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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Ahtman wrote: I'm guessing Christopher Walken is the Emperor Tadpole, or whatever his name was.
Yes, Walken is playing Shaddam IV of House Corrino.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Zed wrote: *All statements reflect my opinion at this moment. if some sort of pretty new model gets released (or if I change my mind at random) I reserve the right to jump on any bandwagon at will.
Yeah, that’s the one bit I’m not convinced on yet, but we’ll have to see what his performance is like.
His lead role in the 2022 film Elvis was pretty well received.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Zed wrote: *All statements reflect my opinion at this moment. if some sort of pretty new model gets released (or if I change my mind at random) I reserve the right to jump on any bandwagon at will.
Looking at the cast list on IMDB, it looks like they are completely leaving out Count Hasimir Fenring, which feels like a mistake considering they do have Lea Seydoux in there playing his wife IIRC.
My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/7/24, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~16000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Imperial Knights: ~2300 | Leagues of Votann: ~1300 | Tyranids: ~3400 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000 | Kruleboyz: ~3500 | Lumineth Realm-Lords: ~700
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2024: 40 | Total models painted in 2025: 21 | Current main painting project: Warhammer 40k Leviathan set
Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote: You need your bumps felt. With a patented, Grotsnik Corp Bump Feelerer 9,000.
The Grotsnik Corp Bump Feelerer 9,000. It only looks like several bricks crudely gaffer taped to a cricket bat.
Grotsnik Corp. Sorry, No Refunds.
ZergSmasher wrote: Looking at the cast list on IMDB, it looks like they are completely leaving out Count Hasimir Fenring, which feels like a mistake considering they do have Lea Seydoux in there playing his wife IIRC.
Neither were in Lynch's film, whereas Wikipedia states the following for Margot Fenring:
Though Margot was not included in the 2021 Denis Villeneuve film Dune, Léa Seydoux will portray the character in the upcoming sequel, Dune: Part Two. Margot has been described as a critical character and vital ally to Paul Atreides in the film.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Well, that means this will be a year of me not going to the pictures, that was the only thing I was wanting to see this year. Oh well, at least we are still getting it.
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The objective of the game is to win. The point of the game is to have fun. The two should never be confused.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
One of my friends said his only disppointment is that its "only" going to be 166m
Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
Grey Templar wrote: One of my friends said his only disppointment is that its "only" going to be 166m
Villeneuve said he's writing Dune Messiah now but will probably take a break in between if it's greenlit. I'm sure he needs it.
There’s a twelve year gap between ‘Dune’ and ‘Dune Messiah’, so at least there won’t be complaints that the cast looks too old for their roles
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Zed wrote: *All statements reflect my opinion at this moment. if some sort of pretty new model gets released (or if I change my mind at random) I reserve the right to jump on any bandwagon at will.
Im very much looking forward to it. Part 1 is one of the few films I find myself watching over and over again in the background. Theres so much untapped potential for Villeneuves take on the setting, im surprised that nobody has yet tried giving it the Song of Ice and Fire Miniatures Game style treatment.
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CoALabaer wrote: Wargamers hate two things: the state of the game and change.
chaos0xomega wrote: Im very much looking forward to it. Part 1 is one of the few films I find myself watching over and over again in the background. Theres so much untapped potential for Villeneuves take on the setting, im surprised that nobody has yet tried giving it the Song of Ice and Fire Miniatures Game style treatment.
That would require a deal with Herbert Properties LLC and there's no way to tell if they would be interested in such a deal or what it would cost any potential game manufacturers.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
I dont know the specifics of the Dune license, but licensing is not typically so straightforward. Usually when a movie studio gets a license to produce films based on existing IP, it also gets derivative licensing rights or a forked license to produce licensed merchandise based on said film, often which often does not require much (if any) approval from the umbrella licensor. This is (or at least was) the case with GW/WB New Line Cinema and the Tolkien license for example, likewise the Game of Thrones license based on the HBO series is a separate license from the Song of Ice and Fire license based on the books. In other words, its entirely possible that a miniatures game based on the film (which is really what I would prefer) could be licensed via Legendary/WB without involving Herbert Properties LLC, likewise its possible to license a game like that based on the books via Herbert Properties LLC without the involvement of Legendary/WB.
CoALabaer wrote: Wargamers hate two things: the state of the game and change.
Zed wrote: *All statements reflect my opinion at this moment. if some sort of pretty new model gets released (or if I change my mind at random) I reserve the right to jump on any bandwagon at will.
Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote: I do know some idiots bought an NFT version of a Dune book, labouring under the misapprehension they were therefore buying the entire copyright.
I had forgotten about that little bit of history. That was quite a nice bit of schadenfreude for everyone else.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
There are multiple board games clearly based on the film, and another more based on the book. Doesn't seem like it's too complicated or prohibitively expensive.
~16000 Astra Militarum: 
~1200 | Imperial Knights: 
~2300 | Leagues of Votann: 
~1300 | Tyranids: 
~3400 | Stormcast Eternals: 
~5000 | Kruleboyz: 
~3500 | Lumineth Realm-Lords: 
~700
