Yes, Dali would have been great as the emperor.
But Jodorowsky’s unfinished Dune project still had a significant influence on several major science fiction films and media, despite never being completed:
- Alien (1979)
- Dan O’Bannon, who worked on Jodorowsky’s Dune, later wrote the Alien script
- H.R. Giger’s designs for Dune inspired his work on the Xenomorph
- The Alien Xenomorph’s design has roots in Giger’s Harkonnen Castle concept for Dune
- Star Wars (1977)
- George Lucas was reportedly influenced by the Dune storyboards and designs
- Jabba the Hutt’s appearance may have been inspired by Baron Harkonnen’s design
- Blade Runner (1982)
- Ridley Scott hired Dan O’Bannon and Moebius, who had worked on Jodorowsky’s Dune, to help create the futuristic world
- Contact (1997)
- The opening space sequence was allegedly inspired by Jodorowsky’s planned opening for Dune
- The Incal (1980s graphic novel series)
- Jodorowsky and artist Moebius recycled many concepts from their Dune work into this influential comic series
Check out the documentary “Jodorowsky’s Dune” (2013). It explores how the pre-production work and assembled team for this unrealized film went on to influence much of modern science fiction cinema. It’s worth a watch.
I’ve just accidentally burnt my boss to ashes. I then scratched my smartphone while I was writing this. Bloody fire breath and claws. I can’t even get through the door because my wings are in the way. And how am I supposed to pay tax on this huge gold hoard? Damn you, random internet people!