Character comparisons: Dune 1984 vs Dune 2020

By Dan Selcke | Apr 15, 2020

(L-r) TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET as Paul Atreides and REBECCA FERGUSON as Lady Jessica Atreides in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “DUNE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, Chiabella James /

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Duncan Idaho: Richard Jordan vs Jason Momoa

Duncan Idaho is the swordmaster of House Atreides, and one of Paul’s many tutors. He’s played by Richard Jordan in Dune 1984 and Jason Momoa in Dune 2020. See what I said about big names? And Duncan Idaho isn’t even that big a part…at least not in the first book.

I don’t remember if the book specified that Duncan was clean-shaven, but if it did, that’s one reason why Momoa might have shaved off his beard, which I’m used to seeing him in and now I’m a little confused. His charisma and physicality are still on display, though, as he crouches in a loose-fitting shirt with a weapon in his hand and his long hair tumbling over his shoulder, ready to strike. By comparison, Jordan’s take on the character seems a little upright, at least based on these two stills.

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