Jason Momoa’s Child Was Simply Solid in ‘Dune 3’

Simply once you thought one Momoa starring in a Dune film was a giant deal, a complete second Momoa is coming into the dialog. We already knew Jason Momoa was anticipated to return for Denis Villeneuve’s third and final Dune movie, Dune Messiah, at any time when it involves be. However now, his son, Nakoa-Wolf Momoa has joined the forged together with Silo’s Ida Brooke as the children of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya).

Deadline broke the information of the casting, which is the primary public motion on the project in months. It’s a movie principally everybody concerned with has form of acknowledged, however there has but to be any form of massive, formal, official announcement. What we count on to listen to, quickly moderately than later, is that Denis Villeneuve will adapt Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah, the second e book within the creator’s sci-fi sequence, which brings the story of Paul Atreides to an in depth. Chalamet and Zendaya, in addition to Florence Pugh, Josh Brolin, and others, are  anticipated to return. And now, we all know they’ll be joined by the youthful Momoa and Brooke, because the twins Leto II and Ghanima. Listed below are their pictures.

Newcomer Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Silo’s Ida Brooke have boarded ‘Dune 3,’ sources have confirmed with Deadline, turning into the primary additions to the forged to emerge in months.

Within the new movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary, the pair are set to play Leto II and Ghanima, the dual… pic.twitter.com/JK6upZpM7q

— Deadline (@DEADLINE) June 17, 2025

Jason Momoa was within the first Dune movie as Duncan Idaho, a fearless Atreides warrior and shut good friend of Paul’s. He’s killed, however in Messiah, returns as a Dune model of a clone known as a “ghola.” He performs a big position, as do the Atreides youngsters, who form of inherit the franchise from their father and his individuals. Whether or not or not that may occur on the motion pictures stays to be seen.

Conserving the casting within the Dune household could be very cool although and speaks to the care Villeneuve places into these motion pictures. These characters ought to really feel like they’re a part of this universe, and what higher method to do this than for one in all them to already be that. However, once more, no official phrase on Dune Messiah‘s begin or launch dates. Rumors urged a December 2026 launch, however that appears extremely unlikely at this level. Once we discover out, we’ll let you understand.

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