1 week ago - It is likely that Scytale's name alludes to both the cryptographic baton used by the ancient Greeks and Romans, also called a scytale, and the venomous pit viper Agkistrodon found in North America. In David Lynch's unrealised sequel to Dune, the Baron's doctor played in Dune by Leonardo Cimino was to be revealed as Scytale.[2]

April 8, 2025 - ... Français日本語Русск... and votes cannot be cast. Share ... While confirmed, sources say Pattinson would play the villain role of Scytale......

November 4, 2025 - Dune 3 is set to release on December 18, 2026, and follows the success of Villeneuve’s adaptation of the Dune book series written by Frank Herbert. The first film was released in 2021 and grossed over $400 million globally at the box office ...

April 16, 2025 - In Dune: Messiah, Scytale — a master manipulator — becomes a formidable psychological adversary to Paul Atreides. Alongside the Tleilaxu, Bene Gesserit, and Spacing Guild, he conspires to overthrow the emperor and dismantle his rule.

19 hours ago - In November 2025, it was confirmed ... will be playing the film's villain, Scytale; Matthew Belloni of Puck indicated Pattinson would film this installment, then would prepare his schedule in January 2026 for filming The Batman: Part II (2027)....

April 9, 2025 - But before we even had a chance to make the case for who The Batman star should portray from Frank Herbert’s second novel in the series, we got another story from The Hollywood Reporter about his possible role. It says Villeneuve is likely thinking the exact same thing we immediately did: Pattinson is a perfect choice for Dune: Part Three’s villain Scytale.

April 10, 2025 - In Dune: Messiah, Scytale — a master manipulator — becomes a formidable psychological adversary to Paul Atreides. Alongside the Tleilaxu, Bene Gesserit, and Spacing Guild, he conspires to overthrow the emperor and dismantle his rule.

1 week ago - Finally, Scytale's story continues in Hunters of Dune (2006) and Sandworms of Dune (2007), Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's sequel novels that complete Frank Herbert's original series. It is likely that his name alludes to both the cryptographic baton used by the ancient Greeks and Romans, also called a scytale, and the venomous pit viper Agkistrodon found in North America.

April 9, 2025 - Scytale is the primary antagonist of Dune: Messiah. He starts a conspiracy to take down Paul Atreides that involves characters that have already been introduced, like Reverend Mother Mohiam of the Bene Gesserit and Princess Irulan, whom Paul ...

November 5, 2025 - Dune: Part Three is expected to ... jihad upon his ascension to Emperor Muad’Dib. Pattinson is reportedly set to take on the villain role of Scytale in Dune: Part Three, as Deadline first reported....

April 15, 2025 - According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pattinson is reportedly being eyed to play the next big bad in Dune: Part Three, and the internet is already thirsting for it. The role in question? Scytale, a shapeshifting Face Dancer (yep, that’s as ...

September 25, 2025 - Robert Pattinson will reportedly play Scytale in Dune: Part Three, but this was never officially confirmed. The actor may be playing another role.

November 7, 2025 - And the most significant contributor to that shift is going to be Robert Pattinson, who is in talks to step into the role of Scytale—a shape-shifting assassin, a master of deception, and arguably the most haunting figure in the entire Dune saga.

April 10, 2025 - Although no official confirmation of Pattinson's potential role in Dune: Part Three has been made yet, reports (via THR) suggest that the Batman star has been "circling" the role of Scytale in the third installment of the movie series.

November 5, 2025 - The film blasted off at the box office, exceeding its predecessor with a global haul of $714.8 million. Pattinson is set to play Scytale in "Dune: Part Three," according to the film's IMDb page.

April 10, 2025 - Described as a Tleilaxu Face Dancer, we soon learn that this means Scytale comes from an extremist sect that inspires fear even in the all-powerful Bene Gesserit and has the ability to shapeshift and impersonate others — a helpful skill to have when forming a conspiracy against their oppressive ruling overlord. Joining Scytale in this secret rebellion is a mix of new and familiar faces: the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam (played by Charlotte Rampling in the first two "Dune" films), Princess Irulan, and a member of the Spacing Guild named Edric.

April 8, 2025 - Nexus Point News can exclusively report that Robert Pattinson is set to portray Scytale, in Dune 3. This news follows Deadline’s initial report that Pattinson was in talks to join the cast of the film in an undisclosed role.

April 12, 2025 - Scytale is a face-dancer, a class of warrior with the ability to change his appearance, which helps him blend in as a spy in the Emperor’s ranks. Also recently confirmed to be returning alongside the surviving cast of Dune: Part Two was Jason Momoa, whose character Duncan Idaho unexpectedly returned as a primary character throughout Herbert’s sequel novels.

November 4, 2025 - Robert Pattinson has finally broken his silence with regard to his role as the villain Scytale in the hotly anticipated blockbuster Dune: Part 3.