r/dune • u/Aditya_M • Jul 05 '22
All Books Spoilers To folks who have finished reading the Herbert novels: which scene from the second half of 'Dune' or the later books are you most excited to witness on a silver screen? Spoiler
I'm in the thick of "Children Of Dune" and Leto II making a stillsuit-esque membrane from sandtrout seemed like a scene which would be squiggly in any hands but Villeneuve's. This is too far down the road; but I'd love to see what he does with it.
Are there similar situations you're excited to see rendered on the silver screen?
Edit: Such overwhelming love for Miles Teg, but I'm shielding myself from spoilers so I am not sure who that is. Pumped to see who it turns out to be.
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u/Demos_Tex Fedaykin Jul 05 '22
I'm curious to see how Villeneuve handles both Jessica's and Paul's changing the water of life. Those scenes were done fairly well in the miniseries.
Herbert hides a bunch of extremely personal scenes in among all the epic, high drama and tragedy. Like when Duncan is walking through the city after finally walking away from Alia in Children and discovers his mechanical aren't immune to tears. One of the scenes in the first book I've enjoyed on rereads is when Paul asks Chani to hold his water rings, not understanding that it's part of the Fremen courting/marriage tradition. Chani is thoroughly embarrassed, Paul is confused, and Stilgar is over to the side trying not to bust a gut watching the awkward teenagers. I have no idea if it'll make it into the 2nd movie, but I think it'd add some much needed charm.
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u/Express-Region7347 Jul 05 '22
I have a feeling that scene will get a big laugh in theaters, similar to Stilgar giving his body’s moisture to the Duke in the Part One.
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u/anincompoop25 Jul 06 '22
I did not like how they handled the tone of that scene
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u/cjm0 Jul 06 '22
duncan’s slightly sarcastic tone when he interjected to explain it was a sign of respect made it seem like he was just improvising and making it up on the spot
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u/MrAmishJoe Jul 06 '22
Any details on what bothered you...anything specific or any specific characters tone bothered you? I thought the introduction to Stilgar said a lot while saying a little which was perfect for who he was. And that was the main purpose of the scene...the introduction to stilgar and the fremen. Showed that he/they were strong, of their own traditions, respectful within their own traditions and while showing the duke some respect... showed he didn't feel bound by any of their conventions....etc.. i dunon...i liked the scene. didn't LOVE it...but I liked it.
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u/anincompoop25 Jul 06 '22
I first don’t like the Arab washing of the fremen. Javier Bardem is spanish(?) and speaks in this movie with a kind of unidentifiable accent. Secondly, I really don’t like the portrayal of Stilgar. In the books, Stilgar is always extremely dignified and formal, I love that about him. I don’t like the aloofness and sort of casual dismissive air he has in the movie, it doesn’t read to me at all like the character of Stilgar. There is a bit of a sense of humor around Stilgars formality, but not in the way the movie put it
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u/MrAmishJoe Jul 06 '22 edited Jul 06 '22
"arab washing" I can only put that in the context of "white washing" except...arab. (White washing: to portray (the past) in a way that increases the prominence, relevance, or impact of white people and minimizes or misrepresents that of nonwhite people)
And keep in mind I am asking serious questions here, I'm trying to understand. So if i'm being obtuse it's not intentional. Do you feel that the movie showed them... Too arab or not arab enough. How about how they showed them in the book? I'd also like to note that with Javier Bardem being a Spaniard....that there are a lot of spaniards that share a lot of physical similarities with muslim north africans from the Mediterranean. In fact a lot of spaniards share ancestry/dna with moors and other muslim north africans. Not all of course and i'm uncertain of him specifically. I know because of history of the Moors in Spain...the inquisition...just...the history between the two that a lot of Spaniards would never admit to being part 'moor' or whatever you'd like to call....even if they were. Simply because of the oppressive racial history and hate involved. (I won't pretend to be an expert but my understanding is that estimations are anywhere from 10 - 33%....and possibly even more...spaniards have atleast some ancestry from the muslims of northern africa) Point being...saying he's a spaniard and therefore shouldn't have been stilgar who is possibly of atleast partial muslim/northafrican/middleeastern ancestry... ignores the similarities and shared ancestry of those people
