Robert Pattinson credits Zendaya for the Dune - Part 3 role

A casual on-set conversation apparently snowballed into Robert Pattinson landing a role in Dune: Part 3 after Zendaya hinted she could make introductions.

How Pattinson says he got the gig

• Robert Pattinson asked Zendaya about Dune while filming The Drama.
• Zendaya joked she knew somebody who could help.
• Months later, an unexpected call came through for him.
• Pattinson genuinely suspects she pulled some strings for it.

Pattinson on playing Scytale

• His character Scytale defies a simple good-or-bad label.
• Even Pattinson himself doesn't know which side Scytale picks.
• He called the look for it absolutely extraordinary.
• Moral ambiguity is what makes the role compelling.

Denis Villeneuve's vision for Part 3

• Denis Villeneuve set the story 17 years after Part Two.
• Timothee Chalamet's Paul Atreides still anchors the narrative.
• A more muscular and action-packed tone defines this installment.
• Paul grapples with the fallout of holding excessive power.