What's the Difference between Dune (1965) the Book and Dune part 2 (2024) the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Paul Atreides
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Paul Atreides
Portrayed by: Timothée Chalamet
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Chani
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Chani
Portrayed by: Zendaya
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Lady Jessica
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Lady Jessica
Portrayed by: Rebecca Ferguson
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Gurney Halleck
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Gurney Halleck
Portrayed by: Josh Brolin
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Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen
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Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen
Portrayed by: Austin Butler
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Princess Irulan
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Princess Irulan
Portrayed by: Florence Pugh
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Rabban Harkonnen
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Rabban Harkonnen
Portrayed by: Dave Bautista
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Shaddam IV
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Shaddam IV
Portrayed by: Christopher Walken
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Lady Margot Fenring
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Lady Margot Fenring
Portrayed by: Léa Seydoux
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Baron Harkonnen
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Baron Harkonnen
Portrayed by: Stellan Skarsgård
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Gaius Helen Mohiam
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Gaius Helen Mohiam
Portrayed by: Charlotte Rampling
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Stilgar
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Stilgar
Portrayed by: Javier Bardem
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Count Fenring
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This Character does not appear.
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Thufir Hawat
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This Character does not appear.
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Dune part 2 (2024) Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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After Paul learns to ride a sand worm, some of the younger man in Seitch Tabr demand that Paul call out Stilgar, defeat him in personal combat, and become their leader. He refuses, because he needs Stilgar as one of his men to help lead. The Fremen accept this. |
The Harkonnens attack Sietch Taber and cause many deaths. There is a call for all leaders to meet in the south. Stilgar says it is time for Paul to call him out and take his place as leader. Paul refuses. |
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During the 2-3 years while living with the Fremen, Chani and Paul becomes lovers and she bears him a son; named Leto. |
The events of the film take place in about seven months as Jessica is still pregnant with Alia at the end of the film. Paul and Chani are lovers, but do not have a son.
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Chani is Jessica’s friend and assists her whenever needed. |
Chani and her young friends do not believe in the coming prophet and think the water ceremony is stupid. They refuse to accept a non-Fremen Reverend Mother, while Stilgar and the older Fremen believe in Paul. |
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No one else had landed on the planet as the Guild had refused permission |
Paul has a message sent to the ships of the Great Houses that if they land on the planet, he will destroy the spice with nuclear weapons.
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Gurny thinks that Jessica was the one that betrayed Houe Atreides to the Harkonnens instead of Dr. Yeuh. He has vowed to murder her. He tries to do so after Paul brings him back to the Sietch. Paul convinces Gurny that Dr. Yeuh was the traitor. |
This does not happen in the film. |