The 2021 film Dune, directed by Denis Villeneuve, is the first half of a planned two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel. This is distinct from the 1984 Dune film by David Lynch.

In the end, the ambitious project was cancelled and the crew members started to work elsewhere, responsible for some of the great movie projects. In the 1970s, director Alejandro Jodorowsky wanted to produce his own vision of the book, which now known as the “biggest movie never made.” His 300-page script would have been a 14-hour movie. Related: Dune, 50 years on: how a science fiction novel changed the world (The Guardian) An Early Attempt to Film DUNE

Frank Herbert’s Dune should endure as a politically relevant fantasy from the Age of Aquarius. It has sold millions of copies, is perhaps the greatest novel in the science-fiction canon and Star Wars wouldn’t have existed without it. And as these factions vie for control over the remnants of the Empire, a girl named Sheeana rises to prominence in the wastelands of Rakis, sending religious fervor throughout the galaxy…Ĭhapterhouse: Dune (1985) Their true weapon remains a man who has lived countless lifetimes-a man who served under the God Emperor. Heretics of Dune (1984) The Lost Ones are returning home in pursuit of power. God Emperor of Dune (1981) Siona is unaware that Leto’s vision of a Golden Path for humanity requires her to fulfill a destiny she never wanted-or could possibly conceive. But Leto and Ghanima have their own plans for their visions-and their destinies. Dune (1965) Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece-a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.ĭune Messiah (1969) Even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies, the true threat to Paul comes to his lover, Chani, and the unborn heir to his family’s dynasty.Ĭhildren of Dune (1976) Facing treason and rebellion on two fronts, Alia’s rule is not absolute.

Dune by Frank Herbert