@WarnerCrocker From memory, there is very little dialogue in Rendezvous with Rama novel, but vast swathes of exposition as they explore the deserted alien vessel.
He’s signed up to adapt the book to film. So he might have an essentially dialogue-free vehicle in that.
Also, statements like this suggest that the press tour for Dune Part Two might have been a tad too long. All the sensible stuff had been said when they rolled into London.
I wonder what will emerge from the New York premiere!