Robert Pattinson may give Timothée Chalamet a hard time in Legendary’s upcoming Dune: Messiah. Sources say the actor has been circling the role of the chief villain in the film, one that is possibly Scytale from Frank Herbert’s books.

Messiah ramping up for a summer shoot, it sounds like Denis Villeneuve may have found his lead villain in The Batman and Mickey 17 star Robert Pattinson. Now, who might he be playing?

As for Pattinson, The Batman star has been busy, recently wrapping A24 film The Drama, which also stars his Dune co-star Zendaya, as well as the Lynne Ramsay film Die, My Love in which he stars opposite Jennifer Lawrence. He is currently filming Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey. He is also producing the A24 film Primetime.