Interesting posts Blastman and DM but of course you know that none of that stuff matters to 95% of Hollywood script writers.

Who thinks the Prequel books are better written than Franks original series.To me they do fill in a lot of the back story.Although found the last book felt rushed.

The first 3 Frank Herbert books (Dune, Messiah and Children) are absolute classics and represent the pinnacle of his writing. God Emperor was pretty good but still a notch down in my opinion. Heretics and Chapterhouse I found to be highly confusing reads. I'll have to revisit those some day.

There are no prequel books, only the original ones.

Dune: House Atreides, Dune: House Harkonnen, and Dune: House Corrino were the first 3 prequels written, taking place a few decades before Dune. A series about events leading up to and including the Butlerian Jihad was also written.

So now we get to wait until the Fall of next year to see the movie. Ugh.

https://dunenovels.com/chronological-order-of-dune-books/

I suspect MadDog doesn't acknowledge the prequels existence.

To be fair, the prequels were written by Herbert's son, so, in a way, they are fan fiction.

Wasn't his son also working on a sequel or two that takes place after Chapterhouse Dune?

Just a few...

Frank Herbert:
Dune (1965)
Dune Messiah (1969)
Children of Dune (1976)
God Emperor of Dune (1981)
Heretics of Dune (1984)
Chapterhouse: Dune (1985)
Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson:
Prelude to Dune series:
House Atreides (1999)
House Harkonnen (2000)
House Corrino (2001)
Legends of Dune series:
The Butlerian Jihad (2002)
The Machine Crusade (2003)
The Battle of Corrin (2004)
Hunters of Dune (2006)
Sandworms of Dune (2007)
Heroes of Dune series:
Paul of Dune (2008)
The Winds of Dune (2009)
Great Schools of Dune series:
Sisterhood of Dune (2012)
Mentats of Dune (2014)
Navigators of Dune (2

October release now..
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/26/22551728/dune-movie-release-date-delayed-again-warner-bros

I looked at the entire release schedule for this year and there are only 2 films that I'll be seeing in the movie theater: Dune and No Time to Die.

Add Top Gun to that list and that's me. Couldn't wait for theaters to open back up and now that they are I don't want to see anything they've got.

PanzerMeyer is spot on the 1st 3 books were the high point of the writings.

Getting closer..
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/08/denis-villenueve-optimistic-dune-2-gets-made-1234658549/

Dune will mark my return to the movie theater and while I doubt the film will bomb, it will also not be a huge blockbuster.

Same here, we have 2 great theaters nearby, The dine and watch and typical.

Not done since we got here 2 years back.

This is just kind of peripherally related, but it's an interview with Francesca Annis from the first Dune movie about her experience making it:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dune-1984-francesca-annis-original-131121023.html

I read that interview on Friday and it’s really a fantastic insight into her experiences during the making of the film. One thing that did surprise me is when she said she has only seen the film once which was at the premiere which I assume she was obligated to attend.

I guess the finished film didn’t leave much of an impression on her. lol.