Austin Butler reduce down on technique performing for Dune: Half Two

Dune: Half Two: Austin Butler solely stayed in character as a murderous sociopath 25-30% of the time off-camera. Rattling respectable of him.

Austin Butler fully embodied Elvis Presley for Baz Luhrmann’s extravagant biopic, spending three years researching the life and music of the enduring musician. He even tailored Presley’s southern drawl your entire time and wanted a vocal coach to assist him lose the accent. Fortunately, Austin Butler didn’t go fairly that far when it got here to enjoying the sadistic Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in Dune: Half Two.

“I’ve positively up to now, with ‘Elvis,’ explored dwelling inside that world for 3 years and that being the one factor that I take into consideration day and evening,” Butler informed the Los Angeles Occasions in a joint interview with director Denis Villeneuve. “With Feyd, I knew that that might be unhealthy for my household and pals.” Villeneuve was fast to chime in, “And for me!“

Butler continued, “So I made a acutely aware determination to have a boundary. It allowed for extra freedom between motion and reduce as a result of I knew I used to be going to guard everyone else outdoors of the context of what we have been doing. That’s to not say that it doesn’t bleed into your life. However I knew that I wasn’t going to do something harmful outdoors of that boundary, and in a means that allowed me to go deeper, I feel.” Villeneuve added that “when the digicam was on, it was such as you have been possessed,” however when the digicam was off, “you have been nonetheless perhaps 25 or 30% Feyd. Simply sufficient to nonetheless be current and focus however eliminated sufficient that you just didn’t kill anyone on set.“

The primary reactions to Dune: Half Two have been extraordinarily optimistic, with our personal Chris Bumbray giving the movie a rave evaluate, together with loads of reward for Austin Butler. “Feyd-Rautha could be the function that lastly will get folks to cease taking a look at him as Elvis, with him enjoying a sadistic baddie who’s about as far faraway from The King of rock n’ roll as you may get,” Bumbray wrote. “His depth and sadism push the boundaries of the PG-13 ranking, and the ultimate confrontation with Paul will doubtless rank extremely among the many greatest motion scenes of the 12 months.” You’ll be able to take a look at the remainder of Bumbray’s evaluate proper right here.

Dune: Half Two will “discover the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen whereas on a path of revenge towards the conspirators who destroyed his household. Going through a alternative between the love of his life and the destiny of the recognized universe, he endeavors to forestall a horrible future solely he can foresee.” The movie will hit theaters on March 1st.