The future of Arrakis is at stake in latest trailer for Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two is the next chapter in director Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's celebrated novel.
We didn't get to see Dune: Part Two-the second film in director Denis Villeneuve's stunning adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic-last month as originally planned since the film's November release was delayed until next March due to the Hollywood strikes. But Warner Bros. doesn't want us to completely forget about Dune in the meantime, so it dropped another trailer for the holiday season.
(Spoilers for Dune: Part One below.)
As reported previously (also here and here), Herbert's novelDune is set in the distant future and follows the fortunes of various noble houses in what amounts to a feudal interstellar society. Much of the action takes place on the planet Arrakis, where the economy is driven largely by a rare, life-extending drug called melange ("the spice"). Melange also conveys a kind of prescience and makes faster-than-light travel practical. There's betrayal, a prophecy concerning a messianic figure, giant sandworms, and battle upon battle as protagonist Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) contends with rival House Harkonnen and strives to defeat the forces of Shaddam IV, Emperor of the Known Universe.