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The guys who did GITS could do it justice, maybe.

You mean Production IG? They did a good job with GITSAC, which was good quality for a television series, but Dune is not anime-style action riot police; it requires a very different look, feel and pacing. No, Dune would require someone more like Miyazaki Hayao who can create really unique and different worlds with organic characters and settings. Except I doubt that Miyazaki himself would be interested, because most (all?) of his films have used original characters and settings of his own creation whereas Dune already has many set pieces which have to be included or done in certain ways. I like the anime series suggestion though; it has promise and could be done well for less than the 0.5-1 billion or so that a live action series of films at that scale might cost nowadays. The real problem though is finding the right director and enough skilled animators who really care about the project to see the vision through to completion.

Production IG, the same house behind the Ghost in the Shell movie (soon to be movies) and television series.

Don't forget about the currently running TV show. Good show, basically picks up and follows the manga rather than the Movie. Several groups have been subbing it and posted to alt.binaries.anime & alt.binaries.multimedia.anime .. haven't looked in alt.binaries.multimedia.anime.reposts .. but you get the idea. www.productionig.com/Ghost_TV.html

The English-speaking employee at Production I.G, Justin Leach, who does 3-D design, has very interesting journal describing his 2 years in Japan. It's so exciting that we can look inside the production process and everyday Japan.
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Yea, he seems to be more into the heavy weaponry, too, check out the designs for the new Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex stuff - very nice, and a silly level of detail for something thats likely to be in about 3 or four minutes of action, if that.

Yea, he seems to be more into the heavy weaponry, too, check out the designs for the new Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex stuff - very nice, and a silly level of detail for something thats likely to be in about 3 or four minutes of action, if that.