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


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Drunken Idaho wrote:

Count Fenring - Gary Oldman



In a perfect world, maybe...

I'd pay to see that!
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Drunken Idaho wrote: Baron Vladimir Harkonnen - Brendan Gleeson
I like that one. That's inspired casting.
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Jumping the gun here, but certainly could happen (character I mean) knowing the level of "foreshadowing" KJA & BH like doing...

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

Fat makeupped Jim Carrey as Vladimir Harkonnen.

Joaquin Phoenix as Duncan.
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EsperandoAGodot wrote:Nick Frost as Rabban.

Fat makeupped Jim Carrey as Vladimir Harkonnen.

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

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

Didn't you hear? Joaquin Phoenix has "retired" from acting to "work on his music." :roll:
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Lawl! Ross playing his "music," right?
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Joaquin might make a decent Duncan if he was still willing to act...

But that might screw things up... Would gholas get repeat hairlips???
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TheDukester wrote:Lawl! Ross playing his "music," right?
Close. Ross debuting for the others his "sound," but yea, that's it.
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Tleszer wrote:Nick Frost? I would see that! :lol:
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Drunken Idaho wrote:But that might screw things up... Would gholas get repeat hairlips???
If it were genetic...
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EsperandoAGodot wrote:
Tleszer wrote:Nick Frost? I would see that! :lol:
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OK, I'm not in bad shape at all. Comparatively speaking.

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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?
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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 :cry:
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LOL :)
Nice picture of Frost there, doing the Janet Jackson mag cover :)
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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?
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How about Samuel L. Jackson as Duncan.

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Um, I'm not really good with impressions...
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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?
:vomit:
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.
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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... :)
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Cast Chiwetel Ejiofor as anything. The guy is actor gold.
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GamePlayer wrote:Cast Chiwetel Ejiofor as anything. The guy is actor gold.
Ditto.
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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.
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