Robert Pattinson Says Filming ‘Dune 3’ Was ‘So Hot in the Desert’ That ‘My Brain Wasn’t Operating. I Did Not Have a Single Functioning Brain Cell’

Robert Pattinson recently told IndieWire that filming Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Three” was hotter than imagined. Similar to the first two movies in the franchise, the latest “Dune” tentpole filmed a large portion of its scenes in the Arabian desert.

“When I was doing ‘Dune’ it was so hot in the desert that I just couldn’t question anything,” Pattinson said. “And it was so relaxing, like my brain actually wasn’t operating. I did not have a single functioning brain cell. And I was just listening to Denis [Villeneuve]: ‘Whatever you want!’”

Pattinson’s role in Villeneuve’s third and final “Dune” movie remains under wraps. He’s one of the threequel’s most prominent new cast members, along with relative newcomers Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Ida Brooke, who are playing Paul and Chani’s twin children. Returning cast members include Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Jason Momoa,…