There is probably a link between the Dennis Villeneuvue Remake and them Restoring this version to cash in on potential new interest in the property yes.

But although the TV cut has it’s merits for restoring material why not just restore the rest of the material and present a expanded Rough cut?

The TV cut is pretty Clunky when it comes to the missing scene cards and how this was handled… It could be edited better by a teenager today… So I don’t mind them restoring that at all but there is a case for why bother with it entirely in the state it’s in and make a proper extended version as they can do what they like / want with it.

Also considering if you are going through the Original Camera Negatives just scan all the scenes in from what must of been referenced on the reels on the approx 4 hour rough cut.

Anyway

Guess what film this is from? Actually this may work as The Outside of the shield wall…

Interior Sietch perhaps

Arrakis Distance Matte

Above Shield wall?

The Conan the Destroyer Mountain would be good for showing the other Sietch where Alia is Taken… If it could be Implied and joined with Rabaan in the desert then perhaps we could then have a bit of extra plot… There is a shot in the Emperor of Dune game where a Harkonnen slits a Fremens throat and throws him down a sand dune… Then show Rabaan in the Desert then the Sietch (Conan the Destroyer) Then the emperors Lines fill in the Gap and we see Rabaans Severed Head as the Baron Enters.

When the Harkonnen Thopter is flying over Rocks we only see the Rocks and no Thopter. This Thopter Image has been extracted for use on the shots just before Paul Commandeers the Thopter.

Last One for today

Upper Interior Shield wall for the missing scene Harkonnen Signal Light in the Cliffs and Perhaps Ships coming Over the Shield wall… It is for keying out the red.

Ok could not resist it could make cool shots with this one…