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How Dune’s VFX and Sound Teams Made Sandworms From Scratch
The visual effects team invented a process called “sandscreen” to produce epic desert shots. Another group made the worms sound ... -
Dune Is an Exercise in Delayed Gratification
Denis Villeneuve’s take on Frank Herbert’s classic novel is a long time coming—and also incomplete. http://www.wired.com/ -
With Dune, Frank Herbert Designed the Maxi Pad of the Future
Don’t tell him, but the legendary sci-fi writer came up with a pretty creative way to pull moisture away from ... -
Brian Herbert on Dune: ‘My Father Could See Into the Future’
Frank Herbert’s son is the keeper of the canon and the ultimate defender of his dad’s work. http://www.wired.com/ -
Denis Villeneuve on Dune: ‘I Was Really a Maniac’
The director has wanted to adapt Frank Herbert’s book since he was a teenager. Now he’s finished (the first half ... -
What the Military Can Learn From Dune
The story’s hero, Paul Atreides, understood how to find a conflict’s center of gravity better than most military wonks. http://www.wired.com/ -
The Secret Sci-Fi Origins of Burning Man
Though almost nobody talks about it, the desert confab owes its existence to Mad Max, Lawrence of Arabia, and—very crucially, ... -
Spice World: WIRED Traces the Dune Legacy
As the latest take on the novel hits the big screen, WIRED traces the impact of Frank Herbert’s complex, prescient ... -
Dune Foresaw—and Influenced—Half a Century of Global Conflict
From Afghanistan to cyberattacks, Frank Herbert’s novel anticipated and shaped warfare as we know it. http://www.wired.com/ -
How to Make a Dune Stillsuit
But not really, because actual functioning stillsuits are still impossible. http://www.wired.com/
