As predicted in Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” music video, which features Christopher Walken dancing dune (“Walking without rhythm doesn’t attract bugs”), the actor destined to join Frank Herbert’s sci-fi universe Denis Villeneuve’s critically acclaimed adaptation. Actually, Dune: Part 2 Putting Walken back from a four-year hiatus from acting.
during an interview vanity fairWalken discusses why he took on the role of the formidable Emperor The fall and rise of the Atreides family dune. “Of course, it was the first time I saw dune repeatedly.I like and appreciate it very much [Villeneuve’s] Movie. arrive, I thought, great. Go with all the amazing actors – Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh and Stellan Skarsgård Budapest is a beautiful city. Of course, this is what I do for a living. I thought, it was only three weeks. So, everything about it is attractive,” he told the magazine.
Somehow, Walken hasn’t been attracted to a science fiction epic yet, and he also revealed that he has almost entered the realm of science fiction epic. Star Wars But the timing wasn’t right. “I think it’s for Han Solo,” Walken shared. “Yes, I auditioned. If I remember correctly, my audition partner was – and I think this is true – it was Jodie Foster. I think we did a screen test. I’m not sure We shot a scene. Maybe we were just sitting in front of those old cameras… I did audition Star Wars, but so did about 500 other actors. Many people do this. ” But as “Choice of Weapon” dictates, Walken was always destined to become Emperor of the Empire. dune.
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