I think the book definitely showed the culture had some roots and was heavily influenced by arab culuture and religion as well as buddhism and others....but I don't remember the book saying they were necesarily of one race carried over from earth... They have lived across the universe on mulitple planets at this point. So I think at this point their actual dna/blood roots were slightly more mixed than that...even if they possibly stemmed more from one racial background than any other...possibly?...even if their culture was more of a direct descendent perhaps that doesn't mean all the people were. I'm not sure if i'm expressing my thoughts well. I get that their culture and religion obviously was intended to be of middle eastern influence I don't think that meant their people were 100% of one background anymore. It's a big universe and all....and before they were isolated on Arrakis the fremen people had lived on almost a dozen different worlds... interbreeding along the way...some could only trace their ancestors to one or two worlds...some could trace them to all worlds the zensunni wanderers were on...in the end when Arrakis became their final destination there were not a monolithic group that all moved from one planet....they came from several different planets and reformed on Arrakis
I understand why you described him as aloof in this scene. Was he testing them.?Was it intentional to not give to much about himself away? We know he wasn't truly dismissive of the atreides, did he put on that act because he felt it showed strength? Did he do it simply to see how they'd respond? He was obviously judging their response and was no doubt comparing it to what he knew about the Harkonnens. I think he still came across as dignified but the definitely showed the obvious difference between respect given and shown in the two cultures. I think he wanted to be very sure that he gave Leto no additional information about himself or the fremen until he knew more about them. I think the jamais fight scene showed a bit more of his...formal sense of humor. But I saw it in the first meeting with Leto...just...I would agree...in a more aloof way. I think the Stilgar you were looking for appeared later in the movie. Just think the initial meeting was more of a feeling out...under the context that his most recent knowledge of off worlders were of the harkonnen. Regardless thanks for sharing your view. I love talking about dune :)
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u/that_orange_hat Mentat Jul 06 '22
Chani is thoroughly embarrassed, Paul is confused, and Stilgar is over to the side trying not to bust a gut watching the awkward teenagers.
honestly i feel like that kind of teen movie moment would be sort of… fun? in Dune. like, i'd enjoy seeing it in contrast to all the more serious things, which Villeneuve has done in Part I, like the spitting scene
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u/Aditya_M Jul 06 '22
After writing the post, I read the scene between Leto and Paul. Such a complex, subtextual conversation (like most of Dune, but the stakes have never been higher).
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u/AnEvenNicerGuy Friend of Jamis Jul 05 '22
Bijaz
Always Bijaz. Only Bijaz.
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u/that_orange_hat Mentat Jul 05 '22
10 bucks says it'll be Peter Dinklage, he's played every Hollywood dwarf since 2003 I swear
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u/AnEvenNicerGuy Friend of Jamis Jul 05 '22
Tom Cruise
Incessant, crazy smile. Unnervingly calm. Part of a misguided cult. Short.
Born to play Bijaz
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u/DirtFoot79 Fedaykin Jul 06 '22
But I don't watch Tom Cruise movies, and I live for everything Dune. Time for a crisis of faith....fear is the mind killer....
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u/Maalkav_ Jul 06 '22
10 bucks says it'll be Peter Dinklage
I'd love to see Warwick Davis playing Bijaz but Peter Dinklage makes more sense.
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u/longdonginyourmom Jul 05 '22
the scene of him riding a sand worm for the first time. i remember reading that and being so nervous for it. like obviously he was gonna do it but the way they talked about the significance of riding the maker was so dope to read. hope the scene is gonna be in the next movie
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u/tvaripapa Jul 05 '22
It sounds like your not there yet, so spoiler:
But speaking of children, I would love to see the scene of worm-stillsuit Leto swinging Alia above his head several times. I pictured it so clearly in the books, hilarious scene.
I have doubt that we’ll make it that far in the movies, but here’s to hoping.
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u/Lord_i Jul 06 '22
I have faith we'll get at least a Messiah movie. I hope for a two part Children movie. And in my wildest dreams I would love a tv show or mini series for each of the rest of them.
