Dune: Part Three

Fellow Followers of Shai-Hulud! Now that Part Two is finally in theaters and seems to be raking it in at the international box office, it's time to look to the stars and speculate about the third (and probably final) film in the Villeneuve trilogy.

I think at this point it's pretty safe to assume that there will be a third film, even though there's no official greenlight yet.

I thought it might be fun to speculate about the casting for this third film. Of course many of the important parts are already cast, including Alia, who will be played by Anya Taylor-Joy. But let's talk about the new faces and face dancers that will join for film three and the list is actually quite short:

Scytale: Probably the most important new addition, since he is kind of the "main villain" in this story, as far as there is one. Obviously he is a shapeshifter, but you still need one guy to play him. My first suggestion would be: Ryan Gosling. First of all he has worked with Denis before, so that is a good start. But I also think he could vibe with the Duniverse very well and with this part. There is this particular "off"-looking quality to his face (best showcase is "Drive"), which I think could work very well for a sheming, murderous, cold-blooded shapeshifter.

My second suggestion would be Jake Gyllenhall, who is also a Villeneuve-veteran and is able to bring out this freakish, sociopathic quality, I'm especially thinking about his performance in the movie "Nightcrawler" - I could see that same energy work very well for Scytale.

Edric the Navigator: The question of how Villeneuve will tackle the navigators is almost the most intriguing question of the entire project. Will he go full Lynch and give us a floating, barely human fish-monster again? Or will it be sth. less crazy, like just a slightly fishy dude walking on two legs being a bubble boy? In any case, I could see Cillian Murphy making full use of his aloof, feminine charisma to bring this character to life, whether it's through Voice-Over only or an actual physical performance.

Otheym: The name that came to my mind immediatly was Jeffrey Wright. He is a great actor, who feels like he would fit into this universe very well and he's fantastic at playing broken characters, who have been ideologically and mentally fucked with (see Westworld). So yeah, give it to Jeff please, I don't even have another suggestion.

Bijaz: This one is tricky, because one does immediatly think of Peter Dinklage, but I also feel kinda pollitically incorrect for even thinking that. Most obvious choice ever. But I kind of don't have a better one. Or just get Willem Dafoe?

I think those are the most important additions to the cast for DUNE MESSIAH - or did I forget someone? Who would you cast and what do you think of my choices?