Timothee Chalamet to Star in Legendary's DUNE Film

According to Variety, Timothee Chalamet has lined up his next gig. The Academy Award-nominated actor is in negotiations to star in Legendary's "Dune."

Denis Villenueve, who helmed "Blade Runner: 2049" and "Arrival," is directing from a script by Eric Roth. Legendary closed a deal with the Frank Herbert estate in 2016 for his iconic novel, granting the studio rights to not only films, but also TV projects on the sci-fi property.

The projects will be produced by Villeneuve, Mary Parent and Cale Boyter, with Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt, Thomas Tull and Kim Herbert serving as executive producers. Kevin J. Anderson will serve as a creative consultant.

Chalamet made his feature film debut in Jason Reitman's drama Men, Women & Children (2014) and appeared in Christopher Nolan's Science fiction film Interstellar (2014).

In 2017, he gained wider recognition for his supporting roles in Greta Gerwig's directorial debut Lady Birdand Scott Cooper's western Hostiles, and for his lead role in Luca Guadagnino's romance Call Me by Your Name. The latter earned him nominations for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He is the third youngest nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the youngest since 1939.

On stage, Chalamet has starred in John Patrick Shanley's autobiographical play Prodigal Son, for which he was nominated for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance and won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play.

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