Austin Butler on His Role in ‘Dune: Part Two’: ‘It’s Really Surreal’

Austin Butler is going from Memphis to Arrakis with his upcoming role as Feyd-Rautha in “Dune: Part Two.”The “Elvis” star spoke to Variety on the red carpet for the Academy’s Governors Awards on Saturday night, giving a small taste of what’s to come in the second half of Denis Villeneuve’s epic.“Do you think I can tell you everything? I can’t tell,” Butler starts out after being asked about his role.

Variety‘s Marc Malkin says, “You get a phone call that says you’re going to be in the ‘Dune’ sequel, walk us to what goes through your mind.”“I just I loved the first film so much,” Butler says.

“It was this cinematic masterpiece, so the idea of getting to be a part of that world is just incredibly exciting and Denis is one of my favorite filmmakers and just an amazing human being.

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