The sci-fi adventure movie Dune is based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. Set in a dystopianย future, it centres around Paul Atreides, heir toย Houses Atreides, and his family,ย and their battle on the planet of Arrakis.ย The movie was praised for its elaborate costumes, amazing production design, and incredible music. Dune received several awards and nominations. Here are some cool facts about the movie.
Some filming took place in the Liwa Oasisย inย Abu Dhabi and someย in the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan, the same placeย Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerย was filmed.
Martial arts expert Roger Yuan choreographed the fight scenes. He also worked on fight scenes for Jason Bourneย and the James Bond film,ย Skyfall.
Dune avoided using green screens, relyingย instead on sand-coloured backdrops, as well as practical effects and natural lighting.ย Practicalย sets were also built atย studios in Budapest to help capture the film'sย out-of-this-worldย look and feel.
It took 30% of actorย Stellan Skarsgรฅrd's productionย time to get his makeup done toย transform him into the character Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. Theย bath scenes where he emergesย from dark, murky water were real and did not just rely only on CGI. Skarsgรฅrdย actually got into a pool of murky water! How dedicatedย is that?
The design team designed more thanย 1000 looks for the planets Arrakis, Caladan, and Giedi Prime.ย
Lady Jessica is the only character who wearsย a bright colour in the movie.
Liet Kynes is a man in the book,ย but in the movie,ย the character is a black woman, played by actressย Sharon Duncan-Brewster.
Composer Hans Zimmer was responsible for the superb music for the movie. He is known for composing several award-winning movies, withย The Lion King being one of his most memorable ones.
Catch this sci-fi adventure on 27 November at 20:05 on M-Net 101.
Watch the trailer below.