Timothée Chalamet says his “hero” advised him to avoid starring in superhero movies. The 25-year-old actor, who next stars as Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune and as a young Willy Wonka in Paul King’s Wonka, once laughed off Batman rumors before that role went to Robert Pattinson in Matt Reeves reboot The Batman. Asked about a potential superhero role in 2018, the French Dispatch and Don’t Look Up actor named The Dark Knight as one of his favorite films and told Variety he wants to “work on…anything that’s good.”
A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
