After sharing the screen in Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 blockbuster Dune, Oscar Isaac and Jason Momoa are reuniting in a completely different genre. On Monday, reports revealed that Isaac, Momoa, Gal Gadot, and Gerard Butler are set to star in In the Hand of Dante, a new crime film executive produced by Martin Scorsese. The film is expected to be directed by Oscar nominee Julian Schnabel. Production is currently underway in Italy, and has reportedly acquired a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement, in order to account for the ongoing actors’ strike. In the Hand of Dante is based on Nick Tosches’ novel of the same name.
Executive producers on In the Hand of Dante will include Scorsese, Isaac, and Schnabel, alongside DreamCrew, Screen Capital/Screen One and Tribune Pictures. Producers include Jon Kilik, Francesco Melzi d’eril for MeMo Films and Olmo Schnabel for TWIN Productions.
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What Is In the Hand of Dante About?
In the Hand of Dante follows the story of the original manuscript for The Divine Comedy emerging in the clutches of a black-market smuggling ring in the dangerous underbelly of New York City, and weary scholar Nick is called by the mob to authenticate it. Overwhelmed by temptation, Nick defies the mafia and steals the manuscript in a frenzied bid to have it all. He follows a dark and violent path from a metaphorical Hell into Paradise with his love Giulietta, while a parallel tale unfolds: the odyssey of Dante himself, a man who is trapped in a loveless marriage with Gemma and bolstered only by his mentorship under an austere intellectual. He escapes to Sicily and creates his greatest work, immortalizing his lost love, Beatrice.
Nick and Dante’s timelines weave separate paths, and yet the two men are inextricably linked — both lose themselves chasing love, beauty and the very promise of the divine.
Who Is in the Cast of Dune: Part Two?
Isaac and Momoa are not confirmed to be returning as Duke Leto Atredies and Duncan Idaho in Dune: Part Two, given the fact that both of their characters died in the first Dune film. (Although, as fans of the franchise know, there are ways to bring Duncan Idaho back, if the story gets to it.)
In their places, Dune: Part Two is expected to also see the return of Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atredies, Zendaya as Chani, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Javier Bardem as Stilgar. New characters will include Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, and Christopher Walker playing Emperor Shaddam IV.
What Is Aquaman 2 About?
Later this year, Momoa is set to return to the big screen in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which arrives in theaters on December 20th. In the film, when an ancient power is unleashed, Aquaman must forge an uneasy alliance with an unlikely ally to protect Atlantis, and the world, from irreversible devastation. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will see the return of Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Patrick Wilson as Orm, Amber Heard as Mera, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, and Randall Park as Stephen Shin. Jani Zhao will play new character Stingray, Indya Moore will play Karshon, and Vincent Regan will play Atlan, who was previously portrayed by Graham McTavish in Aquaman. Pilou Asbaek has also joined the cast in a mystery role.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is directed by James Wan, with a script from David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. Producers include Wan and DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran.
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