This shocking scene was not in the script. “He went all the way”

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, na-Baron Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, Glossu Rabban – the entire family was characterized by a tendency to violence, baldness and uncontrolled brutality. The role of , and Dave Bautista, are definitely the brightest points of the film, .

If you have already seen “2” in the cinema, you will surely remember the moment when the rule of Arrakis was handed over to the brutal Butler. After putting on the steward’s chain, Baron Harkonnen kisses his nephew, who, after a second of intensely looking into his uncle’s eyes, kisses him back intensely. Austin Butler revealed what happened behind the scenes.

“Dune 2”. Austin Butler improvised a kiss with Stellan Skarsgard

Austin Butler prepared for the role of the Baron for a long time. He previously played the role of the king of rock’n’roll and to become Elvis he tried to think, live, walk, talk and look like him. The actor is a follower of the Stanislavski method, which requires one to become the character one will later play. In the case of Feyda-Rautha’s role, it wasn’t necessarily safe. : :

When the camera was on, he acted like he was possessed on set. When the cameras were turned off, he still had 25-30 percent of Feyd-Rautha in him, the director reported in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

Feyd-Rautha had a big problem with his uncle in the book, which didn’t necessarily come out in the movie. He loved and hated him at the same time, and it was this love and symbol of dominance that Austin Butler decided to show in an off-script scene. The kiss given to “uncle” was completely improvised, but Stellan Skarsgård was not only surprised. The men went all out, as Butler told Access Hollywood cameras during the film’s New York premiere:

Kiss with Stellan Skarsgård? Oh yes! He goes all out, he’s the best. – When asked if he likes to shock his partners on set, he replied directly: – It’s always about how your character interacts with the other person.

Stellan Skarsgård did not remain indebted and also commented on the younger actor’s behavior on the set. He lavished compliments on him and noted that he had a great time as one of the main “bad guys” in the film:

It was very funny because you could clearly see that he had a lot of fun playing the bad guy, he said in an interview with Variety.

Dave Bautista: “A lot of actors would say they wouldn’t do it”

Also Dave Butista had “his moment” with Austin Butler. As a result of the failure of managing Dune, his Rabban is forced to completely submit to his brother’s rule. Feyd-Rautha takes advantage of this and, as an element of recognition of dominance, tells Rabban to kiss his shoes, to which Rabban must agree.

Many actors would say not to do it. But I was sure it was a great scene. This is where Rabban shows who he really is. A coward. It is in this scene that he falls into place. You can even feel sympathy for him for a moment, he is so pathetic. Yes, it was a great scene, he said in an interview with USA Today.