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 害羞草研究所� When they finally met in Budapest, they weren害羞草研究所檛 even technically supposed to do a run through. But they couldn害羞草研究所檛 hide their excitement.

害羞草研究所淲e got after it right away,害羞草研究所� 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.

害羞草研究所淚t felt like standing in the wings before you walk out on stage or something, that incredible intensity that you feel. And then 害羞草研究所楢ction!害羞草研究所� is called. And we just got to work,害羞草研究所� Butler said. 害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 the moment of truth where you want to just leave it all on the field.害羞草研究所�

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 害羞草研究所淒une害羞草研究所� as the Emperor害羞草研究所檚 daughter, Princess Irulan, described the atmosphere in the room as a 害羞草研究所渇izzing energy that can only at that point, you hope, create greatness.害羞草研究所�

Leaving it on the field wasn害羞草研究所檛 just Butler害羞草研究所檚 goal in the fight. It seemed to be the guiding principle for everyone who got the chance to return to Arrakis for 害羞草研究所淧art Two,害羞草研究所� which opens March 1. The sequel and was dependent on the success of 害羞草研究所� ,害羞草研究所� which had its own handicap being released simultaneously on Max (formerly HBOMax) and in theaters.

Chalamet worried that they害羞草研究所檇 end on an incomplete arc. Other actors, like Zendaya as a Freman fighter (and object of Paul害羞草研究所檚 affections) Chani and Bautista as Harkonnen thug Beast Rabban, had barely even scratched the surface of their characters in 害羞草研究所淧art One.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淭hat uncertainty was uncomfortable,害羞草研究所� said Bautista. 害羞草研究所淢y payoff for the character was in the second film.害羞草研究所�

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 害羞草研究所淧art Two害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所� in the midst of all the heightened stakes.

害羞草研究所淲hat I appreciate about the love story is that it is earned,害羞草研究所� Zendaya said. 害羞草研究所淎 real wall has to be broken down.害羞草研究所�

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.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 grueling, but it害羞草研究所檚 a grueling that I like personally,害羞草研究所� said Brolin, returning as Gurney Halleck. 害羞草研究所淚 like challenging my idea of comfort often.害羞草研究所�

Some were more daunted by the return, like Skarsg氓rd, knowing that he害羞草研究所檇 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.

害羞草研究所淚 wasn害羞草研究所檛 that thrilled by it because I thought about those hours in makeup,害羞草研究所� Skarsg氓rd said. 害羞草研究所淏ut on the other hand, I really love the character, not because he害羞草研究所檚 psychologically portrayed very elegantly, but because we managed to create a presence害羞草研究所� He is used in very few scenes, but he will still hover over the entire film as a dangerous, dangerous thing.害羞草研究所�

One thing he wasn害羞草研究所檛 prepared for was Butler as his character害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所減sychotic害羞草研究所� nephew Feyd Rautha. Butler came in with the idea to model his voice off Skarsg氓rd害羞草研究所檚.

害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 sort of a funny detail,害羞草研究所� Skarsg氓rd said. 害羞草研究所淏ut then, God, he was razor sharp. It害羞草研究所檚 like a snake. It was fantastic to see.害羞草研究所�

Butler also transformed to play a character that Villeneuve described as 害羞草研究所渁 cross between a sword master and Mick Jagger.害羞草研究所� That took about three hours in hair and makeup, and one at the end of the day to cut him out of the cap.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 a real gift as an actor when you look in the mirror and you don害羞草研究所檛 see yourself,害羞草研究所� Butler said. 害羞草研究所淚 knew I had a lot of latitude to play.害羞草研究所�

For Pugh, it was a 害羞草研究所渄ream害羞草研究所� to witness the scale of the sets and be part of not only a transformative experience but also 害羞草研究所渢o be around such dedication and such love and passion and such talent.害羞草研究所�

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

害羞草研究所淚t was impressive,害羞草研究所� said Brolin. 害羞草研究所�(These were guys that) really rehearsed that were truly going at it, that were hurting themselves, that were falling害羞草研究所� You害羞草研究所檙e like 害羞草研究所榶es, this is old school.害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟

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

Of course, at the heart of 害羞草研究所淒une害羞草研究所� is Chalamet, an actor who was only 23 years old when he made the first. He害羞草研究所檇 been nominated for an Oscar and was quickly establishing himself as the next capital M movie star. But it was the first time he害羞草研究所檇 ever led a production of that scale.

By the time he害羞草研究所檇 return to start production on 害羞草研究所淒une: Part Two,害羞草研究所� just a few years later, the difference was striking: Like his character Paul Atreides, he害羞草研究所檇 also grown up.

害羞草研究所淗e was like a little kid and he didn害羞草研究所檛 hide it. He害羞草研究所檚 like, 害羞草研究所榃hat is this? What do we do? Oh my God. So big. So many cameras,害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 Brolin laughed. 害羞草研究所淎nd right now he害羞草研究所檚 exactly where he should be.害羞草研究所�

Chalamet is self-deprecating about this, laughing that he was 害羞草研究所渂ut a boy害羞草研究所� 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).

害羞草研究所淚 know he trained his butt off because he wanted to look the part,害羞草研究所� Bautista said. 害羞草研究所淗e literally goes from being a boy to being a man, like he is commanding in the second film.害羞草研究所�

Villeneuve was sure he害羞草研究所檇 get there, too, but still a little relieved that it worked out as he害羞草研究所檇 imagined.

害羞草研究所淭imoth茅e had learned a lot about filmmaking in between both movies,害羞草研究所� Villeneuve said. 害羞草研究所淚n 害羞草研究所楶art One害羞草研究所� it was the first time he was in a movie of that scale, surrounded by a lot of movie stars. But in 害羞草研究所楶art Two害羞草研究所� he was the one leading. And he did a tremendous job of bringing Paul害羞草研究所檚 tragedy to life.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淒une: Part Two害羞草研究所� is the kind of 害羞草研究所渆vent cinema害羞草研究所� that the cast seems genuinely (and not just contractually) excited to be part of and to see on the big screen 害羞草研究所� a propulsive and action-packed spectacle that will surely satisfy anyone who complained the first was too meditative.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 storytelling. It害羞草研究所檚 heart. It害羞草研究所檚 visually stunning. The soundtrack is incredible,害羞草研究所� Bautista said. 害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 a special film and they just don害羞草研究所檛 come along very often.害羞草研究所�

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