Dune: Part Two, the second installment in Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic Dune, opens in theaters today. Part One, which was released on HBO Max and in theaters in 2021, starred Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, heir to House Atreides, who are ordered by the emperor of the known universe to govern Arrakis, the only source of the essential resource called spice. Despite its simultaneous streaming release, Dune: Part One made more than $430 million at the box office and received rave reviews.
Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista and Javier Bardem reprise their roles from the first film, with the additions of Christopher Walken as Emperor Shaddam IV, Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan and Anya Taylor-Joy. Dune: Part Two has thus far received nearly unanimous rave reviews with a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Frank Herbert's Dune series includes an additional five titles: Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse: Dune. A movie tie-in edition of Dune is available from Ace Books.
