Dune: Part Three adapts the second book in Frank Herbert's legendary series of novels, subtitled Messiah, which picks up with Paul Atreides (Chalamet) more than a decade since we last saw him.
Speaking at a Variety-hosted event this weekend, Chalamet compared Paul's ascendance at the end of Dune: Part Two to the stories of earlier cult-like villains such as The Dark Knight's Joker (Heath Ledger) and Apocalypse Now's Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando).
Chalamet elaborated that Dune: Part Three is his most experimental turn as Paul to date, helped in part by his growing confidence inhabiting the film's outlandish sci-fi world.
"But especially on this third one, all the great s**t you see on screen is from freedom of movement and freedom of choice. And with Denis [Villeneuve, director], we really had a good rhythm. It's the eeriest one. It's a big swing."
"As opposed to the first movie, I came out early and studied the control panel — all sorts of hieroglyphics and things that aren't tethered to reality," explained Chalamet. "I wanted to know what each button did, and invent a dynamic for myself with it."
View Green Video on the source website"People can get complacent, but I was more intense on the third one. It felt like that was the natural momentum, so I wanted to push against that as hard as I could."
His third novel, Children of Dune, is set nine years later and Paul has a much-diminished role in the plot. That said, he does feature sparingly, so Chalamet's comments imply that he could be recast with an older actor should that book be adapted.
View Green Video on the source website"I think that it would be a good idea for me to make sure that, in [Part Three], there are the seeds in the project if someone wants to do something else afterwards, because they are beautiful books," he told Variety, back in late 2024.
Chalamet is currently on the awards trail with acclaimed sports drama Marty Supreme. In Dune: Part Three, he'll be joined by returning cast members Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya and Florence Pugh, plus franchise addition Robert Pattinson.
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