https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YUzQa_1RCE
I’m sorry, but I just can’t get behind an elderly Christopher Walken as the Emperor.
Why not?
In the book the Emperor is described as looking no older than 35 despite being in his seventies. However all three adaptations have for some reason had the Emperor portrayed by much older actors, though in the 2000 miniseries’ defence they aged up the Emperor and said he was 200 years old. I want to see a Dune adaptation that is faithful to the book in that one particular aspect and finally casts an actor in his late thirties to early forties as the Emperor to convey the whole point of the rejuvenating effects of the Spice. Either one of Damien Lewis or Michael Fassbender would have been perfect in the role.
Don’t tell me it can’t be done! Cate Blanchett portrayed 3000-year-old Galadriel and we totally bought that she was that old.