Stellan Skarsgård will be playing one of the villains in Legendary’s remake of Dune, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Brian Herbert and Anderson are both involved with the Dune remake, as an executive producer and creative consultant, respectively.
Ferguson was in talks to play Lady Jessica in the Dune reboot, the mother of Timothee Chalamet’s Paul Atreides, Within Frank Herbert’s classic novel of the same name, Lady Jessica and Paul are part of a noble family who are forced to flee into the deserts of the planet Arrakis.
The actor will join Timothee Chalament, Rebecca Ferguson, and Dave Bautista in the project.