Dune

Dune is Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 epic science fiction film for Warner Bros., adapting the first half of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel. Written by Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, and Eric Roth, the film follows Paul Atreides as the noble House Atreides is thrust into a war for the deadly desert planet Arrakis. The ensemble cast includes Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem. Filming took place from March to July 2019 in Budapest, Jordan, Norway, and Abu Dhabi.

SCANable provided 3D scanning for the production, capturing performers as high-resolution body scans. Our photogrammetry data supported the film’s visual effects teams with digital doubles and face replacement work.