Just when you thought one Momoa starring in a Dune movie was a big deal, a whole second Momoa is entering the conversation. We already knew Jason Momoa was expected to return for Denis Villeneuve’s third and final Dune film, Dune Messiah, whenever it comes to be. But now, his son, Nakoa-Wolf Momoa has joined the cast along with Silo’s Ida Brooke as the kids of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya).
Deadline broke the news of the casting, which is the first public movement on the project in months. It’s a film basically everyone involved with has sort of acknowledged, but there has yet to be any kind of big, formal, official announcement. What we expect to hear, soon rather than later, is that Denis Villeneuve will adapt Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah, the second book in the author’s sci-fi series, which brings the story of Paul Atreides to a close. Chalamet and Zendaya, as well as Florence Pugh, Josh Brolin, and others, are expected to return. And now, we know they’ll be joined by the younger Momoa and Brooke, as the twins Leto II and Ghanima. Here are their photos.
Newcomer Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Silo’s Ida Brooke have boarded ‘Dune 3,’ sources have confirmed with Deadline, becoming the first additions to the cast to emerge in months.
In the new film from Warner Bros. and Legendary, the pair are set to play Leto II and Ghanima, the twin… pic.twitter.com/JK6upZpM7q
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) June 17, 2025
Jason Momoa was in the first Dune film as Duncan Idaho, a fearless Atreides warrior and close friend of Paul’s. He’s killed, but in Messiah, returns as a Dune version of a clone called a “ghola.” He plays a significant role, as do the Atreides children, who sort of inherit the franchise from their father and his people. Whether or not that will happen at the movies remains to be seen.
Keeping the casting in the Dune family is very cool though and speaks to the care Villeneuve puts into these movies. These characters should feel like they are part of this universe, and what better way to do that than for one of them to already be that. But, again, no official word on Dune Messiah‘s start or release dates. Rumors suggested a December 2026 release, but that seems highly unlikely at this point. When we find out, we’ll let you know.
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