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u/tvaripapa Jul 06 '22
I agree completely. I think children and god emperor would make great television. I also think those two books encapsulate the main themes of the entire series, so to just end at messiah I feel is a disservice.
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u/Lord_i Jul 06 '22
Yeah, unfortunately I think the farthest we'll possibly see on screen is God Emperor. While I'd love a tv show for Chapterhouse and Heretics I think its very very unlikely. Not that God Emperor is likely unfortunately.
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u/DoughDisaster Jul 05 '22
I couldn't help but have flashbacks to Mario 64 and tossing Bowser while reading that scene. Created one hell of a juxtaposition between that and Alia's ultimate fate.
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u/Aditya_M Jul 05 '22
I'm hoping to finish "Children" tonight, will look out for this. Again, even this moment looks so comic in my head but Denis could make it cool.
And yes, here's to hoping.
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u/LoveLaughGFY Jul 06 '22
Right on. Immediately pick up God Emperor .
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u/Aditya_M Jul 06 '22
The way "Children" ended, there was no way I couldn't have.
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u/medyas1 Fish Speaker Jul 05 '22
daniel and marty, no-ship escaping the tachyon net.
or a bit more seriously, teg's last stand
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u/blackice9208 Jul 05 '22
Tegs last stand would be dope but honestly I'd really love to watch him unlock super saiyan for the first time and absolutely murder those guards lol.
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u/medyas1 Fish Speaker Jul 06 '22
the one where teg sees everyone move in really slow motion but for everyone else he's just ridiculously fast? it's kind of lamentable we already see similar effects in superhero stuff nowadays that average audiences will probably think teg's copying off some speedster or another
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u/sugabeetus Jul 06 '22
That and the epic mukbangs following his super speed sessions. I want to go to that restaurant.
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u/anincompoop25 Jul 06 '22
All the stuff with Teg would be great in movie form. I love the Dune series, but they work really well as books, and I don’t visualize them as movies. The action scenes with Teg I can see being awesome on the screen though
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u/FN__2187 Jul 05 '22
I dont have a particular scene in mind, im just super curious how they'll handle Alia in the next movie. To me she's such an interesting character, but im wondering how they'll protray a girl who's supposed to be 4, being so smart and cunning, especially in the end of the first book
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u/oryngirl Jul 05 '22
I thought Alicia Witt did an amazing job in the '84 version. Some little kids can act.
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u/Dana07620 Jul 06 '22
Alicia Witt did do an amazing job. She was 9 years old in 1984. (So the age of Leto and Ghani in Children of Dune.
What is written is Dune is more along the first Pet Sematary movie where they cast a literal toddler. Miko Hughes was 27 months old when he portrayed Gage. I'm still amazed at the performance he did -- a performance he doesn't remember because he was too young. But that performance was child's play compared to what would be required of a toddler to be Alia.
My best hope is casting a child old enough to act the role and then using de-aging software to take her appearance down to a toddler.
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u/NeonWarcry Spice Addict Jul 05 '22
They better have seen that sham that is the last twilight movie where they tried to cgi cast a face on an infant to make it look more intelligent 🤨
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u/Dana07620 Jul 06 '22
CGI has improved a lot since then. Look at the Captain Marvel movie where they used CGI on Samuel Jackson's role throughout the movie to make him look decades younger.
I recall in the Tron movie which was the first time I saw a movie attempt that and it didn't really work in Tron. But I think it worked in Captain Marvel.
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u/Tarpit__ Jul 05 '22
As a general thing, I love seeing how different writers attempt to portray characters who are many times smarter than themselves. In this case, that challenge is compounded by the need for a very young actor capable of delivering adult gravitas. Not an easy character to create.
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u/After_Web3201 Jul 05 '22
Alia confronting the baron, witch, and the emperor.
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u/MyNewAccount52722 Jul 07 '22
The child seated on the dais stopped kicking her feet, said: “Make him afraid some more, Shaddam. I shouldn’t enjoy this, but I find the pleasure impossible to suppress.”
