were really looking forward to their fight.

The actors had been training, separately, with a Kali instructor in Los Angeles to prepare for the climactic showdown between Paul Atreides and Feyd Rautha in B次元官网网址� When they finally met in Budapest, they werenB次元官网网址檛 even technically supposed to do a run through. But they couldnB次元官网网址檛 hide their excitement.

B次元官网网址淲e got after it right away,B次元官网网址� Chalamet said.

Everyone in the ensemble gets a little starry-eyed talking about that fight. It was a spectacle watching Butler and Chalamet do it all themselves, a few times in near continuous takes for the wide shots.

B次元官网网址淚t felt like standing in the wings before you walk out on stage or something, that incredible intensity that you feel. And then B次元官网网址楢ction!B次元官网网址� is called. And we just got to work,B次元官网网址� Butler said. B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 the moment of truth where you want to just leave it all on the field.B次元官网网址�

But it was also the rare occasion in which most of the cast, including Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsg氓rd, Christopher Walken, Charlotte Rampling, and were in the same room together.

Pugh, a newcomer to the world of B次元官网网址淒uneB次元官网网址� as the EmperorB次元官网网址檚 daughter, Princess Irulan, described the atmosphere in the room as a B次元官网网址渇izzing energy that can only at that point, you hope, create greatness.B次元官网网址�

Leaving it on the field wasnB次元官网网址檛 just ButlerB次元官网网址檚 goal in the fight. It seemed to be the guiding principle for everyone who got the chance to return to Arrakis for B次元官网网址淧art Two,B次元官网网址� which opens March 1. The sequel and was dependent on the success of B次元官网网址� ,B次元官网网址� which had its own handicap being released simultaneously on Max (formerly HBOMax) and in theaters.

Chalamet worried that theyB次元官网网址檇 end on an incomplete arc. Other actors, like Zendaya as a Freman fighter (and object of PaulB次元官网网址檚 affections) Chani and Bautista as Harkonnen thug Beast Rabban, had barely even scratched the surface of their characters in B次元官网网址淧art One.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淭hat uncertainty was uncomfortable,B次元官网网址� said Bautista. B次元官网网址淢y payoff for the character was in the second film.B次元官网网址�

The time in between gave Zendaya and Chalamet breathing room to establish a real friendship with one another, before their characters would have to fall in love in B次元官网网址淧art TwoB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� in the midst of all the heightened stakes.

B次元官网网址淲hat I appreciate about the love story is that it is earned,B次元官网网址� Zendaya said. B次元官网网址淎 real wall has to be broken down.B次元官网网址�

But it was a relief to get the official go, even if they knew a lot of sweat and discomfort awaited in order to bring this ambitious and visionary science fiction world to life, with the action upped threefold.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 grueling, but itB次元官网网址檚 a grueling that I like personally,B次元官网网址� said Brolin, returning as Gurney Halleck. B次元官网网址淚 like challenging my idea of comfort often.B次元官网网址�

Some were more daunted by the return, like Skarsg氓rd, knowing that heB次元官网网址檇 once again have to endure eight hours of sitting completely still to become Baron Harkonnen. The look would include a cooling vest and over 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of rubber suiting that made moving difficult and bathroom breaks impossible.

B次元官网网址淚 wasnB次元官网网址檛 that thrilled by it because I thought about those hours in makeup,B次元官网网址� Skarsg氓rd said. B次元官网网址淏ut on the other hand, I really love the character, not because heB次元官网网址檚 psychologically portrayed very elegantly, but because we managed to create a presenceB次元官网网址� He is used in very few scenes, but he will still hover over the entire film as a dangerous, dangerous thing.B次元官网网址�

One thing he wasnB次元官网网址檛 prepared for was Butler as his characterB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址減sychoticB次元官网网址� nephew Feyd Rautha. Butler came in with the idea to model his voice off Skarsg氓rdB次元官网网址檚.

B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 sort of a funny detail,B次元官网网址� Skarsg氓rd said. B次元官网网址淏ut then, God, he was razor sharp. ItB次元官网网址檚 like a snake. It was fantastic to see.B次元官网网址�

Butler also transformed to play a character that Villeneuve described as B次元官网网址渁 cross between a sword master and Mick Jagger.B次元官网网址� That took about three hours in hair and makeup, and one at the end of the day to cut him out of the cap.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a real gift as an actor when you look in the mirror and you donB次元官网网址檛 see yourself,B次元官网网址� Butler said. B次元官网网址淚 knew I had a lot of latitude to play.B次元官网网址�

For Pugh, it was a B次元官网网址渄reamB次元官网网址� to witness the scale of the sets and be part of not only a transformative experience but also B次元官网网址渢o be around such dedication and such love and passion and such talent.B次元官网网址�

Like most of her peers, she said being in that room during the week the fight was a highlight of her career.

B次元官网网址淚t was impressive,B次元官网网址� said Brolin. B次元官网网址�(These were guys that) really rehearsed that were truly going at it, that were hurting themselves, that were fallingB次元官网网址� YouB次元官网网址檙e like B次元官网网址榶es, this is old school.B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址�

Brolin was particularly impressed with the young cast, none of whom leaned on their celebrity, he said.

Of course, at the heart of B次元官网网址淒uneB次元官网网址� is Chalamet, an actor who was only 23 years old when he made the first. HeB次元官网网址檇 been nominated for an Oscar and was quickly establishing himself as the next capital M movie star. But it was the first time heB次元官网网址檇 ever led a production of that scale.

By the time heB次元官网网址檇 return to start production on B次元官网网址淒une: Part Two,B次元官网网址� just a few years later, the difference was striking: Like his character Paul Atreides, heB次元官网网址檇 also grown up.

B次元官网网址淗e was like a little kid and he didnB次元官网网址檛 hide it. HeB次元官网网址檚 like, B次元官网网址榃hat is this? What do we do? Oh my God. So big. So many cameras,B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址� Brolin laughed. B次元官网网址淎nd right now heB次元官网网址檚 exactly where he should be.B次元官网网址�

Chalamet is self-deprecating about this, laughing that he was B次元官网网址渂ut a boyB次元官网网址� on the first and in the interim got some furniture. But everyone around him noticed the change.

Bautista was particularly impressed at his dedication to a training and eating schedule to transform himself into a believably powerful fighter (and rider of sandworms).

B次元官网网址淚 know he trained his butt off because he wanted to look the part,B次元官网网址� Bautista said. B次元官网网址淗e literally goes from being a boy to being a man, like he is commanding in the second film.B次元官网网址�

Villeneuve was sure heB次元官网网址檇 get there, too, but still a little relieved that it worked out as heB次元官网网址檇 imagined.

B次元官网网址淭imoth茅e had learned a lot about filmmaking in between both movies,B次元官网网址� Villeneuve said. B次元官网网址淚n B次元官网网址楶art OneB次元官网网址� it was the first time he was in a movie of that scale, surrounded by a lot of movie stars. But in B次元官网网址楶art TwoB次元官网网址� he was the one leading. And he did a tremendous job of bringing PaulB次元官网网址檚 tragedy to life.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淒une: Part TwoB次元官网网址� is the kind of B次元官网网址渆vent cinemaB次元官网网址� that the cast seems genuinely (and not just contractually) excited to be part of and to see on the big screen B次元官网网址� a propulsive and action-packed spectacle that will surely satisfy anyone who complained the first was too meditative.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 storytelling. ItB次元官网网址檚 heart. ItB次元官网网址檚 visually stunning. The soundtrack is incredible,B次元官网网址� Bautista said. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a special film and they just donB次元官网网址檛 come along very often.B次元官网网址�

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