Timothee Chalamet has forged his name to be Hollywood’s one of the most sought-after actors. The actor has been hit with his previous films and with Dune: Part Two’s growing box office, Chalamet has been the talk of the town.
While Dune: Part Two explored the acting prowess of Chalamet, it helped the actor to achieve astounding accolades. The recent box office growth of the movie has crowned the actor with a new record that surpassed industry A-listers, Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr.
Dune: Part Two Crowned Timothee Chalamet With A New Record
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two is enjoying the growing box office numbers complementing the critical appraisal the movie has received. The movie has surpassed the entire box office run of the first installment that earned $435 million worldwide on a budget of $165 million. Dune: Part Two is close to achieving the $500 million mark, (per Variety).
With the box office feat, the movie also crowned the lead, Timothee Chalamet who played Paul “Muad’Dib” Atreides, with an astonishing record that industry prominent stars including Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr are far from achieving.
His other recent film Wonka paired with Dune: Part 2 created history with a rare feat that most actors can only dream of. With the two films under his belt, the actor leads the record for the top two domestic-grossing films over the last eight months (per Yahoo! Movies). Chalamet becomes the first actor to hold the rare feat since John Travolta who did the same with his Saturday Night Fever and Grease in the late 1970s.
Timothee Chalamet Had Some Wild Moments Filming An Incredible Scene In Dune: Part Two
Dune franchise has been a dream come true project for the actor. But nothing goes easy on set, especially in a Villeneuve film. Chalamet revealed that the incredible Sandworm riding scene was as difficult to shoot as it appeared to ride the giant sand creatures in the movie. “That was the most complicated sequence I’ve ever been a part of as an actor,” Chalamet explained (via MovieZine).
“Uh I think it took around 3 months to shoot and there was an entire unit dedicated to that sequence. Uh, worked with Roger Yuan who’s a stunt coordinator on this movie, he’s also an actor in the film. He does an amazing fight with a Feyd-Rautha, and worked on the technique of the of the Sandworm riding and without giving away too much of what goes on in the kitchen as Denis puts it, there, there was sand blowing in the face and an industrial rig, and it was as violent an experience as it appears in the movie you know.”
The movie is creating a box office marvel and is expected to exceed the $500 million mark soon. Dune: Part Two also stars Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, and Christopher Walken alongside Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, and Stellan Skarsgård.
Dune: Part Two is currently showing in cinemas.
