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Q: In terms of clothing design and stillsuits, did the illustrations from the book have any influence at all?

A: I asked Theodor Pistek (my wardrobe designer) to study any and all writings in the Herbert books about stillsuit design. We also speculated a lot about something like this would really work. It was a very difficult task, but I find his design to be completely believable.



Previous Questions

07.03.00 - What assurances can you offer Herbert's fans that his vision will be conveyed as written?

07.10.00 - What do you hope to accomplish with a second film about Dune?

07.17.00 - Will the miniseries depict the warfare accurately from the book or will they be fighting with projectile weapons?

07.24.00 - How far will you be going into the Dune series - will you be going further into the other novels?

08.07.00 - Why did you cast Alec Newman as Paul Atreides? He is too old. Paul is 15, and from the pictures I've seen Newman looks much older.

08.14.00 - Are we going to see a new look for the sandworms?

08.21.00 - Will the series reflect the importance of the "witches" role played in Frank Herbert's series?

08.28.00 - Will we get to see Count Fenring and more of the Duncan Idaho and Gurney Halleck characters?

09.04.00 - How have you externalized the thoughts expressed by the characters, since they are such an integral part of Frank Herbert's complex story?

09.11.00 - Have the actors been encouraged to disguise their accents at all?

09.18.00 - Do you consider this version of the Dune novel, your version, to be a great accomplishment for you?

09.25.00 - In terms of clothing design and stillsuits, did the illustrations from the book have any influence at all?

10.16.00 - What overall role will the Guild play in the miniseries?

10.23.00 - Are any of the actors under contract to return for a possible sequel?

10.30.00 - Will the ornithopter be used in this production? If so what measures will be taken to ensure a realistic portrayal of such aircraft?

11.06.00 - Will the personal shields have a unique look or will they look like the ones shown in the David Lynch film?

11.13.00 - Will the Wierding Way be accurately depicted in your movie?

11.20.00 - Will the pronunciations in the miniseries be true to what Frank Herbert intended?

11.27.00 - How have you and your production team brought the Fremen Crysknives to life?


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