Jason Momoa’s Duncan Idaho could return in Dune 3 (with a major twist)

The world of Frank Herbert’s Dune is filled with interesting characters. From the brutal Harkonnens to the heroic Odes, the conniving Priest Mothers to the sad Fremen, the franchise has no shortage of interesting people. If there’s one fellow who wins the man you want award, though (for laughs with protection), it has to be Jason Momoa’s Duncan Idaho. From his surprising last name to his easy-going nature to his battlefield prowess, Idaho is an iconic character in Dune – that is until he suddenly dies at the end of the first film.

While Paul Atreides and his mother, Jessica, flee the wrath of the Hararconians, Idaho stays behind, giving his life to slow their enemies and give his Lord and Lady the opportunity to escape. This heroic final stand makes Idaho’s role much better in the story, but it also means Momoa had to exit the two-part “Dune” story early.

The good news for fans of Momoa’s memorable performance is that there’s a strong chance they’ll see the loyal member of House Atreides again in Director Denis Villeneuve’s sequel to “The First Two-Way Story: ‘Dune Messiah’.” In fact, it is highly likely. hunting? He won’t be exactly the same person because, in the books, the character Idaho returns in the sequel in ghola form. What is ghola? We are glad you asked. Let’s unpack Herbert’s unprecedented invention to see how Idaho might come back different in the third act of Villeneuve’s “Dunes” trilogy.

Despite its human-centered story and lack of artificial intelligence ( The thinking machines of the Dune world were annihilated in the distant history of Butler’s Jihad), there’s still plenty of room for imagination to run wild — and we’re not just talking about sandworms or… Tragically augmented Alya (played by Anya Joy Taylor). Gholas are another of Herbert’s most disturbing creations.

These creatures come from a group of genetically altered humanoids called tleilaxu. Gholas were originally used to provide comfort by recreating a version of a deceased person with their physical features but none of their personal memories. If you are sectioning hair, this is different from a clone due to the fact that it is recreated from dead cells of the original body rather than living. (Semantics? Try telling that to the more studied members of “Dune.”)

In “Dune: Messiah”, Tleilaxu uses Duncan’s body to create another version of the veteran. Although we won’t go into spoiler details about what the Ghola is using (let’s just say it’s not a good thing), this opens the door for Momoa’s return in the sequel’s story and the third film of the cinematic franchise.

Momoa is up for the part too. In response to a statement about Duncan Idaho being revived in the books, he said Men’s healthand

“It’d be a good future now if Duncan Idaho had some kind of… You know what we did? Man, I can’t really say that. I’m going to have trouble. F***. Well, there was something really cool that went into the movie that didn’t He makes his first, and it was pretty epic (…) I’ll try to get him back in the third.”

Idaho’s return in the story may be surreal, but based on the back-and-forth, it seems likely that Momoa will have a very real chance to redirect the character.