Robert Pattinson has casually confirmed he’s in Dune 3 as part of a throwaway comment made in an interview to promote his new movie with Jennifer Lawrence, Die, My Love.
In April, The Hollywood Reporter said Robert Pattinson was “circling the role” of the chief villain of the film, potentially Scytale from Frank Herbert’s Dune books. No announcement has so far confirmed the casting, but in an interview with IndieWire, Pattinson talked about filming Dune in the past tense, and what it was like being in the desert.
“When I was doing Dune it was so hot in the desert that I just couldn’t question anything,” he said. “And it was so relaxing, like my brain actually wasn’t operating, I did not have a single functioning brain cell. And I was just listening to Denis [Villeneuve]: ‘Whatever you want!’
“I actually found it relaxing. Now I’m taking that into other roles.”
Director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune 3 is set to tell the story of Herbert’s second Dune book, Dune Messiah, which itself is set 12 years after the events of the first book. For Dune 3, that means picking things up amid Paul Atreides’ devastating jihad, which has conquered the universe. In Dune Messiah, the villanous Tleilaxu Face Dancer Scytale wants to very much bring Paul and his family crashing down, so it will be interesting to see how this plays out in the movie with Pattinson in the role.
We also know Jason Momoa’s son, Nakoa-Wolf Momoa, and Silo‘s Ida Brooke are set to play Leto II and Ghanima, the twin offspring of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya). Leto II was named after his paternal grandfather, Duke Leto Atreides (who was murdered on Arrakis by Harkonnen and Sardaukar forces during the events of the first book and film). Leto II goes on to become God Emperor and, well, all sorts of weird things happen. It’s worth noting that in the books, both twins were pre-born, which means they have centuries of ancestral knowledge in the womb, and inherit Paul’s powers.
Jason Momoa himself has confirmed his return for Dune 3. In 2021’s Dune, Momoa played Duncan Idaho, swordmaster and mentor to Paul. His character dies following the Harkonnen invasion of Arrakis, and does not appear in Dune: Part Two.
Dune 3 is set to launch at some point in 2026. For more, check out IGN's feature, Dune: Part 3 - What to Expect From the Next Sequel Movie.
It's a busy time for Robert Pattinson, who is set to star in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, due out next year, and reprise his role as Batman in Matt Reeves’ The Batman 2, due out in 2027.
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