Dune (2020) trailer.

[Berlin Expat]

Directed by Denis Villeneuve, screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth, based on the novel "Dune" by Frank Herbert.

Stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa and Javier Bardem.

US release date:18 December 2020

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1. One of the greatest scifi novels ever written.

Hopefully this adaptation will stay more true to the novel than the earlier ones.

[Berlin Expat]

2. Yes it certainly is

Last year, I gave a copy each to two students of mine (I'm a TEFL teacher here in Europe), a brother and sister, and had them read it and then give me a book report on it.

They both genuinely enjoyed the novel, appreciating its thematic complexity and world-building. Today, for the first time in a long time, I saw them again and had them watch the trailer. And they absolutely loved it.

Making this film has been Denis Villeneuve's passion project for a long, long time - and he's certainly emerged as a genuinely great director. I think he's going to do fans of Dune proud.