This zeal is tempered, though, by the suspicion that Feyd is already conspiring to have the Baron killed. Paul himself is also worried about that Path, as he has seen it in his prescient dreams, even as he accepts certain parts of that future, like adopting the name “Maud’Dib.”Įlsewhere in the universe, Baron Vladamir Harkonnen continues to groom his nephew, Feyd-Rautha, to eventually take his place and - if he’s played all his pieces correctly - sit the Lion Throne of the Padishah Emperors. At the same time, the Fremen begin to revere Paul as their prophesied messiah Lady Jessica is not only aware of this because her order planted the myth among the Fremen, but she distrusts it, as it could lead Paul down a destructive path. In the book, Paul not only trains with his adoptive Fremen compatriots, but he and his mother train them in the Bene Gesserit form of combat known as the Weirding Way. Entertainment)Ĭonsidering where Dune ends - Chani ( Zendaya) literally saying “this is only the beginning” - Dune: Part Two will use the latter half of Herbert’s first Dune novel as its roadmap. While fans of Herbert’s work have some inkling of the future, let’s assemble what we know about Dune: Part Two to see if we can’t obtain some of Paul’s prescient vision on the matter. Once Dune was a success, the studio wasted no time revealing Dune: Part Two was on its way.īut where do you go with the journey of Paul Atriedes ( Timothée Chalamet) next? And will it lead to a conclusion or another chapter in the Dune saga. And since those subtractions included half the novel, it also meant a natural sequel would be available. The film wowed people with its vision of the distant future and Villeneuve’s smart subtractions from the text made it more accessible than ever before. After one feature film adaptation and many attempts to turn Frank Herbert’s Dune into a critical and financial success, director Denis Villeneuve, Legendary, and Warner Bros.

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