At 25 spring, Timothée Chalamet confirms that he is the superstar of the moment thanks to his interpretation in Dune by Denis Villeneuve. You probably noticed it in Interstellar, Call Me by Your Name, A rainy day in New York Where Daughters of Dr March… The Franco-American actor sees his career grow even further with the role of Paul Atreides, a very young man who will meet a unique destiny.
“Denis Villeneuve insisted on the humanity of this young man on board the rocket of fate,” specifies the actor to 20 minutes. The evolution of the character seems to me to be as interesting for readers of books who know what will become of him as for those who do not know his history. A fan of novels, Thimothée Chalamet was indeed guided by the texts he considered “like a Bible”, as the author Frank Herbert detailed each aspect of his story. “I also tried to see all the existing versions of Dune, not only that of David Lynch, but also those which were made on other supports like the video game, comments the actor. I didn’t want to copy them, just document them. “
A standard maturity
“Timothée has enormous talent and playing maturity,” explains Denis Villeneuve to 20 minutes. He has a charisma that you can’t create, he’s a rock star. We can believe that this young man has the ability to seduce and lead a whole people. “
The director is full of praise for his interpreter, which he chose after being impressed by his previous appearances on the screen. He knew he was right after a scene where the hero undergoes a very painful test aimed at demonstrating that he may be the Chosen One capable of changing the world. “Timothy may look like a teenager but he has incredible gravity in his eyes. I saw him transform during this scene and I knew I was right: I was holding my Paul Atreides. “
On the way to glory
No one yet knows if Timothée Chalamet and Denis Villeneuve will be able to continue the adventures of Paul Atreides but it is certain that the young man is on the way to a huge career. “It’s hard to think of things like that when you see them from the inside,” he admits. However, it is not necessary to be a medium to predict that this actor has not finished attracting the greatest filmmakers. His performance in Dune is dazzling
And the film itself, what is it worth?
Even without being a distraught fan of Frank Herbert’s novels, one can only get carried away by this visually stunning sci-fi fable. Denis Villeneuve, the director of Dune, has both a sense of the great spectacle and that of the intimate. He manages to dig into the psychology of his characters without ever skimping on the action scenes. If there is a (big) film to be enjoyed on the (very big) screen at the moment, it is this fresco which recalls how cinema can be an art as much as an entertainment.