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Why Denis Villeneuve Insisted On Austin Butler Being Bald In Dune: Part Two
By WITNEY SEIBOLD
In Frank Herbert's 1965 novel "Dune," Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen is devious, cruel, and vicious, with long dark hair and a round, baby face.
In Denis Villeneuve's new film "Dune: Part Two," Feyd will be played by Austin Butler, and the character will sport pale skin, blackened teeth, no eyebrows, and a hairless pate.
None of the Harkonnens in Villeneuve's "Dune" movies have hair. He told Vanity Fair that in his vision of Herbert's story, the Harkonnens “are a society that doesn't like hair.”
“[...] They remove everything. They want to be as far away from any part of their past as possible, where they are coming from. There's a will of purity," Villeneuve said.