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Dune is Paul’s story, undoubtedly, but he’s not the one writing it.
In sci-fi and genre fiction more generally, though, motherhood is often monstrous.
The Bene Gesserit are mothers, but they’re not maternal.
“Shes still Lady Jessica, the main architect of the story.
I thought that was a very powerful idea that was not sustained in the book.
I made sure that she has the character presence in the second part.”
Heavily pregnant with a baby girl, her position as a mother is solidified with every frame.
Her pregnancy reinforces her status rather than undermining it.
The Emperor’s daughter Irulan (Florence Pugh) represents a different kind of femininity.
“Chani is my secret weapon in this adaptation,“Villeneuve told GamesRadar+of her increased role.
With a reimagined focus on motherhood, why erase Chani’s?
Would it have looked and felt different to Jessica’s?
Dune: Part Two is out now in cinemas.
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