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Robert Pattinson Joins Dune: Part Three as Scytale, Villeneuve Sets 17-Year Time Jump

Zendaya highlights her deep ties to the trilogy, praising Florence Pugh’s upcoming performance.

Overview

  • At the Los Angeles trailer reveal, Robert Pattinson said he asked Zendaya about joining the franchise and believes she helped pave the way for his casting.
  • Pattinson confirmed he plays Scytale and described the role as morally ambiguous rather than a straightforward villain.
  • Writer-director Denis Villeneuve said Part Three takes place 17 years after Part Two and will carry a more action-packed, tense, and muscular tone.
  • Villeneuve noted the cast were subtly aged to reflect the time gap using practical makeup led by Heike Merker.
  • Zendaya said the Dune films have defined her twenties and called Florence Pugh’s performance in the new film “absolutely phenomenal.”