On why I think DUNE could be made into a great movie

ibanez_az · Post by **ibanez_az** » 26 Nov 2008 23:43

Drunken Idaho wrote:

Count Fenring - Gary Oldman

In a perfect world, maybe...

I'd pay to see that!

GamePlayer · Post by **GamePlayer** » 27 Nov 2008 10:49

Drunken Idaho wrote: Baron Vladimir Harkonnen - Brendan Gleeson

I like that one. That's inspired casting.

Tleszer · Post by **Tleszer** » 27 Nov 2008 11:07

Jumping the gun here, but certainly could happen (character I mean) knowing the level of "foreshadowing" KJA & BH like doing...

Scytale - Charlie Day

What? Stop looking at me like that. I'm not crazy... yet...

Drunken Idaho · Post by **Drunken Idaho** » 27 Nov 2008 13:03

Baraka Bryan wrote:reilly as gurney would be hillarious..

I think he could do it with the necessary level of seriousness required... He was a dramatic actor looong before he started starring in comedies. Besides, Ugly Lump = John C. Reilly

halcyo · Post by **halcyo** » 27 Nov 2008 13:10

Drunken Idaho wrote:
Baraka Bryan wrote:reilly as gurney would be hillarious..
I think he could do it with the necessary level of seriousness required... He was a dramatic actor looong before he started starring in comedies. Besides, Ugly Lump = John C. Reilly

Yea, but he doesn't seem 'warrior' enough to do gurney - too soft and chubby. And I don't think he's ugly enough - sure he's 'goofy' lookin', but they need a guy who looks pretty beat up to play Gurney.

GamePlayer · Post by **GamePlayer** » 27 Nov 2008 14:12

I like John C Reilly, but he might make a better Rabban.

EsperandoAGodot · Post by **EsperandoAGodot** » 28 Nov 2008 15:12

Nick Frost as Rabban.

Fat makeupped Jim Carrey as Vladimir Harkonnen.

Joaquin Phoenix as Duncan.

Tleszer · Post by **Tleszer** » 28 Nov 2008 16:37

EsperandoAGodot wrote:Nick Frost as Rabban.

Fat makeupped Jim Carrey as Vladimir Harkonnen.

Joaquin Phoenix as Duncan.

Nick Frost? I would see that!

Didn't you hear? Joaquin Phoenix has "retired" from acting to "work on his music."

Post by **Omphalos** » 28 Nov 2008 17:16

Tleszer wrote:
EsperandoAGodot wrote:Nick Frost as Rabban.

Fat makeupped Jim Carrey as Vladimir Harkonnen.

Joaquin Phoenix as Duncan.
Nick Frost? I would see that!

Didn't you hear? Joaquin Phoenix has "retired" from acting to "work on his music."

Hold on guys! I have a disk with helicopter sounds back at my apartment!

TheDukester · Post by **TheDukester** » 28 Nov 2008 17:24

Lawl! Ross playing his "music," right?

Drunken Idaho · Post by **Drunken Idaho** » 28 Nov 2008 18:07

Joaquin might make a decent Duncan if he was still willing to act...

But that might screw things up... Would gholas get repeat hairlips???

Post by **Omphalos** » 28 Nov 2008 18:32

TheDukester wrote:Lawl! Ross playing his "music," right?

Close. Ross debuting for the others his "sound," but yea, that's it.

EsperandoAGodot · Post by **EsperandoAGodot** » 28 Nov 2008 23:16

Tleszer wrote:Nick Frost? I would see that!

He is the Beast.

Drunken Idaho wrote:But that might screw things up... Would gholas get repeat hairlips???

If it were genetic...

Tleszer · Post by **Tleszer** » 29 Nov 2008 00:28

EsperandoAGodot wrote:
Tleszer wrote:Nick Frost? I would see that!

He is the Beast.

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 29 Nov 2008 01:43

OK, I'm not in bad shape at all. Comparatively speaking.

Drunken Idaho · Post by **Drunken Idaho** » 29 Nov 2008 02:42

EsperandoAGodot wrote:
Drunken Idaho wrote:But that might screw things up... Would gholas get repeat hairlips???
If it were genetic...

Well that's what I'm wondering... Does the defect happen randomly in the womb due to some developmental error, or is it inherent to the very genetics of an individual?

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 29 Nov 2008 08:44

Depending on how accurate the WP article is, it seems to be a developmental error that may have a genetic origin in some cases.

Cleft lips or palates occur in somewhere between one in 600-800 births.

The term harelip is no longer used to describe the condition as it is considered offensive.

There are some pretty hardcore images of infants before corrective surgery on the page, so be warned:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleft_lip_and_palate

GamePlayer · Post by **GamePlayer** » 29 Nov 2008 10:01

LOL

Nice picture of Frost there, doing the Janet Jackson mag cover

EsperandoAGodot · Post by **EsperandoAGodot** » 29 Nov 2008 17:53

Well here's a potentially controversial casting idea...

...we know Duncan's supposed to be handsome, with dark skin and tightly curled hair...

...how about Will Smith? Or Chiwetel Ejiofor?

Tleszer · Post by **Tleszer** » 29 Nov 2008 23:29

How about Samuel L. Jackson as Duncan.

These muthafuckn' Sardaukar better get outta my muthafuckn' way before I get Butlerian on their ass!

What do you call a spice beer on Arrakis? The Water of Life.

Um, I'm not really good with impressions...

EsperandoAGodot · Post by **EsperandoAGodot** » 29 Nov 2008 23:51

Baraka Bryan wrote:
EsperandoAGodot wrote:Well here's a potentially controversial casting idea...

...we know Duncan's supposed to be handsome, with dark skin and tightly curled hair...

...how about Will Smith? Or Chiwetel Ejiofor?

Oh, poo. Box office draw + he's not a bad actor, really...

...but I much prefer the second choice, yeah. I kind of have a man-crush on him.

Rakis · Post by **Rakis** » 30 Nov 2008 00:30

Jackson wasn't too bad as a Jedi...he's just typecast in certain role...

I know he's been dead for a while, but i think Robert Shaw would have made a great Gurney...

GamePlayer · Post by **GamePlayer** » 30 Nov 2008 02:41

Cast Chiwetel Ejiofor as anything. The guy is actor gold.

Post by **Omphalos** » 30 Nov 2008 04:10

GamePlayer wrote:Cast Chiwetel Ejiofor as anything. The guy is actor gold.

Ditto.

EsperandoAGodot · Post by **EsperandoAGodot** » 01 Dec 2008 12:35

And though Duncan doesn't play a massive role in the first novel, it's likely he would play a bigger role in the film because of the possibility of having a few sequels...

...thus we need a really quality actor.