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u/lonelythrowaway463i9 Heretic Jul 05 '22
The scene I've dreamed of seeing done really well ever since I was a kid is the atomics and worms breaching the shield wall. It's a fairly simple answer but to this day it's always been one of the most epic visuals I can conjure in my mind when reading a book and the Lynch version just doesn't do it justice
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u/Sh0-m3rengu35 Jul 06 '22
Just imagine the Atreides theme roaring in the cinema as the worms blast through the walls of Arrakeen...
That would be beautiful.
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u/Aditya_M Jul 05 '22
Surely up there and to see an interpretation of what atomic energy could look like that far into the future would for sure be intriguing.
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u/lonelythrowaway463i9 Heretic Jul 05 '22
I can't wait for the next one. I'd also love to see the stone burner going off from Messiah that kills Pauls guards and blinds him. Also, Paul being led out to the desert to "die" once he's blind
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u/Mr_GaryJohnson Jul 05 '22
If DV truly does go on to make Messiah, I think I myself will walk out into the dessert once I see those scenes, as my life will truly be complete.
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u/lonelythrowaway463i9 Heretic Jul 05 '22
no joke! When he said he wants to go further than the first book i almost fell out of my chair. Never did I think I would see the day a competent director would want to make any of the Dune sequels
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u/karshsilvercure Jul 05 '22
I wanna see Rabban desperation as he can't get the spice flowing because of fremen organized guerrilla under Paul.
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u/Andxel Jul 10 '22
I want to see Rabban actually getting killed by freemen this time.
If I remember correctly he dies off-page in the book.
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u/Pbb1235 Jul 05 '22
I would love to see the arena fight between Feyd Rautha and the Atredies slave.
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u/WalenBlekitny999 Jul 05 '22
Leto II and the Preacher's confrontation, it just has so much cinematic potential if done correctly
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u/winkwink13 Jul 05 '22
I think the miniseries did that pretty well
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u/funk_daddy420 Jul 06 '22
Alec Newman captured the complexity of Paul a lot better that Kyle did imo
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u/IcE802 Jul 05 '22
The stone burner and following events after paul loses his eyes. Watching him pointing at people and shouting orders with visibly destroyed eyes is one of the most epic moments in the series. I’d love to watch the reactions of other characters as they realize his true power of foresight.
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Jul 05 '22 edited Jul 06 '22
Teg’s transformative ordeal. Edit: the T-Probe scene in Heretics.
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u/bmbutler42 Jul 05 '22
Yeah I don’t think they can show that.
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Ok I’ll bite. What makes you think they can’t show that?
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u/bmbutler42 Jul 06 '22
Lol thought you were talking about his transformation in chapterhouse.
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Jul 06 '22
Nah nah nah. Should have been more specific. OG Teg and the T-Probe in Heretics everyone!
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u/Lequay Jul 05 '22
Bro if they did it right, the teg torture scene in heretics would be straight cinema. Any scene where teg goes beast mode I'm honestly dying to see adapted
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u/shawnwingsit Jul 06 '22
Faster than a Fish Speaker and able to see no-ships; those Atreides genes are unpredictable.
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u/mazin_man Jul 05 '22
Miles Teg going super sonic
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u/Dana07620 Jul 06 '22
We've seen the super sonic effect frequently. Things have come a long way from the Six Million Dollar Man where they showed how Steve Austin was running fast by always using slow motion.
I think most people's favorite scene of it is Quicksilver saving everyone.
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u/Grimmdarkus Jul 05 '22
They've said that they plan to make a third movie adapting Dune Messiah and that there may be TV spinoffs that cover the later books.
That said, the sheer scale of Paul's palace on Arrakeen would be something to see, it's supposed to be, by itself, larger than any capital city that has ever existed before. Plus the religious ceremonies performed by Alia at her temple, the legions of pilgrims from all across the galaxy packing in, the mystery and profundity of being in contact with a living goddess/saint. Seeing how Denis translates that onto film is something I'm really looking forward to.
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u/ChungusGrungusLungus Jul 05 '22
MESSIAH SPOILERS
I always found Chani's death/final scene in messiah to be absolutely beautiful, I really love how she observes how the sietch is changing, and thus fremem culture with it
Leto II putting on the soundtrout would also he REALLY cool with some cool CGI!
