Austin Butler Improvised That Creepy ‘Dune 2’ Kiss and Says Stellan Skarsgård ‘Is Down for Anything. He’s the Best’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Austin Butler confirmed in an interview with Access Hollywood that his kiss with co-star Stellan Skarsgård in “Dune: Part Two” was improvised on his behalf.
The kiss between Butler’s Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen and Skarsgård’s Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is unexpected and creepy as the characters are nephew and uncle, but it reaffirms Feyd-Rautha’s devotion to his uncle and deep desire to be him.
That’s also why Butler mimicked Skarsgård’s speaking voice while crafting his own accent for Feyd-Rautha. “[The kiss] with Stellan Skarsgård?
Oh yeah!” Butler said when asked about improvising the moment. “He’s game for anything. He’s the best…it’s always about how you’re trying to affect somebody else.” Skarsgård told Variety that acting opposite Butler in “Dune: Part Two” was rather hilarious. “I laughed so much because it was so obvious that he really enjoyed being evil,” the actor said.
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