DUNE – (Dir.- Denis Villeneuve) 2021 Science Fiction feature film based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel.
Cast includes Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem.
Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a young noble from the planet Caladan whose family is just one of a number of several big “houses” clashing over the control of the planet Arrakis, better known as “Dune.” Arrakis is a unique planet because it’s the only place you can get a drug called “spice melange.” Spice is a catchall sci-fi plot device. It lets you see the future, travel across space, and even extends life.
Paul’s inheritance includes the planet of Arrakis, which brings him into conflict with the planet’s former rulers, House Harkonnen. It’s also believed Paul is the Kwisatz Haderach, a messianic character who will unite — and kind of destroy — the universe. Paul soon discovers his duties and loyalties are not what he thought they once were as he is thrust into conflict over the future of Arrakis.