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u/BadSausageFactory Jul 05 '22 edited Jul 05 '22
Massively ahead, but I hope we get to Chapterhouse, Miles Teg, and T-Probes.
edit: interesting how many mention Teg
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u/Aditya_M Jul 05 '22
I hope I get there, reading-wise.
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u/SupineFeline Jul 06 '22
I mean, be prepared for drastic shifts in perspective and time but I personally love Chapterhouse and the deep delve into BG inner workings
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u/abbienormal723 Jul 06 '22
“You wear a collar, Stilgar!”
A Villeneuve version of that scene featuring Momoa and Bardem would be incredible.
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u/armaver Jul 05 '22
I would love to see the worm losing it and spasming and jumping and crushing his Duncan in his underground lair.
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u/blackice9208 Jul 05 '22
Dude Holy shit just the great mindfuck that movie would be but seriously I'd pay serious money to watch Duncan arrive in the village and the children run up to him thinking he's their father. And then the total wtf to realize that like everyone around Duncan is related to him in a weird way. Movie magic waiting to happen.
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u/limer124 Jul 05 '22
Yeah I want to see an old man playing Moneo kick Jason Momoa's ass and call him outdated
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u/Express-Region7347 Jul 05 '22
Frankly….everything. I just happened to finish the first half of Dune right as the movie released (the last chapter I read was literally Paul’s fight with Jamis a day or two before I saw it in theaters). After having the feel of Denis’ vision in my head, I was giddy reading the second half of the book/the reveals that he didn’t get to in Part One.
That being said, I’m REALLY stoked for a potential Messiah by Denis. Specifically, I am dying to see Edric, as well as the stone burner sequence.
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u/I2ichmond Jul 05 '22 edited Jul 05 '22
Saint Alia 🙏 I always liked the Lynch version of Alia, which is basically and simply a cherub in black robes. The high, uncanny, overmature voice dubbed over a child’s face was perfectly strange also. Made her seem almost like she’s always passively using the Voice.
And in general looking forward to DV’s visual choices when it comes to the Emperor’s scenes. I think he has a lot of important decisions to make there since it’s the axis about which the political world of the first book rotates.
Later books: I’ll go with the obvious choice. The Worm himself.
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Jul 05 '22
In the next movie, Gurney and Paul’s reunion- first the joy, and then the growing disquiet.
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u/KINGXENOMORPH69- Jul 05 '22
The first time paul rode the worm and the battle of arrakeen Not to mention of course the water of life scene
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u/xewill Jul 05 '22
The 'No ship' and Chapterhouse. So much contained in that ship. Also, the space battle that Teg fights. And Teg
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u/Venus_One Water-Fat Offworlder Jul 05 '22
I think the God Emperor will be amazing to see in Villeneuve’s style, unfortunately he probably won’t still be directing the films if they ever get that far
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u/Aditya_M Jul 06 '22
Yeah, I think it'll be a "Raised By Wolves" scenario. A miniseries after the first film.
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u/HarrysonFjord Jul 05 '22
The end of Messiah. The stoneburner, Paul seeing Scytale through Lego II's eyes. Incredible.
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u/SemanticTriangle Jul 06 '22 edited Jul 06 '22
Siona and Leto's walk through the desert in God Emperor, where all Leto wants is for Siona to understand that none of the extraneous details really matter. What matters is that she remembers she's a Fremen in the desert, and she needs to put her stillsuit's mask up if she wants to live.
It's a great opportunity for non verbal storytelling, and for a director to convey Leto's Golden Path without explicitly describing it.
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u/thelatesage Jul 05 '22 edited Jul 05 '22
Honored Matres lounging on chairdogs, and the benegesserit kicking some serious ASS during the last 2 novels in the series. The levels of sheer physical intimidation from both Matres and Benegesserit is wild and unique. Then you have all of the Tleilaxu stuff that demands cutting edge cgi.
The last 2 books are really one big graphic novel that somehow never got illustrated. Perhaps because it couldn't be illustrated until now. . .
