Dune: Part Two: Book vs. Movie

Denis Villeneuve’s 2024 film Dune: Part Two continues his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel. Paul joins the Fremen’s fight on Arrakis as his desire for revenge becomes entangled with their expectations of him.

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About the book and the movie
Book
Dune cover
Author
Frank Herbert
Year
1965
Pages
896Buy book
Audiobook length
21 hr 2 minGet audiobook
Narrator
Scott Brick, see all
Series
Dune, book 1

Control of Arrakis means control of the spice on which an interstellar empire depends, and House Atreides has been ordered to take possession of the planet. Amid rival families, religious schemes, and the desert people’s struggle for their home, young Paul Atreides begins to discover abilities that could make him a powerful instrument in other people’s plans.

Movie
Dune: Part Two poster
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Writer
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts
Year
2024
Runtime
2 hr 46 minWatch on Amazon
Cast
Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Javier Bardem
Genre
action, Adventure, epic, science fiction, speculative fiction
IMDb
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Paul and his mother seek refuge with the Fremen after the destruction of House Atreides. Learning to fight beside Chani, Paul joins attacks on the Harkonnens’ spice operations, but growing belief in him as a prophesied leader threatens to turn his search for revenge into the devastating future he has seen in visions.

Every movie of this book

  1. 1DuneMovie · 2021
    Details
    Dune poster
    Director
    Denis Villeneuve
    Writer
    Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts
    Year
    2021
    Runtime
    2 hr 35 min
    Cast
    Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem

    Paul Atreides dreams of a young woman in a desert before his family is sent to govern Arrakis, the empire’s source of spice. As his father tries to establish authority on the hostile planet, Paul’s training and visions offer troubling glimpses of a future approaching through betrayal, warfare, and the people who call the desert home.

  2. 1DuneDune: Part Two · Movie · 2024You are here

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