Follow up question. Zendaya’s real mad at you at the end of ‘Dune: Part 2.’ Is this the start of Paul’s villain arc?
Timothée: Well, I don’t know. As I said before, I hope it’s more nuanced than that. I think it’s one of the great things in Frank Herbert’s book. I think I read somewhere that’s why he wrote Messiah, as a follow up to the first book. People mistook Paul as a classic hero and he wanted to warn the world what can happen when people blindly follow leaders. Even the good can be corrupted.
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"Anya is something special in this movie, as is Rob. The first day Anya stepped on set... Just visually she's, it was breathtaking. She's unbelievable in this movie. That's not media hyperbole. She is actually terrifying and amazing."
-Timothée praising Anya Taylor Joy on her performance in ‘Dune: Part Three
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“You know at the end of the second film, Chani is obviously feeling a sense of betrayal towards Paul and how the relationship has crumbled. Without giving too much away, in the third film, it’s sort of Denis’ mastery leading in storylines that weren’t explicit in the book. Perhaps I would say, that’s where Denis took the most creative liberty. It really ties the story together. Zendaya, as you can see in [the new trailer], gives such a fantastic performance in this as usual."
-Timothée Chalamet praising Zendaya and Denis Villeneuve (July 8, 2026)