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The
Canadian director takes audiences back to the desert planet
Arrakis for his follow-up to 2021's "Dune," with Chalamet's Paul
Atreides joining forces with Zendaya's Chani and the Arrakis
locals, known as the Fremen, to seek revenge against those who
killed his father.
Reuters spoke to Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, who returns as
Paul's mother Jessica; Austin Butler, who plays villain
Feyd-Rautha; and Florence Pugh, who portrays Princess Irulan,
about the film.
Below are excerpts edited for clarity and length.
Q: Is the story reflective of society today?
Chalamet: "It's sort of a warning against charismatic leaders. I
think that was one of Frank Herbert's thematic goals."
Q: What was your reaction the first time you saw yourself in all
the makeup?
Butler: "It's such a gift when you look at yourself in the
mirror and you're not seeing you, and almost never more so have
I felt that than on this ... from those first makeup tests, it
really started to shape the way that I felt as Feyd and it
started to spark my imagination in different ways."
Q: How did you feel about your extravagant costumes?
Pugh: "I knew that it was going to be something magical. I had
no idea it was going to be any of the outfits that I wore and I
was just so surprised. ... They're all very much inspired by
Japanese kimonos and Japanese trousers and the shoes."
Q: What was your daily routine like with your tattoos and
costumes?
Ferguson (giving an anecdote): "I went to a costume fitting and
(costume designer) Jacqueline (West) was like, 'So Denis wants
veils'... it (was) like veils upon veils, upon veils upon a
chain mail and then veils. ... So I had to call him and I was
like 'Dude, what is, what is this? And I was like, I'm taking it
away. My ego is being crushed underneath this thing'."
Q: Will there be another film?
Chalamet: "The dream is to do another one. Obviously, this film
would have to have a certain ... amount of success ... to
warrant a third one. But ... everyone is super game. How could
you not be?"
(Reporting by Rollo Ross; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian;
Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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