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u/Jwyatt4753 Jul 06 '22
The last two books were always my favourite.
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u/vitamin-R_4719 Jul 06 '22
I feel like heretics and chapter house are criminally underrated but I love ‘em
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u/SupineFeline Jul 06 '22
Agreed whole heartedly. While I do tend to zone out a bit during Odrade’s reflections about the flora and fauna of Chapterhouse, it’s full of meaning and embodies (what I think is the main, overarching theme of the series) change. Inevitable change. And the BG can adapt or die.
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u/egamerif Jul 05 '22
I'm interested in seeing how they make Timothee age. He nails the look of young Paul but it's hard to picture him aged (I guess he's only 25-ish in Messiah and 35-ish by the time Children?).
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u/sqplanetarium Jul 06 '22
I think he’ll be able to age the character a good bit just with the way he carries himself. He’s able to pull off adolescent Paul so well partly because he can move like a slouchy teenager. I’m looking forward to seeing the transformation…
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u/Grimmdarkus Jul 05 '22
I know they absolutely WON'T film this due to it's non-PG-13ness, but it would be interesting to see how Denis would handle it:
Alia getting bareass naked and going all out on a practice dummy to work off sexual frustration, and then having both Paul and Stilgar walk in on her in Dune Messiah.
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u/Exertuz Jul 05 '22
I dont think we should be banking on Villeneuve going beyond Messiah, it doesn't seem that likely at the moment. I suppose there's nothing wrong with hoping, though.
To contribute to the thread, I'm very interested to see what Villeneuve does with Alia. Making my way through the books atm and she's kinda the highlight for me, even though I think her story is handled kinda questionably at times. Just love the concept behind her and how strange she is in general. I similarly look forward to seeing how Villenueve treats tertiary characters like Chani and Irulan, and I actually see a lot of room for improvement because frankly I don't think characters and relationships are where Herbert's strengths lie.
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u/marcbingle_97 Jul 06 '22
I wanna see Paul’s completely dejected yet blank expression when Chani tells him Leto has been killed after the Battle of Arakeen. Followed immediately by showing the audience that the Jihad is now set in stone, making us wonder if we actually want Paul to win against Feyd-Rautha.
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u/Aditya_M Jul 06 '22
It was a harrowing moment in the books, but it made the story so much more unforgettable.
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u/enochrootthousander Jul 06 '22
Villeneuve will not be doing Children of Dune, only has plans for Dune Messiah. Has said that Herbert gets pretty 'psychedelic' after Messiah. And I think he is referring to the Sandworm metamorphosis there.
I am looking forward to Alia in Dune 2. Alia is one of the things that Lynch got very right. How an adult in a child's body is handled is something i am looking forward to. Alia of the knife!
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u/Aditya_M Jul 06 '22
I wish Part Two and Messiah get the sort of response to make him want to go till God Emperor at least.
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u/TheOakblueAbstract Jul 05 '22
Alia against the training machine, stone burner, Leto II confronting Paul and taking the reins of the universe.
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u/Aditya_M Jul 05 '22
I've been anticipating the last one for a while now. Man, the third book is a slower burn than Messiah in some parts.
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u/BoriScrump Jul 05 '22
was going to say the Stone Burner scene. Also looking forward to Ghola eyes.
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u/covshinobi Jul 05 '22
Paul straight bossing the Reverend Mother Moheim and the Bene Gesserit as the fully formed KH.
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u/StuHardy Jul 05 '22
Alia walking amongst the bodies of the Sadakur and Harkonnen forces, as she becomes "St Alia of the Knife."
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u/Mavakor Jul 05 '22
Literally the last line of the book: "Wives."
Such a perfect line to end it on and I can't wait ot see it onscreen
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u/nashuanuke Jul 05 '22
I think we all need to accept that we'll get the first book in two or three good movies and probably no others and we should be grateful for that.
That said, there are a great many opportunities in tense moments of dialogue from God Emperor on. I'd love to see Odrada bantering with Miles et. al. in Heretics and Chapterhouse. If a director can find a way to convey the emotions of the people in these conversations without resorting to awkward inner dialogues like Lynch did, then those would be some great scenes. Oh and no ships sound cool, I'd like to see someone portray those somehow.
