Dune 2: Austin Butler inspired two iconic movie villains to create Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen

The real rising star of the moment, former Elvis interpreter Austin Butler, continues to make headlines. At the beginning of the year, we have already seen his brilliance on the small and big screens: on the television side, in the famous Masters and on the cinema side, the acclaimed Dune: Second Part, the second part. A saga by Denis Villeneuve, adapting the literary works of Frank Herbert.

And the least we can say is that his performance in this latest project has created a sensation among the public and the critics who only praise him. It must be said that he put his all into it, even improvising certain key scenes as revealed here…

It was in an interview with NMEAustin Butler revealed the sources of inspiration to bring to life Faid-Rauta Harkonnen, the evil nephew and heir of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård). Dune 2Currently in theaters.

When asked if there were movie villains from which he got inspiration for this role, the actor gave two names: Gary Oldman and Heath Ledger.

“I have always been inspired by Gary Oldman in many of his roles. Leon, true romanceor the fifth Element. And you know, we talked a lot about Heath Ledger, the sense of the game that he had. And like I said, it’s not a specific thing, but it’s more of a general inspiration“, he said.

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Elvis and Bob Dylan in one project?

During the same interview, he and his co-star Timothée Chalamet also talked about their dream of creating a shared world that includes Elvis Future version of Bob Dylan by Butler and Chalamet.

“Elvis’ character in the Johnny Cash biopic “, he said Timothée Chalamet. “It’s really short, really short, but I wish we could create a musical cinematic universe.“

Austin Butler Won Golden Globe, BAFTA and Oscar nominations for leading roles Elvis Presley Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis in 2022, and the Dylan biopic, James Mangold’s Complete Unknown, is one of the most anticipated films of the moment.

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But until we see this dream come true, two things are certain: Austin Butler Will star in Don Winslow’s detective film City on Fire, as well as Ari Astaire’s horror film Eddington (Midsommar, Hereditary) alongside Emma Stone, Pedro Pascal, Joaquin Phoenix and Luke Grimes.

The young actor will star opposite Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy and Michael Shannon in Jeff Nichols’ next film, The Bikeriders. The film, the trailer of which you can watch below, will hit our big screens on June 19.

In the meantime, if you haven’t seen him yet, check out his mesmerizing performance in Dune: Part Two , currently in theaters.