 1965 novel.
Denis Villeneuve Gives Dune: Part Two Production Update
Deadline reports that Butler is talks to play the Harkonnen Feyd-Rautha, a character who was portrayed by Sting in David Lynch's infamous 1984 Dune adaptation and one many fans thought Eternals star Barry Keoghan would play in the upcoming sequel. The younger brother of Glossu Rabban and the nephew and heir of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, the cruel and treacherous Feyd-Rautha eventually becomes one of Paul's main foes, as his role in the later half of the novel is a pivotal one. Legendary reportedly had no comment on news of Butler's being in negotiations.
Butler's casting news comes shortly after it was announced that Florence Pugh has also been in talks to join the sequel as Princess Irulan Corrino, the eldest daughter to Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV. Bringing in two incredible talents like Butler and Pugh to join an already stacked ensemble,Dune: Part Two is shaping up to be a worthy second chapter that could most certainly surpass its predecessor.
Villeneuve has also shared with Empire that, much like the novel, Dune: Part Two will
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