Harry Styles Was Also Considered For Dune 2's Feyd-Rautha Role
British singer-songwriter and actor Harry Styles was also in contention for the role of Feyd-Rautha, for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part II. After multiple COVID-related delays, Dune released across the world in October 2021. The film was the latest adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal science-fiction novel, but it only covered the first half of the book. After months of speculation as to whether or not the follow-up would be greenlit, Dune: Part II was eventually confirmed shortly after the first movie's release, after the critical and commercial success of Dune became apparent.
Dune: Part II will follow on from the ending of Dune, which saw Paul Atreides and his mother Lady Jessica (Timothee Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson) join with Arrakis’s native Fremen, in the aftermath of the brutal Harkonnen attack on the planet. In Herbert’s source material, Feyd-Rautha is the nephew of the villainous Baron Harkonnen, and heir to the Harkonnen empire. The character is a similar age to Paul, and is seen as his primary nemesis. He plays a significant role in the second half of the story, including coming into direct confrontation with the young Atreides. Austin Butler, who starred in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is reportedly in negotiations to take on the role opposite Chalamet.
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Now, Kyle Buchanan of The New York Times reports that Harry Styles was one of the names in the running for the role of Feyd-Rautha. In a post to Twitter, Buchanan stated that “I know they also looked at Harry Styles”. As well as revealing that Styles being considered, Buchanan also dropped the news that Tye Sheridan’s name was included in conversations about the casting.
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