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Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920–February 11, 1986) was an American science-fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. He also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer. Dune is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time, and the series is a classic of the science fiction genre. The Dune saga, set in the distant future and taking place over millennia, explores complex themes, such as the long-term survival of the human species, human evolution, planetary science and ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics, economics, sex, and power in a future where humanity has long since developed interstellar travel and colonised many thousands of worlds. The series has been adapted numerous times, including the feature film Dune (1984), the miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and Children of Dune, and a motion picture trilogy currently in production, with Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024) having been released, with the third film set for release in 2026. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Herbert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
I know that jacobking1 already made a Dune adaptation story for the 1960's but I wasn't sure if he'd want to use Denis Villeneuve's films as the reference for what the characters should look like, so I made this for whether you use the book (which I mostly will), David Lynch's film, Denis Villeneuve's films, or something else as the reference. As for the story which many of you already probably know...Paul Atreides' father Leto is appointed governor of Arrakis by the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV and Paul is seen as the Lisan al-Gaib by the planet's local Fremen and after their old enemies House Harkonnen take over the planet with the emperor's aid, Paul leads the Fremen against them and the emperor. Evidently, a film adaptation of this book would work better in multiple parts.