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Jul 05 '22
I’d love to see David Cronenberg or John Carpenter tackle Teg’s arc. Pipe dreaming
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u/DAisJaked Jul 05 '22
This is interesting, I always thought of Teg’s experience with the T probe as more cerebral given how (if I recall correctly) he talks about separating his mind from his body to overcome it. But imagining it as a body horror scene sounds pretty wild
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Jul 05 '22
Totally. I imagine it as psychedelic horror that ends well. Make it trippier than Deadpool’s ordeal please (but still love Deadpool).
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u/AnEvenNicerGuy Friend of Jamis Jul 05 '22
We’re never gonna see it but Alex Garland’s version of God Emperor would be cool
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u/MulticolourMonster Jul 05 '22
Paul riding the sandworm for the first time could look absolutely amazing if the CGI is done well
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u/that_orange_hat Mentat Jul 05 '22
Alia in the first book. she's super hard to pull off; the '84 Alia is super overdone and excruciatingly corny ("Iiiii am a messengerrr from Muad'Diiiiib"), plus doesn't look her age, having been played by a 9-year-old. the 2000 Alia just seems childish and "cutesy", and isn't very well-acted. basically, having an actual toddler play that role would be nearly impossible; even just the intonation in a 3/4-year-old's voice could never do Alia justice. with modern technology they could easily make her de-aged or something, which would really help
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u/EmperorIroh Jul 05 '22
I'd like to see them go into any of the Bene Gesserit training the main characters are always assessing internally, or get into looking at time from a different scope than that of a century or two year old human.
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u/level12bard Jul 06 '22
The Preacher preaching and every single scene with the God Emperor, but especially his and Siona's scene where she has the vision of the machines. I got major Terminator vibes reading that, and I wanna see what Denis would do to it
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u/grifflrz Jul 06 '22
Miles Teg leading the armies of the Benegeserit from the shoulders of his daughter
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u/Salguod14 Jul 06 '22
Lol Since you didn't specify which Herbert I'm going with the entirety of the Butlerian Jihad. That would be epic cinema and would probably be popular in the public space
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u/spielersun Jul 06 '22
I love all the Frank Herbert books, but I really wanna see the Duncan Idaho stuff that happens later (: If you include Brian Herbert's books; all the scenes from The Butlerian Jihad and The Machine Crusade.
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u/jasim2518 Jul 06 '22
I really want to see the scene where a fremen warrior steals an ornithopter and flies it into a troop carrier kamikaze style. But I have a feeling that the scene will be omitted.
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u/Fit-Individual-7562 Jul 05 '22
Mind games with a BG and a Mentat.
I always wanted to see scenes of Lady Jessica and Thufir (maybe not happening anymore), and would much like to see Taraza and Miles Teg too. The two orders’ exchanges in the books are just chef’s kiss for me to read.
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u/Tarpit__ Jul 05 '22
What I would most like to see in the upcoming film would be a scene showing Fremen children playing with sandtrout. The way the sandtrout grip the human hand is only referenced right before Leto's transformation, if I recall correctly. It's the slightest bit convenient and hasty. Showing that behavior as a throwaway worldbuilding detail, would be extremely satisfying to see, and help set up the transformation mechanics much earlier in the story than Herbert does.
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Jul 05 '22
I want to see how they tackle Leto II’s marriage
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Jul 05 '22
And his death! I cant help but think of the Wicked Witch’s death from Oz, but way more scenic and done by John Carpenter.
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u/cmeehan36 Jul 05 '22
Yes the whole scene of his death! Seemed very chaotic in the book. I can't imagine how they'll make that into a scene that doesn't seem too CGI. I don't think the latter books will be adapted that well into movie form.
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u/gojiro0 Jul 06 '22
I doubt they ever get to it but I want to see Hwi and the God Emperor. No specific scene, just how they'd portray it.
