Jason Momoa's son cast in Dune 3, Momoa says it has nothing to do with nepotism
-
Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Jason Momoa
carrybuh — 8 months ago(August 02, 2025 11:37 AM)
He says his son did it "all on his own."
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/jason-momoa-defends-son-dune-3-nakoa-wolf-1236466141/
News broke in June that Nakoa-Wolf Momoa, the teenage son of Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet, had been cast in “Dune 3” alongside “Silo” star Ida Brooke. The young actors are set to play Leto II and Ghanima, the twin offspring of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya).
“A rude awakening is what he’s in for,” Momoa said about his son’s casting. “He’s into the workforce for the first time. It’s going to be good. He did it on his own. I don’t want to help him, and he’s done it all on his own, and good for him.”
“You want your children to be better than you, and I really, actually believe he is,” Momoa continued. “I couldn’t do what he’s doing at his age. There’s no way I could sit in a room with Denis Villeneuve and hold my own. I was on ‘Baywatch’ at 19. He’s 16 and holding **** down with Denis Villeneuve.” -
fg43gv34g34 — 8 months ago(August 02, 2025 11:53 AM)
I'm sure he worked from the bottom up and didn't get any help from having Jason as his father. I'm sure any other kid could have walked in and gotten the same roles if they were as talented. Very believable.