Here's the star-studded cast of the upcoming 'Dune' remake and who they're playing

Zendaya will play Fremen tribe member Chani in the upcoming "Dune" remake.Tommaso Bodi/WireImage and Chiabella James/Warner Bros. Pictures

• The upcoming "Dune" remake will star Timothée Chalamet as the lead character, Paul Atreides, but he's not the only A-lister in the cast.
• Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, and Jason Momoa are also set to appear in the sci-fi drama, with Stellan Skarsgård, Rebecca Ferguson, and Dave Bautista rounding out the cast.
• Set in a futuristic space society, "Dune" is based on a 1965 novel, and follows two rival families (the Atreides and the Harkonnens) as they fight for control of Arrakis, a desert planet home to a valuable substance called melange or "the spice."
• The new "Dune" movie will premiere in December 2020. Here's the cast and who they're playing.
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Even though the premiere is months away, the new "Dune" film is already making waves online, thanks mostly to its star-studded cast.

Timothée Chalamet will star as Paul Atreides, a young nobleman who travels to the desert planet Arrakis with his family, but he's not the only A-lister in the cast: Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, and Josh Brolin will all appear in the film as well, with Stellan Skarsgard, Javier Bardem, and Jason Momoa making appearances, too.

"Dune" is set in a futuristic space society, and follows two rival families — the noble House Atreides and the nefarious House Harkonnen — as they battle for control of Arrakis, a desert planet that contains a valuable resource called melange or "the spice."

The new film is based on Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel of the same name, originally published in 1965, and will premiere in December of this year.

Here's the star-studded cast of "Dune" and who they're playing.

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