Warner Bros. has released a series of character posters from Dune, the highly anticipated film adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel. Deadline reported that the movie, directed by Denis Villeneuve, is set to have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September before hitting theaters and HBO Max on October 22. Villeneuve directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth.
The character posters feature Timothée Chalamet, who stars as Paul Atreides; Zendaya (Chani); Rebecca Ferguson (Lady Jessica); Jason Momoa (Duncan Idaho); Oscar Isaac (Duke Leto Atreides); Javier Bardem (Stilgar); Josh Brolin (Gurney Halleck); and Stellan Skarsgård (Baron Vladimir Harkonnen). The cast also includes Dave Bautista, Sharon Duncan Brewster, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Chang Chen and David Dastmalchian and Charlotte Rampling.