Creating the Fremen Culture for ‘Dune: Part Two’s Cautionary Tale | How I Did It

Producer Tanya Lapointe, cinematographer Greig Fraser and costume designer Jacqueline West unpack the sequel’s design

Adam Chitwood, TheGrill 2023

When it came to returning to Arrakis for Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two,” the entire production had the opportunity to delve deeper into the Fremen culture as the story finds Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides embedded with the Fremen people for most of the runtime. That deep-dive into the Fremen provided both great opportunity and unique challenges for the filmmakers behind the $715 million-grossing sequel.

“The scene of the assembly chamber where Paul Atreides declares himself as Liasn al-Gaib is probably one of my favorites,” producer Tanya Lapointe told TheWrap for a new installment of How I Did It, presented by Warner Bros.

Adam Chitwood, TheGrill 2023

Adam Chitwood

Adam joined TheWrap in 2021 after working for over a decade at Collider, where he spent five years as Managing Editor after previously serving as Deputy Editor at the entertainment website. He helped build and manage the site’s content strategy, streaming recommendations library and even dabbled in awards season coverage while also overseeing day-to-day operations…

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