PRIVATE IDAHO
“I’d have to say it’s the most loving, artistic experience that I’ve had in film”
What were the biggest challenges while filming Dune , apart from having to lift up Timothée Chalamet repeatedly?
I’d say the hardest thing was not smiling. And just having complete joy from being chosen to be playing Duncan Idaho. What a fucking honour. There’s absolutely nothing hard on this film. It’s funny, that scene with Timothée, I’m holding him up when I grab him – watch it in slow-mo, that little punk, he knees me right in the balls. Right when we did that scene, he hits me in the nuts. I’m holding him like, “My boy!” I grab him and he knees me . I’m like, “Bro, you just cracked my nuts, man. You floored me”. And they kept it. It’s amazing. But in all honesty, people have been asking me what’s really hard because it was so challenging on the Lynch one, but it was the most beautiful experience. I loved every moment of it. I didn’t find any of it hard. I thought it was all just a phenomenal experience. I was stoked.
