Robert Pattinson is starring in various tentpoles, which include Dune: Part Three, and filming in the desert proved to be a unique experience for the actor.
In a new interview, the Batman actor explained how it was to film under the harsh, hot weather and work with director Denis Villeneuve.
“When I was doing Dune it was so hot in the desert that I just couldn’t question anything,” Pattinson said in an interview with IndieWire.
He added, “And it was so relaxing, like my brain actually wasn’t operating. I did not have a single functioning brain cell. And I was just listening to Denis [Villeneuve]: ‘Whatever you want!’”
Dune: Part Three is expected to open in theaters on December 18, 2026, and is based on Frank Herbert’s 1969 novel, Dune Messiah, which follows Atreides’ struggles with the consequences of his Fremen-led jihad upon his ascension to Emperor Muad’Dib.
Pattinson is reportedly set to take on the villain role of Scytale in Dune: Part Three.
The Dune franchise stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling, Stellan Skarsgård, Javier Bardem, and Stephen McKinley Henderson. The sequel also added Florence Pugh, Lea Seydoux, Christopher Walken, Austin Butler, and Souheila Yacoub to the cast. Jason Momoa will reprise his role in the upcoming third film.
Pattinson is currently promoting his new film Die My Love, in which he co-stars opposite Dune co-star Zendaya. He recently wrapped filming Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and is about to start filming The Batman: Part II, the long-awaited sequel, with director Matt Reeves.
