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If youre going to act in a Denis VilleneuveDunemovie, there are generally two ways to go about it.
The first is to speak in the hushed, portentous tones that have signified Serious Blockbusters for decades.
(I distinctly remember people complaining about such dialogue in M. Night ShyamalansUnbreakablebefore that movie got rehabilitated.)
Gigers fall fashion line.
Going Harkonnen Mode entails acting as if youre playing every single Bond villain at the same time.
But whatever you do, youve got to do it big, and youve got to do a voice.
This choice is such a weird decision that Im honestly excited for it, oneredditorwrote.
Thus, hes a paranoid ruler who holds his throne through cunning political calculations.
Fans favored casting was someone like Mads Mikkelsen, urbane and ice-cold.
How would youdealwith this prophet?
(Hes talking about information, unfortunately, not the ancient Fremen cultural artifact called the cowbell.)
This is of course not Walkens problem, but ours.
