{"id":163015,"date":"2025-04-09T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parisselectbook.com\/2025\/04\/09\/robert-pattinson-in-dune-3-an-unexpected-villain-to-close-the-saga\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T18:00:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T16:00:30","slug":"robert-pattinson-in-dune-3-an-unexpected-villain-to-close-the-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parisselectbook.com\/en\/2025\/04\/09\/robert-pattinson-in-dune-3-an-unexpected-villain-to-close-the-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Pattinson in Dune 3? An unexpected villain to close the saga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The casting of Dune 3 could well hold a major surprise. According to Deadline, Robert Pattinson<\/em> is in talks to play a key character… and a feared one at that. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

A dark turn for Robert Pattinson?<\/h2>\n\n

After playing a tortured and mysterious Batman<\/em>, is Robert Pattinson<\/strong> about to plunge into the darkness of the Dune<\/em> universe? Rumors have been swirling since April 8<\/em>: he could be joining the third chapter of the saga directed by Denis Villeneuve<\/strong>. The role in question? Scytale<\/strong>, an enigmatic, manipulative character straight out of Frank Herbert<\/em>‘s novel Dune Messiah<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n

A bold choice… but not inconsistent. Pattinson has proven his ability to explore troubled, ambiguous figures(Tenet<\/em>, The Lighthouse<\/em>), which would make him a credible antagonist opposite Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/strong> as a dictator in spite of himself, and a more assertive Zendaya<\/strong> than ever. <\/p>\n\n

Dune: Messiah, epic final chapter or hasty return?<\/h2>\n\n

Initially announced as a creative pause, the third installment seems to have picked up speed again. In Vanity<\/em> Fair, Villeneuve said he wanted to devote himself to adapting the novel Nuclear War: A Scenario<\/em>. However, according to The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>, a change of heart has taken place: Villeneuve would be returning to complete the trilogy sooner than expected. <\/p>\n\n

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