Baron Harkonnen might be one of the easiest roles for Stellan Skarsgård to slip back into. It’s not because the Dune: Part Two villain is so outrageously evil, or because most of his scenes are shot on darkened sets. It’s because the makeup process to turn him into the bulging, blood-guzzling Baron is so excruciatingly long that by the time he emerges from the makeup trailer, he’s tapped into the Baron’s psychotic mindset.

“There’s no method behind it,” Skarsgård jokes to Inverse in an interview ahead of Dune: Part Two’s release. “It’s the kind of mindset you got to have of going through the makeup process of six to eight hours.”

Inverse spoke to Skarsgård about showing an even darker side to the Baron, his favorite parts of working with director Denis Villeneuve, and what it’s like to yell at Dave Bautista and Austin Butler.

It’s that time of year when thousands of attendees descend upon Barcelona to demo the latest and greatest mobile tech at Mobile World Congress (MWC). This year, artificial intelligence took center stage at MWC 2024, but the event was still packed with cutting-edge gadgets that make you feel like a kid again.

Some highlights include a glasses-free 3D tablet, a gaming handheld that beams video into a pair of AR smart glasses, and even a laptop with a transparent display. We wouldn’t exactly call these concepts at MWC 2024 practical, but they’re at least better than the umpteenth smartphone or smartwatch. To close out MWC 2024, here are seven tech announcements that flew under the radar, but definitely deserve your attention.