Road to Dune: Part Three
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Baron HarkonnenThe master of House Harkonnen and the Atreides' deadliest enemy
ChaniThe Fremen warrior of Sietch Tabr who appears in Paul's dreams before they ever meet
Lady JessicaThe Bene Gesserit who defied her own order out of love for Duke Leto
Paul AtreidesThe heir of House Atreides who finds his destiny in the desert of Arrakis
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- Cameoa familiar face shows up
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- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- ReferenceTiran-Arafel, a warning millennia early
On her deathbed, Mother Superior Raquella speaks of "Tiran-Arafel," holy judgment brought by a tyrant. "Arafel" comes from God Emperor of Dune, Frank Herbert's fourth novel. Her vision reaches thousands of years ahead.
source ↗ - ReferencePulled from the Schools books
The show draws on the Great Schools of Dune trilogy by Brian Herbert, Frank's son, and Kevin J. Anderson. It takes place about 10,000 years before Paul Atreides.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesVilleneuve was set to direct the pilot
In 2019, Denis Villeneuve was attached to direct the first episode before stepping away to focus on the films. Johan Renck took over and left in 2023 too. The pilot ended up with Anna Foerster.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesIt used to be The Sisterhood
For most of production, the show was called Dune: The Sisterhood. The Dune: Prophecy title wasn't announced until November 2023, a year before the premiere.
source ↗ - SetupA plan that spans millennia
By the season's end, Valya heads to Arrakis determined to protect the Sisterhood's breeding program at any cost. Remember that plan: it comes back later in the franchise.
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- ReferenceThe Old Duke's bull head
Look for the mounted bull head and bullfighting imagery in the Atreides castle. Paul's grandfather, the Old Duke Paulus, died in the ring, and the head of the bull that killed him travels from Caladan to Arrakis. It's straight from the book, and a warning about the trap waiting for Leto.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesSand instead of green screen
Instead of green screen, the VFX team used sand-colored screens for the Arrakis scenes. The light bouncing onto the actors already matched the desert, so the composites looked more natural.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesPart One with no sequel guaranteed
The on-screen title reads Dune: Part One, but Part Two wasn't greenlit until after release, in October 2021. Villeneuve committed to "Part One" without knowing a sequel would happen.
source ↗ - CameoA singer as the Herald
The Herald of the Change, who formalizes the transfer of the fief for the Emperor, is Benjamin Clementine. He's a British singer-songwriter and Mercury Prize winner.
source ↗ - SetupVisions of the holy war
Paul sees Fremen armies waging a holy war in his name, and spends the movie trying to dodge that future. Hold on to those images: they come back.
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- Behind the scenesGiedi Prime in infrared
The black-and-white Harkonnen arena wasn't a post-production filter. Greig Fraser shot it with an infrared camera, which makes skin look pale and almost translucent under Giedi Prime's black sun.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesFeyd sounds like his uncle
Austin Butler modeled Feyd-Rautha's voice on Stellan Skarsgård's Baron Harkonnen. The idea was that the nephew grew up picking up his uncle's habits.
source ↗ - CameoAnya Taylor-Joy, kept secret
The adult Alia in Paul's vision is an uncredited Anya Taylor-Joy. Her cameo was kept under wraps until the London premiere in February 2024.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe actors who got cut
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Thufir Hawat in the first film, and Tim Blake Nelson shot scenes that didn't make the final cut. Both only show up under special thanks in the credits.
source ↗ - ReferenceWho kills the Baron in the book
In the book, Baron Harkonnen dies at the hands of Alia, still a child. Since the film compresses the timeline and Alia is never born, the job goes to Paul.
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- CameoLynch among the workers
David Lynch has an uncredited cameo as a spice worker. Look for the director among the mining crew on Arrakis.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe Alan Smithee version
A 1988 extended TV cut was disowned by Lynch. He pulled his name: the directing credit went to Alan Smithee and the writing credit to Judas Booth.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesToto and Brian Eno on the score
The score is by Toto, the band behind "Africa." The "Prophecy Theme" comes from Brian Eno, with Daniel Lanois and Roger Eno.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe Dune that came first
Before Lynch, Alejandro Jodorowsky tried to film the book in the 1970s, with art by Moebius and H. R. Giger. It collapsed, but became the 2013 documentary Jodorowsky's Dune.
source ↗ - ReferenceWeirding Modules aren't in the book
The Weirding Modules, sonic weapons that turn sound into attacks, were invented for the film. In the book, the "weirding way" is the Bene Gesserit fighting technique.
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- Behind the scenesVittorio Storaro behind the camera
The miniseries was shot by Vittorio Storaro, of Apocalypse Now, in his own Univisium format. It won Emmys for cinematography and visual effects.
source ↗ - ReferenceIrulan gets her own plot
In the book, Princess Irulan barely appears beyond the chapter epigraphs. John Harrison expanded her role to give a window into House Corrino.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesPaul aged up on purpose
Harrison aged Paul up to an adult to widen the casting pool. The role went to Alec Newman.
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- ReferenceTwo books in one miniseries
The miniseries combines two Frank Herbert novels: Dune Messiah in the first part and Children of Dune in the rest.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe score that became trailer music
Brian Tyler wrote 36 tracks in a month. Pieces of the score were reused in trailers for films like Master and Commander and The Chronicles of Narnia.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesMcAvoy before fame
Leto II is James McAvoy, years before Narnia and X-Men. Susan Sarandon is in the cast too, as the villain Princess Wensicia.
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