Timothee Chalamet stars in the first full action packed trailer for sci-fi epic Dune

Warner Bros. dropped the first action packed full trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, on Wednesday.

Timothee Chalamet, 24, features heavily in the nearly three minute long preview, giving fans their first real look at his take on the story’s hero, Paul Atreides. 

On Tuesday, the film’s cast of characters were introduced via a 45 second teaser and include Josh Brolin’s  Gurney Halleck, Zendaya’s Chani, Javier Bardem’s Stiglar, Oscar Isaac’s Duke Leto Atreides, Jason Momoa’s Duncan Idaho and Rebecca Ferguson’s Lady Jessica.

Fans got their first glimpse of these characters last month, when Empire unveiled the first-look photos of several of the main characters.

Dune was written by Frank Herbert in 1965 and was named in 2003 as the best-selling science-fiction novel of all time, which follows Paul Atreides, the son of a noble family entrusted with protecting the most valuable element in the galaxy.

It was previously adapted into the 1984 feature film of the same name by writer-director David Lynch, starring Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Atreides.

There was also a 2000 mini-series adaptation that starred William Hurt. 

This new Dune adaptation is directed by Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049, Arrival), from a script he co-wrote with Eric Roth (Munich) and Jon Spaihts (Doctor Strange).

The cast also includes Stellan Skarsgard, David Dastmalchian, Charlotte Rampling, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sharon Duncan-Brewster and Chen Chang.

Warner Bros. has set a December 18 release date for Dune, though it’s possible that may change amid the COVID-19 pandemic.