Robert Pattinson May Head to Arrakis for...

The sandworms of Arrakis may need discovered a brand new plaything. Robert Pattinson, recent off his flip in Bong Joon Ho’s cloning movie Mickey 17, could also be becoming a member of the forged of the ultimate entry in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune trilogy.

Replace 5pm ET: The Hollywood Reporter notes that Pattinson is being eyed for the “chief villain” position within the movie, probably Scytale, a Face Dancer of the Bene Tleilax and finally one of many Masheikh, the ten rulers of the Tleilaxu empire.

Deadline reviews that Pattinson is a excessive precedence for Legendary to hitch the forged of the movie, though no formal provide for any position, has been made but. Villeneuve’s script for the movie, an adaptation of the occasions of Dune Messiah,  continues to be being finalized, however ought to Pattinson tackle a job, it’s set to be one of many few main additions to the Dune collection’ already expansive casts.

Dune 3 was initially meant to be much further away in Villeneuve’s plans after the discharge of Dune: Half Two final yr, however the director modified tack and determined to dive into making the sequel his next major project final yr. “I used to be actually moved by the way in which Half Two was acquired by cinephiles world wide, and I felt an urge for food and a want to see extra and a accountability to complete that story,” Villeneuve stated in an interview with Collider final February, explaining the reasoning behind why Messiah would now be coming sooner fairly than later.

Whereas that’s good for Dune followers, if Pattinson does board the movie, it might be much less excellent news for DC followers anxiously awaiting any replace on The Batman Half 2. Dune 3 is anticipated to start filming this summer time, after Pattinson has wrapped his present filming on Chris Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey.

Ahead momentum on The Batman Half 2 has stalled because it was introduced shortly after Pattinson’s debut as Bruce Wayne in 2022’s The Batman. It’s since been delayed multiple times, with it presently holding an estimated October 1, 2027 release. That offers Pattinson loads of time for some interstellar journey earlier than he’s due again in Gotham, however that’s in all probability no small consolation to Batman followers hoping their film stays on monitor.

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