We had such an amazing crew of artists and talent working together, all there with the best of attitudes and ready to collaborate.”ĭune’s story of feudal monarchs, psychedelic drugs, and sandworms is a true original. “Denis forces you to give the utmost to achieve a vision, and he felt so profoundly about this book. “It took an entire city, but it was thrilling,” says West over the phone from California. Herbert was known for his intricate world building, and the book doesn’t lack detail, so when Villeneuve decided to bring the story to the big screen, his cast and crew knew they had their work cut out for them. Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal science-fiction novel introduces a complex extraterrestrial kingdom where a multitude of planets-each with their own culture and social structure-play a key role in the narrative. Film costume departments regularly bring new worlds to life, but when Jacqueline West and Bob Morgan began work on Dune, they had to create an entire galaxy.
