Many times directors have gone on a journey of adapting the novels written by some great authors, as they feel the story should be shown in the theatres to those who haven’t read it yet. Dune is the same kind of novel, which involves the story of the future, and all of the science fictional novels. The plot says everything about the AI and also the futuristic things, planets, and everything. Thus this novel is now adapted for featuring in a film.
Well, this is not the first time, when Dune has been shown to the world as a film, before this release it was also released in 1984 and then as a TV series in 2000. Now the film is returning in 2023. But as the novel has many parts, and the last two adaptations of Duen were terminated in just one part, fans do question the director about the number of parts in which this time Dune, will be shown, or like earlier this is just a one-time film.
Thus, to find the answer to all of your questions, and also tell you the truth, we are here. We are back again with another interesting article to let you know what is the film, Dune about, from where it is taken, what are the differences between a novel and a film, and of course how many parts will it hit your screens, and when. So stay connected to us till the end, and we will give you every small piece of information.
How Many Dune Movies Will There Be?
Dune film was eventually adapted by Legendary Entertainment, by Paramount Pictures as it wasn’t able to produce it. Thus in 2017 under the direction of Denis Villeneuve, the film started and was ready to release in theatres in 2020, but Covid ruined it all. Later in 2021 on 3rd September, the film was released. But wait, was it the final release?
No, that was just one part of the film, which was the adaptation of the very first volume of the novel Dune itself. As the director stated, the novel is so big that they can’t keep it all in just one part. So they have decided to bring the novel entirely as a film in three different parts. Thus the fans are excited as they will know every detail of the novel.
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Storyline Of Dune
Under the rules, the bare minimum changes have been done by the film’s co-writers to the plot, else than that all of the things are the same. Well, the story of Dune: Part One begins showing the Duke of the planet Caladan who is assigned by the Emperor to look after the planet Arralis, which is one of the most important and most demanded planets to date. This planet is full of Spices which is important for travelers and guides to know the areas and maps.
As they step ahead, Duke Leto, his better half Jessica along with their son, Paul, decides to go and reside in Arrakis. However, this is also captured by some other people of another planet, like Harkonnens who are quite cruel and greedy in real. Other than Atreides, and Harkonnens, there are varied Fremens, who have captured the planet. As Atreides came to Arrakis, these cruel Harkonnes broke into a fight with them. But, Duke’s son Paul had a unique strength of dreaming things, and by his unique strength, he made the Fremen his friends.
Thus Fremens decided to fight against Harkonnens from the side of Atreides. But Duke was killed in the fight, and Jessica and Paul moved to the place acquired by Fremen, instead of living here alone. Later Paul saw in his dream, that he might be the next one to hold a command on this planet. Thus by his abilities, Paul gained the trust of Fremen and assured them to be free if they would help them fight against Harkonnens and capture the planet Arrakis.
Cast Of Dune
All the parts of Dune will have the same cast and characters as per the reports. And also there is a huge list of the cast of the film. The ones in the main list involve, Duke Leto by Oscar Isaac, Lady Jessica by Rebecca Ferguson, Paul by Timothee Chalamet, and Baron Harkonnen by Stellan Skarsgard are themain in the film. While the other characters involve, Dr. Lirt Kynes, Glossue Rabban, Thfir Hawat, Chani, and many more.
Where Is It Available?
The film Dune Part One was released in theatres, on Amazon Prime Video on March 25. However, its second part will hit the theatres in March 2024.
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