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Dune (titled on-screen as Dune: Part One) is a 2021 American epic space opera film directed and co-produced by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts, and Eric Roth. It is the first of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert .
Following the success of Oppenheimer (2023) in the format, Dune: Part Two was released in the IMAX 15-perforation 70 mm format to twelve venues worldwide, [126] and in standard 5-perforation 70 mm format to 38 venues worldwide. [127] Dune: Part Two ' s world premiere was hosted in the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on February 6, 2024. [128]
Dune was adapted as a 1984 film, [8] [9] and again in two parts, the films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024). [10] [11] Additionally, the novel was adapted as a 2000 television miniseries, Frank Herbert's Dune, [12] [13] and the first two sequels were also adapted as a single miniseries, Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, in 2003. [14]
The main cast of “Dune” doesn’t feature a single Middle Eastern or North African actor in a film that experts say uses Islamic imagery and MENA cultural elements.
With a release date of Oct. 22, 2021, 'Dune' is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Its all-star cast includes Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin ...
Dune: Part Two is a 2024 American epic science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve, and written by Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts. It serves as a sequel for Dune (2021), both adapted from Frank Herbert's 1965 novel Dune. It follows Paul Atreides as he unites with the Fremen people of the desert planet Arrakis to wage war against House Harkonnen.
Prior to the release of Dune, Villeneuve confirmed at the 2021 Venice Film Festival that a film based on Dune Messiah was planned, and it would serve as the third film in a trilogy. [170] After Dune: Part Two was officially greenlit in October 2021, Villeneuve reiterated his hope to continue the series with a third film focusing on Dune Messiah.
Lisan al Gaib – (Arabic: لسان الغيب - 'The tongue of the unseen') The Fremen term for an off-world prophet or messiah, applied to Paul Atreides in Dune. It is "The Voice from the Outer World" and is outlined in Fremen messianic legends heavily influenced by the Bene Gesserit's Missionaria Protectiva .