THR has now dropped the news that Rebecca Ferguson is in negotiations to star opposite Chalamet as Paul’s mother, Lady Jessica, who Francesca Annis played in the previous theatrical adaptation.
Back in July, Call Me by Your Name’s Timothée Chalamet was cast in the Dune reboot as Paul Atreides, Kyle MacLachlan’s role in David Lynch’s Dune movie.
We’ll have to wait and see if Ferguson finalizes a deal, but with Legendary Entertainment working to get cameras rolling on the Dune reboot in the near future, ideally we’ll find out what the situation is sooner rather than later.