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   Is 'Dune' based on a true story?

   • Based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert, "Dune" has been made into a movie in 1984 and a miniseries in 2000. Now, another adaptation — starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, and more — is set to premiere in October.

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   Is Dune a real planet?

   • Warning: the following contains SPOILERS for Dune. Dune was inspired by a real desert experiment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the ‘50s. This should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the planet of Dune, also known as Arrakis, the desert planet.

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   What is the setting of 'Dune'?

   • The set-up for “Dune” is a good old-fashioned power struggle. The tale is set on Arrakis, an unforgiving desert planet hostile to life. This inhospitable wasteland shouldn’t be worth the trouble it takes to survive it except that it produces spice, or melange, an addictive drug that produces heightened awareness and extends life.

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   Is Dune a sci-fi movie?

   • But remember, of the great classics of sci-fi literature, Dune is the “ this place has everything ” one. It’s one third Game of Thrones, one third space, and one third a giant bong rip. Prepare yourself. Dune takes place so many millennia into the future that it is essentially a fantasy universe.

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   Sep 8, 2021 · Based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert, "Dune" has been made into a movie in 1984 and a miniseries in 2000.

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   Sep 9, 2020 · Dune is a sci-fi novel by Frank Herbert about a noble family's struggle for power and survival on a desert planet. It is not based on a true story, but on a complex and rich fantasy universe with elements of space, magic, and politics.

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   Oct 19, 2021 · Frank Herbert’s “Dune” has a reputation, even among serious readers, for being dense and difficult to follow. Here's what to know before diving in.

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   Sep 6, 2021 · Based on Herbert's 1965 science fiction classic, Dune is a sprawling story of power, betrayal and murder set in the distant future.

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   Feb 29, 2024 · Villeneuve's Dune brings Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic to life on the big screen, proving that the novel's reputation for being impossible to adapt is no longer true. The complex story of Dune, set thousands of years in the future, revolves around power struggles, a desert planet called Arrakis, and the valuable spice that controls the empire.

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   Sep 9, 2020 · Director Denis Villeneuve explains what makes Dune unique among sci-fi sagas and what the story and his film adaptation are really about beyond giant sandworms and space spice.