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Character: Leto Atreides II Release Date: March 16, 2003 Director: Greg Yaitanes Written By: Frank Herbert (books) and John Harrison (teleplay) Tagline: Born to rule an empire. Destined to tear it apart. Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi MPAA Rating: PG More Cast Alec Newman ... Paul Atreides / Muad'Dib Julie Cox ... Irulan Corrino-Atreides Edward Atterton ... Duncan Idaho Ian McNeice ... Baron Vladimir Harkonnen Barbora Kodetová ... Chani (as Barbara Kodetová) Steven Berkoff ... Stilgar Daniela Amavia ... Alia Atreides P.H. Moriarty ... Gurney Halleck Jessica Brooks ... Ghanima Atreides James's Character James plays Leto Atreides II, the second son of Muad'Dib and heir to the House Atreides and the galactic imperial throne. Plot The adventures of Paul Atreides, heir to a political dynasty, began in the year 10191. In the midst of an ongoing power struggle among the Great Royal Houses, the Emperor Shaddam IV sent House Atreides to the desert planet Arrakis (also known as Dune) to oversee the production of Spice. Spice is the most precious substance in the universe because it makes possible interstellar space travel; extends life; and enables people to see into the future. Soon after the Atreides' arrival on Arrakis, Paul's father, Duke Leto Atreides, was assassinated by rivals from House Harkonnen. Paul and his mother, Lady Jessica, a mystical "Bene Gesserit" witch with powers of mind control, were forced to escape into the desert. Rescued by the Fremen, a fierce desert people who believed the young Atreides to be the Mah'di — the messiah of their legends — Paul began to recognize his power to shape the future. Under his mother's tutelage, he honed his own considerable Bene Gesserit talents and began to see into the future. Eventually, Paul accepted the mantle of his fate. Marshalling the Fremen "desert power," Paul — now known as Muad'Dib — led the Fremen in a successful revolt against his enemies, the corrupt House Harkonnen. He seized control of all Spice production on Arrakis and forced the emperor and other Great Royal Houses to accept him as their new ruler. Muad'Dib preserved peace and united the ruling houses by marrying the Emperor's daughter, Princess Irulan. But it was a marriage in name only, because Muad'dib's heart belongs to his concubine, Chani, the future mother of his heir. Pictures There aren't any pictures in our gallery yet, but here is a photo of James as Leto: Quotes Leto: I will not fear. Fear is the mind killer. I will face my fear, I will let it pass through me. Alia: Help me, Mother. Leto: [sets a knife down in front of Alia] Help yourself. Leto: Behold me, family! [lets out a sandworm's roar] Leto: I am Leto, Lion of Atreides, returned from the desert to announce Secher Nbiw - The Golden path, to rid humanity of the perversions done in Muad'dib's name and to save it from the abomination know as Alia Irulan: [obviously afraid as her stepchildren fly her near three large sandworms] Perhaps a slightly higher altitude would be advisable, Leto. Leto: Do you know, my father used to love being this close to the ground when he flew? Irulan: And you, of course, know this intuitively, don't you? Just like how you knew to fly it without any training. Leto: Don't forget your Bene Gesserit training, step-mother. Fear is the mind killer. Ghanima: I'm afraid she's about to let it pass through her. Leto: I'm here, Father, as you knew I would be. We go forward; we go back. Don't be afraid. We're pre-born, my sister and I. Thanks to our mother and the spice... thanks to you! Yes, Father, it is me! Use my eyes, Father. Let me see for you. Leto: Knowing there's a trap is the first step in evading it... the first step along the Golden Path. Don't be afraid, Father. The answer is right in front of you. Leto: A myth I have allowed to persist until I am ready. Leto: It is all we may ever have. Trivia McAvoy and Jessica Brooks were the first actors to tackle the complex roles Leto II & his twin sister Ghanima Atreides, the strange prescient "Children of Dune" (2003) (mini) based on Frank Herbert's novel of the same name. Although Leto and Ghanima were only nine years old in the novel, their ages were bumped up about seven years making them about sixteen for the Sci-Fi Channel's miniseries in March 2003. Despite the title, only the second and third parts are adapted from the novel "Children of Dune"; the first part is based on "Dune Messiah". > imdb > Official Site