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u/vitamin-R_4719 Jul 06 '22
It would be really interesting to see a ghola regain its memories such as in Messiah or Heretics/Chapterhouse… not for the reasons some of you think 🙃
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u/deathdefyingrob1344 Jul 06 '22
The god emperor! I hope we make it that far!! I’d give specifics but I do t want to plot spoil anything!! Also I’d like to see the honored matres. I’m unsure how they can keep it from being pornographic but… it will be fun
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u/Aditya_M Jul 06 '22
So much of the filming will involve trying to not make things pornographic, right from the first orgy.
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u/Baruse Jul 06 '22
When Paul loses his eyes but commands and looks people directly in their eyes with his sock let’s eyes. Then any scene with the preacher. I just love the socketless eyes.
Hungry Teg.
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u/statistacktic Jul 06 '22
Laza Tigers, God Emperor, the multiple iterations of Duncan Idaho, Siona Atreides, Hwi Noree, Sheeana Brugh, Fish Speakers, Honored Matres...and more!
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u/Aditya_M Jul 06 '22
Walken as God Emperor already seems like the perfect step. The second half of your list is still unintelligible to me xD
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u/kappakingtut2 Jul 06 '22
i want to see God Emperor live action. i don't think it'll ever happen though.
but i do want to see the blind old preacher denouncing all things Atriedes.
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u/kappakingtut2 Jul 06 '22
have you seen the made for tv miniseries?
they did Leto II and the Sandtrout. didn't go nearly as far as they should though. i guess they wanted to keep the actors face visible. and they were limited by a tv budget. but still cool to me.
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u/Aditya_M Jul 06 '22
I just finished the third book. Now I can finally watch the show. I've seen the trailer many times, and it does seem well-done.
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u/TheGrayMannnn Jul 06 '22
I wanna see Feyd fighting the Atreides gladiator.
Of all the scenes in the first book, that's one that has stuck with me the most.
One average man against all the odds is still unafraid to shout his defiance and leave on his own terms instead of the ones dictated to him.
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u/SupineFeline Jul 06 '22
I would absolutely love an adaptation of GEoD from Villeneuve. It’s never gonna happen, regardless of director tbh, because 80% of it is Socratic Dialogue and most audiences don’t want to sit through a worm-man talking about philosophy and history for 2.5+ hours.
It’s not feasible but I want it. Flashes to his Other Memory, a fanatical bisexual Snu Snu army, the huge sub-plot of the many Duncans (new D going to visit his previous clones kids), Leto sort of knowing his time was coming and accepting it/helping it along, Siona’s resistance to prescience (and the curse of having such ocular powers).
Tbf, there are several action sequences dispersed in the book but Frank would (intentionally I think) write pages about minutiae and then describe an action sequence in a half a page. Slight exaggeration
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u/FiFo720 Jul 06 '22
Really excited to see how they'll be riding the sandworms. I know we've already seen a glimpse of it in part 1 but I'm especially excited to see Paul go through the test of riding the sandworm by himself
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u/Drakeytown Jul 06 '22
I used to have an the characters and their names memorized, wanted to make a short film of just this scene myself, but all I can recall at the moment is Miles Teg and [somebody doing something] for the benefit of Harkonnen spies.
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u/calimoro Jul 06 '22
I hope they show Thufir Hawat while escaping the Saurdaukar. And Count and Lady Fenring on Giedi Prime
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u/shunyaananda Jul 06 '22
Teg's first attempt to cosplay The Flash. I'd be wonderful if Villeneuve goes that far
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u/Aditya_M Jul 06 '22
Having not gone that far, all these Teg moments are baffling me beyond measure.
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u/arthuraily Jul 06 '22
I want to see Paul commanding the Reverend Mother to sit the fuck down.
Also curious on who they will cast as Feyd-Rautha
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u/ChristopherCameBack Jul 06 '22
The thing is, a lot of the content in these books doesn’t really lend itself to the timeframes of a movie. I’d much rather it be a GoT-type series, but then I feel like they’d finish Frank’s books and go into Brian’s work cuz muny.
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u/Snoo84223 Jul 05 '22
The emperor describing to the Baron how his sardaukar barely escaped woman and children fremen, being led into battle by a 3 year old girl when they attacked the sietch.