Is Stilgar black?

Appearance. Stilgar was a thin man, with darkly veined hands a thin nose and a full-lipped mouth in a glistening black beard.
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How does Paul Atreides look?

His oval face was like his mother Jessica's, but he had stronger bones and a browline reminiscent of his maternal grandfather. He had a thin, disdainful nose, long lashes concealing lime-toned, directly staring green eyes, and a hardness in the expression like the old Duke, his paternal grandfather.
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What is Chani supposed to look like?

Physical appearance. Chani was described as skinny with an elfin face and had pure, dark blue eyes with no white in them. She had long tawny-red hair.
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Is Leto Atreides black?

Leto I – tall, dark olive skin, angular face, gray eyes. Of Greek descent. “The Duke was tall, olive-skinned. His thin face held harsh angles warmed only by deep gray eyes.” From chapter 1 of Dune.
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Is Chani black?

Though portrayed by Sean Young, a white woman, in Lynch's version, Herbert's text describes Chani as dark skinned. She's portrayed by Zendaya in Villeneuve's version, who—as we see in the photos from Vanity Fair—has the character's trademark blue eyes, which indicates melange usage, a symbol of pride for the Fremen.
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What race is Chani?

In the novel, Dune and (presumably) the upcoming film adaptation, Chani is a Fremen, a native of Arrakis.
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How much of Dune is Zendaya in?

The Los Angeles Times calculated that Zendaya appears for only seven minutes of Dune's two-and-a-half-hour runtime, despite being credited as one of the main stars of its A-list ensemble and appearing alongside lead Timothée Chalamet at virtually every interview and premiere for the sci-fi epic.
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What color is Paul Atreides hair?

Paul Atreides

Paul is the main protagonist of Dune and the heir of House Atreides. He receives a fair amount of detailed description beginning in the first chapter of the novel, and is described as having a small build, with black hair, "an oval face", "long lashes", "thin nose", and a strong bone structure.
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Is Dune whitewashed?

Lynch's version was whitewashed from top to bottom, but at least its script included both “Zensunni” and “jihad” to tie the Fremen to the ethnic and religious foundations of Herbert's books. So too did the three-part miniseries that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2000.
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Is Paul Atreides Greek?

Paul and his noble family are descendants of Atreus, specifically Agamemnon — Atreus' most notable son— and thus are known as Atreides, an ancient Greek name for those who come from Atreus' direct line.
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Who is the black girl in Dune?

Black British actress Sharon Duncan-Brewster who plays a major role in recently released sci-fi 'Dune' featured with other cast members in the posters of the film.
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Do Paul and Chani have a child?

Paul and Chani's first child, Leto II (not to be confused with their later son, Leto II Atreides), is killed as an infant in a Corrino raid on their home in the deep desert. To cement his control of the Empire after deposing Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, Paul takes Shaddam's daughter, the Princess Irulan as his wife.
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Why does Paul see Chani?

Paul and his mother, Lady Jessica, encounter Arakkis's native people, the Fremen, as they're escaping the Harkonnens plot to kill them and seize control of Arrakis. That's when Paul finally meets Chani. She is the Fremen woman put in charge of guiding Paul, teaching him the way of the Fremen.
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Why do eyes turn blue in Dune?

Herbert's novel states that blue eyes are a result of being addicted to spice. Perhaps not wanting to imply that an entire race is addicted to drugs, Villeneuve includes a scene explaining that the Fremen's eyes have turned blue simply because of their constant exposure to spice in the sands of Arrakis.
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What is in their nose in Dune?

A nose plug worn to collect moisture from exhaled air.

From Dune, by Frank Herbert. Here are a couple of additional quotes: "In the open desert, you wear this filter across your face, this tube in the nostrils with these plugs to insure a tight fit.
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Is Paul Atreides a Fremen?

When Paul is accepted into the Fremen tribe, he is given the secret "sietch name" Usul, the Fremen word meaning "the base of the pillar". He chooses "Paul Muad'Dib" as his common name of manhood, to be used openly.
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Is Arrakis Arab?

The name Arrakis is believed to have come from the Arabic name الراقص ar-rāqiṣ, meaning "the dancer," originally a name for the star Mu Draconis.
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Are Fremen Arab?

Fremen derives mainly from Arabic however it has distanced much from that ancient language, and enriched with other contemporary ones, usually towards simplification.
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What race are the Fremen in Dune?

The Fremen were humans, who consider the planet Arrakis their home. They formed an integral part in the establishment of the Atreides Empire and Muad'Dib's Jihad launched by Paul Atreides, their adopted leader.
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Is Jessica pregnant in Dune?

Jessica undergoes the ritual of spice agony and replaces the dying Fremen Reverend Mother. But Jessica is pregnant during the ordeal, exposing the fetus to the same awakening of ancestral ego-memories.
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Did Timothee Chalamet wear a wig in Dune?

While promoting the film at the Venice Film Festival, Villeneuve was asked about the most challenging aspect of directing Dune. His answer: Chalamet's hair. He assured this was a joke, but Mowat confirmed that the actor's hair was, in fact, a little "problematic."
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What does Muad Dib mean in Dune?

If you've ever wondered about the appropriateness of Dune hero Paul Muad'Dib's chosen name—“muad'dib” means “kangaroo mouse” in the Fremen tongue—rest assured that the diminutive “muad'dib” is one mighty mouse.
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What race is Zendaya Coleman?

Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman was born on September 1, 1996, in Oakland, California, to teachers Claire Stoermer and Kazembe Ajamu Coleman. Her father is African-American, with roots in Arkansas; her mother has German and Scottish ancestry.
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How much did Timothée Chalamet make for Dune?

While there are no official reports on Chalamet's Dune salary just yet, sites like Show Biz Galore suggest that he made a whopping $2 million for his role in the film—and that's before any added residuals and profits from the box office, meaning his Dune salary could end up being even bigger.
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Did Zendaya cut Dune?

One of the most jarring things about Dune was the absence of Zendaya, who was all over the marketing for the film, but only appeared for a small fraction of the runtime. We know now that she will have a much more significant role in the sequel, but it was still a shock that a star like her was barely in the film.
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