Robert Pattinson‘s year is off to a great start, as he promotes “The Drama” and gears up for the “Dune 3” promotional tour. The first trailer for the sci-fi movie dropped on March 17. Besides familiar characters like Paul Atrides and Chani, the short clip gave a look at Pattinson’s Scytale. Fans already love his look as the antagonist, with one X user even claiming that it will be “unsettling in the best way.”
Fans are losing it over Robert Pattinson’s Dune 3 look
DiscussingFilm on X posted photos of Robert Pattinson’s look as Scytale, which immediately went viral. For those unversed, the character is a Face Dancer of the Bene Tleilax, and later the youngest Masheikh and the last Tleilaxu Master. He plays a huge role in some of the most prominent historical events over a span of five thousand years.
In the photos, Pattinson has a piercing gaze and cropped blonde hair. Impressed with the look, @thepushpesh wrote on X, “He disappears into every role so hard you forget it’s him. This one is going to be unsettling in the best way?” User @Taikun_rg wrote, “That look alone already feels unpredictable…” Another user, @shivvnp said, “Lowkey feels like Scytale is about to steal the entire movie.”
Meanwhile, user @xDarthAtreides wrote, “I’ve seen enough. Give him the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor now.” User @ThatoneFilm_ expressed similar sentiments, writing, “Robert Pattinson about to walk away with that Oscar.” Surprised by Pattinson’s transformation for the role, @GrapsFR claimed the actor looked unrecognizable at first glance. The user wrote, “Man, couldn’t even recognise Pattinson in the first stage?. Props to the team behind it….”
As a part of the trailer launch event, several members of the cast and director Denis Villeneuve sat down for a Q&A (via Variety). Pattinson described Scytale as “unusual”. Elsewhere, he said, “It’s an extremely fun character to play, and the look of it is quite extraordinary.” He also insisted that Scytale was not “a conventional bad guy.”
