Austin Butler underwent a total transformation for his role in Dune Part Two, adopting a new voice and undergoing rigorous physical training. Denis Villeneuve supported Butler's transformation, emphasizing the need to move away from his previous Elvis persona. Butler also focused on gaining weight and learning knife-fighting techniques to embody his character's brutality.
Austin Butler talks about putting on weight and learning knife-fighting for #DunePartTwo: “I worked with a kali [sword] instructor for months before I ever got to Hungary. It was about finding the brutality and making him as vicious as possible.” https://t.co/TQavqpgNvk https://t.co/o4Jcx0lvXP
Denis Villeneuve says he would have encouraged Austin Butler to take his #DunePartTwo role if he were his friend: “I would have been like, ‘Do it. You have to pull yourself out of Elvis.’ It was a total transformation.” https://t.co/TQavqphlkS https://t.co/Nz8SjjJsLy
Austin Butler was initially going to use his own voice for his #Dune character, “but something felt too contemporary about it,” he says. “Our voice is the fingerprint of our soul in a way. It changes the rhythm of how you think and how you breathe.” https://t.co/TQavqpgNvk https://t.co/NKuwRDVrba
Austin Butler underwent a rigorous fitness program with an ex-Navy SEAL in preparation for his role in #DunePartTwo. “That changes the way you walk, it changes the way you feel in your body,” Butler says. https://t.co/s3S675CeUS
Austin Butler is not simply using his Elvis voice again in #DunePartTwo – this time, he's going full Skarsgård. https://t.co/DxS6rDE1mg
Austin Butler explains how he found Feyd-Rautha's voice for #DunePart2. https://t.co/Qi3ISwkaZH https://t.co/TKov1zQlQD