Ghani and Leto in mini series

[Emperor Harkonnen]

How old are those actors? Weren't they like 9 years in the book?

[Andrew]

They were supposed to be around 9(I forget) in the books. Those actors were well into their 20's or thirties. Go look them up at IMDB.com

[Emperor Harkonnen]

Don't you mean Ghanima and Leto?

fixed ;)

and I'll check them out on that site..will tell you guys when i find out.

[Emperor Harkonnen]

the guy who play leto is in his early twenties. but I dunno about ghani. I tried to search in google too but it was impossible to find her date of birth. I guess she is younger

[quoudam72]

True but where could you have found two nine-year-old acters to play their parts comvincingly that would have been the studios only concern.

[Emperor Harkonnen]

of course they couldn't use 9 year olds. but maybe teenagers. Paul should also be younger in dune minisereis

[Andrew]

of course they couldn't use 9 year olds. but maybe teenagers. Paul should also be younger in dune minisereis

Alec did great in the miniseries, he convinced me that he was 16 (or whatever) in original, dont think many people his age could act so young. (he looks older not shaved near end of mini which has transpired over some years)

[Caid Ivik]

To be sure, Wensicia should be also younger than Irulan. Mrs Sarandon shows her true age on first view, while Irulan's interpreter looks like a starting model. But that's not only problem of miniseries, if MacLachlan would play Leto and Prochnow (if shaved...) Paul, it may be also more accurate ;D

[Vanguard3000]

Irulan looked younger because she was (CoD spoiler):

[hide]Using her BG abilities to keep herself young looking.[/hide]

[Caid Ivik]

hm...

[hide]Ah yes, red magic was always most popular ;)[/hide]

[Duncan_ghola]

[hide]How about those fancy new cars ey?[/hide]

I dont remember the dune novels mentioning Irulan using her BG abilities to maintain her youthfull appearance... i though it was that other one.. aloivin? i cant think at the moment..

[Vanguard3000]

Err... Mohaim, you mean?

[DM Spoilers]

[hide]No, Irulan maintained her youth in the hopes that someday Paul would "share her bed," so that she could bear his child.[/hide]

[Caid Ivik]

By the way...

[hide]In prequels she was about ten years older than Paul. Chani about five. If Paul took throne as 17 years old and ruled for 12 years, then when he last time "shared bed" with Chani, he was 29, Chani 34 and Irulan 39. Wensicia could be around 34-38, what can be only Mrs Sarandon's dream... But to be sure, Irulan looked good for her 48, if we consider main CoD 9 years after Messiah.[/hide]

[Emperor Harkonnen]

in the mini series they don't say that it has gone 9 years. they just say that some time has passed or something. and it doesn't follow the book exactly. so maybe it is a couple of more years into the future