Entertainment Movies Historical Movies Timothée Chalamet Would 'Consider' Making a Superhero Movie Even After Leonardo DiCaprio Advised Him Otherwise Chalamet has said in the past that DiCaprio told him "no superhero movies and no hard drugs" the first time they ever met By Tommy McArdle Tommy McArdle Tommy McArdle is an editorial assistant on the Movies team at PEOPLE. Tommy joined PEOPLE in 2022. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 26, 2024 12:47PM EST Close Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio. Photo: Shutterstock; Getty Might Timothée Chalamet take on a superhero role, even after Leonardo DiCaprio famously advised him against it? While Chalamet, 28, and his Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve spoke with The New York Times about the long-awaited follow-up to their 2021 science fiction epic, the actor fielded a question regarding whether he has received opportunities to play superheroes on the big screen. "Well, Leonardo DiCaprio said to me, 'No superhero movies, no hard drugs,' which I thought was very good," Chalamet said. "I follow them both!" he added, after filmmaker Villeneuve, 56, jokingly asked, "Which one?" "But the movie that made me want to act is a superhero movie, The Dark Knight," Chalamet pointed out. "If the script was great, if the director was great, I’d have to consider it." Chalamet famously revealed that "one of my heroes" gave him the "no superheroes and no hard drugs" advice in a 2021 interview with Time. At the time, he did not specify who gave him that advice, joking, "I can't say who or he'd kick my ass." Austin Butler on First Meeting Timothée Chalamet for Dune 2: 'Got Down to Work ... Trying to Kill Each Other' Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio. Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty; Mike Coppola/Getty In a 2022 interview with British Vogue, though, Chalamet confirmed that DiCaprio gave him that advice when they met for the first time in 2018. Vogue described DiCaprio's mantra as a phrase that grew into Chalamet's own "career rule" at that time. Chalamet has largely stayed away from comic book and superhero movies in his film career, though he has taken on famous roles and beloved characters like Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka in last year's Wonka and Dune's Paul Atreides, who does obtain some supernatural abilities in the science fiction epics he makes with Villeneuve. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "I’m playing a grounded character who is — simply by way of the eyes on him — going through something I can relate to," Chalamet told The New York Times, when asked about Dune's famous "fear is the mind-killer" quote. Timothée Chalamet Levels Up in a Leather-on-Leather Look at Dune 2 N.Y.C. Premiere Timothée Chalamet on April 25, 2023. Gabe Ginsberg/Getty The new Dune movie, which covers the back half of author Frank Herbert's 1965 novel of the same name, meets Chalamet's character Paul almost immediately after the events of 2021's Dune. The film will "explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides (Chalamet) as he unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family," according to an official synopsis. "Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee," the synopsis adds. Dune: Part Two is in theaters Friday.