# The new "Dune" adaptation **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [April 14, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788 "2020-04-14T18:15:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/261 "2021-07-22T16:18:38Z")
Looks cool - thanks! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/262 "2021-07-22T16:31:27Z")
Indeed. Is this the adaptation we’ve always wanted? I’m cautiously optimistic. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/263 "2021-07-22T17:24:15Z")
I love Jason Momoa, and I’m aware of Duncan’s true importance, but … can you say “padded the big-name star’s role a little”? Maybe that’s just the trailer editing talking. But that’s a _minor_ quibble. _Looks_ fan-fucking-tastic. Has very strong tones of the _Métal hurlant_ house style to me, as well, which is always a plus. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/264 "2021-07-22T17:54:42Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > … “padded the big-name star’s role a little”? Maybe that’s just the trailer editing talking. I think you’re right, and it’s probably true of Zendaya as well. She’s in half the trailer scenes, but her role in this movie can’t be more than the introductory voice over, flashes in Paul’s dreams, and a few minutes at the end. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/265 "2021-07-22T18:07:00Z")
I haven’t been following the scuttlebutt on this. It looks from the trailer like she’s playing Chani. Are they only doing the first half of the book in this movie? Her character is a little more important in the second half. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/266 "2021-07-22T18:22:05Z")
Yes. IIRC, this movie ends with Paul and Jessica’s escape to the Fremen. The rest of the story is told in a sequel. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/267 "2021-07-22T18:28:56Z")
So please, God, may it be both wonderful and a big _big_ hit, so they make the second half and do it proud! ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/268 "2021-07-22T19:05:50Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _Arrival_ and _Blade Runner 2049_ Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 were both AWEFUL! I agree. This will suck. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/269 "2021-07-22T20:33:08Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Yes. IIRC, this movie ends with Paul and Jessica’s escape to the Fremen. The rest of the story is told in a sequel. I hope that is correct. > **possible spoiler for those who don't already know the story of Dune** > > I just heard that Jason Momoa was going to be cutting his hair and dyeing it blond for the Aquaman sequel. If Duncan is dead by the end of the first movie that increases the odds of the sequel. That trailer looks so fucking good. I want to see this movie and I want it to do well enough that Part II starts production early next year. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/270 "2021-07-22T23:07:26Z")
Loved the book, and loved Bladerunner 2049 - I’m looking forward to this one. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/271 "2021-07-23T00:13:50Z")
> [@tullsterx](#): > > Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 were both AWEFUL! I agree. This will suck. I think you must not have read the post you quoted… ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/272 "2021-07-23T01:35:05Z")
That trailer was about 10x better than I was expecting. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/273 "2021-07-23T13:08:04Z")
A few more things from the trailer… Ornithopters- an actual ornithopter design and not whatever the hell it was they used in the Lynch version. Baron Harkonnen is clearly still using suspensors, as the image of him floating up attests to. A couple of the ships we see, I assume at least one of them is a guild heighliner, reminds me of the no-ship depicted on the cover of Chapterhouse: Dune ([seen here](https://i1.wp.com/joshryanbligh.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chapterhouse-dune-cover.jpg?fit=650%2C467)). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/274 "2021-07-23T13:17:05Z")
> [@tullsterx](#): > > Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 were both AWEFUL! I agree. This will suck. I think you misunderstood me, and then misspelled AWESOME. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/275 "2021-07-23T13:20:10Z")
Yes, and when they’re done with the second half promptly do Dune Messiah and Children of Dune (and then take a pass on anything Brian Herbert wrote.) ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/276 "2021-07-23T14:49:28Z")
Gotta disagree with this. To each their own. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/277 "2021-07-23T14:55:37Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Ornithopters- an actual ornithopter design and not whatever the hell it was they used in the Lynch version. Two things that bugged me most about Lynch’s Dune were the ornithopters and the Weirding Modules. To be fair, there was a lot that bugged me but those really popped out at me when I first watched it. I now have a weird love/hate relationship with that movie. Mostly it was bad but now I have some nostalgia for it. > [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > …reminds me of the no-ship depicted on the cover of Chapterhouse: Dune ([seen here](https://i1.wp.com/joshryanbligh.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chapterhouse-dune-cover.jpg?fit=650%2C467)). A little but those have no place in the first book and do not show up in the stories till much later. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/278 "2021-07-23T15:24:45Z")
I know that, and maybe I am just seeing things but the model design has to get its inspiration from somewhere. Heighliners are one thing that I never was able to create a mental image for, so I am stuck with images from the movie and book covers… ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/279 "2021-07-23T15:46:49Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Heighliners are one thing that I never was able to create a mental image for, so I am stuck with images from the movie and book covers… Yeah. Same here. I went with the cover art (tube shaped things). [![](https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/020/299/825/large/alex-jay-brady-brady-aj-heighliner-exterior-1-s.jpg?1567214048) ](https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/020/299/825/large/alex-jay-brady-brady-aj-heighliner-exterior-1-s.jpg?1567214048) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788/280 "2021-07-23T16:02:10Z")
Is Patrick Stewart no longer playing the Emperor? IMDb doesn’t list him as such (if the Emperor will only show up in the 2nd film). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-dune-adaptation/851788.md?page=15)