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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Gurney Halleck: Patrick Stewart vs Josh Brolin

Gurney Halleck is another of Paul’s tutors, a military man who’s also an accomplished musician. He’s played by Patrick Stewart in Dune 1984 and Josh Brolin in Dune 2020. This might be the one instance where the actor from the old movie is more famous than the new, although that’s arguable. Stewart may be Captain Picard, but Brolin is Thanos. It’s a toss-up.

Visually, Dune 1984 seems to emphasize more of the poet side of Halleck and Dune 2020 the warrior side. Brolin looks pretty intimidating in that bulky armor.

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