This Dune villain had a much larger role in the original 1965 novel, and by Denis Villeneuve cutting him, there's almost no ...

Despite that seismic departure from canon, Awakening is an unabashed love letter to Herbert's world, both thematically and in its brilliantly authentic depiction of the planet Arrakis. The desperate ...

How these filmmakers looked to Frank Herbert’s spirit to keep ‘Dune’ human. ... he relegated space travel to the background: “Dune” plants its characters’ feet firmly on the ground.

For the final chapter of Paul Atreide's saga, Denis Villeneuve has decided to deviate from Frank Herbert’s official story ...

Music fades to the background like it should, never becoming too powerful or annoying to the story. Frank Herbert's Dune, when all is said and done, is an enjoyable action game.

Herbert continued publishing in the “Dune” series through 1985. He died in 1986 . Still, with 20 other works, the writings of the “Dune” universe extend nearly 60 years.

Herbert continued publishing in the “Dune” series through 1985. He died in 1986 . Still, with 20 other works, the writings of the “Dune” universe extend nearly 60 years.

On screen, Frank Herbert’s Baron Harkonnen-sized 1965 novel “Dune” best suits a director operating in a pre-“Star Wars” mode of storytelling. The patient, densely embroidered narrative ...

Note: Spoilers for decades-old books lie ahead. Frank Herbert’s “Dune” was first published in the mid-1960s, and six decades later, it feels more relevant now than ever before — not so ...