Jason Momoa Reflects on Getting Beat Up by Timothée Chalamet in Dune: Part 3

Jason Momoa, if you hadn't noticed, is a much bigger man than Timothée Chalamet. In Dune: Part 3, however, size doesn’t matter.

Chalamet plays Paul Atreides in Dune: Part 3, which takes place 20 years after the events of the previous movie. Atreides is well established as the most powerful being in the universe, a messianic, totalitarian leader who can stab people real good.

Momoa kind of returns as a clone of his previous character from Dune: Part 1, Duncan Idaho, who doesn’t share any of his DNA dad’s memories or personality traits. “It’s probably the weirdest character I’ve ever had to navigate, because I know I was hired to play Duncan for a certain reason, then I had to figure out how to play a guy who doesn’t know who the guy is,” Momoa said in an interview with NY Times.

“It was very challenging. I’m not the most subtle actor, or human, so it was probably my most …