Villeneuve was drawn to Chalamet for the role because he has a "deep, deep intelligence in the eyes and he has an old soul," he said in the Q&A. Watch the new, main trailer above, and the official trailer below.Ī post shared by Vanity Fair sees that there's a potential that he's on a path greater than he understood, that perhaps he's not simply a regular man," the actor later said of his character in a Twitter Q&A before the Dune trailer reveal. "I look forward to a time when we can all get together again as Dune was made to be seen on the big screen," he told Vanity Fair. However, the film will make its world premiere in Venice on Friday, September 3, out of competition at the annual film festival.ĭirector Denis Villeneuve is anticipating that audiences will enjoy the release together. It's now slated to hit theaters and HBO Max on Friday, October 22, 2021, three weeks after its latest announced date. Here's what you need to know about the upcoming film.ĭune's wide release has been delayed multiple times from its original 2020 date. After portraying Laurie from Little Women, Elio from Call Me by Your Name, and Henry V from Shakespeare's Henriad, the 24-year-old actor is now turning his attention to the young antihero of a sci-fi classic: Paul Atreides of Frank Herbert's 1965 epic, Dune. It seems Timothée Chalamet has a penchant for bringing literary characters to life on the big screen.