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☆ 'Dune: Prophecy' is based on a book — but not one written by 'Dune' author Frank Herbert
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The story is based both on "Dune" and the prequel novel "Sisterhood of Dune." Discovery after a merger, it started development on a "Dune" prequel series focused on the politically savvy, supernaturally powered sect of women. "Dune: Prophecy" is partly based on Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction work and on "Sisterhood of Dune," a novel written by Herbert's son Brian Herbert and sci-fi author Kevin J. Anderson. Attila Szvacsek/HBO'Sisterhood of Dune' is a prequel novel set in the 'Dune' universeFrank Herbert's "Dune" novels compose only a small part of the franchise. Advertisement"Sisterhood of Dune" is part of the "Great Schools of Dune" prequel series written by the two, and it was published in 2012.

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☆ Here's when 'Dune: Prophecy' takes place in the movies' timeline, and what the Butlerian Jihad is
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It also touches on a key event in the "Dune" universe: the Butlerian Jihad. "Dune: Prophecy" is HBO's prequel TV series to the critically acclaimed "Dune" movies directed by Denis Villeneuve. "Dune: Prophecy" is Warner Bros.' latest move to expand the "Dune" franchise, which has already grossed over $1 billion at the global box office. Advertisement'Dune: Prophecy' takes place 10,000 years before the birth of Paul AtreidesTimothee Chalamet in "Dune: Part 2." The show also notes that it takes place "116 years after the end of the great machine wars."

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☆ ‘Twisters’ chose not to mention climate change. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

CNN —Like its titular tornados, “Twisters” blasts through a lot in its 122-minute runtime. Generally, scientists are the least certain about the connection between tornadoes and climate change as it’s unclear how warming temperatures are changing storms themselves or the outbreaks. Cathy, a local farmer, gripes that storms and floods are becoming more frequent, and the price of wheat more expensive, while stopping short of citing climate change. However, for a film populated by scientists and clued-in citizens to not mention climate change is a little like the twisters themselves: there’s a hole at the center. !”“Making a ‘Twisters’ movie in Tornado Alley during storm season, tornado season, it’s kind of perfect.

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☆ Timothée Chalamet already has audiences' hearts. The latest box-office numbers show he has their wallets, too.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Timothée Chalamet's recent films, 'Wonka' and 'Dune: Part Two,' have both surpassed the $200 million mark at the domestic box office. No film had crossed $200 million domestically since "Oppenheimer" last August. Chalamet, whose global box office total is over $2.5 billion, is proving he'll be a box-office draw for years to come. And now Timothée Chalamet has the box-office coin to prove he's one of the biggest draws in the movie business. Both titles have also surpassed the $200 million milestone domestically, something no other titles released this year have done so far.

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☆ Denis Villeneuve wants to make 'Dune 3' — here's what's in store for Timothée Chalamet
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Here's what's in store for Timothée Chalamet if Villeneuve gets the green light. "'Dune Messiah' was written in reaction to the fact that people perceived Paul Atreides as a hero. Paul Atreides will be the Emperor of the universe in "Dune 3"Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides on Calodan in "Dune." "Dune 3" would also introduce Paul and Chani's childrenZendaya as Chani and Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in "Dune." AdvertisementPaul may exile himself to the desert at the end of "Dune 3"Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in "Dune."

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☆ I cannot express to you how unbelievably bald Austin Butler is in 'Dune: Part Two'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A recap: Villeneuve's "Dune" series (currently two films, potentially a third) is an adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal novel. Worry about Austin Butler's shiny head. Proof that Austin Butler is enthrallingly hot in "Dune: Part Two." AdvertisementI need you to look — really look — at Austin Butler. one thing that’s not a spoiler I will say is no matter how many previews you see of dune 2, austin butler is somehow balder than that in the movie.

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☆ Breaking down the thrilling ending of 'Dune: Part Two,' and if we'll ever see a third movie
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Though the movie's ending takes some liberties from Herbert's book, it should leave audiences begging for a third movie. In the movie's thrilling conclusion, Paul drinks the Water of Life, which is supposed to bring death to any man who consumes it. Sure, they might stay together if Villeneuve gets to make "Dune 3," but it could be a while before that happens. AdvertisementIn late 2023, he said at a press conference in South Korea that the screenplay for the third movie, which would be based on Herbert's book "Dune Messiah," was "almost finished." But even if "Dune: Part Two" becomes a box office success, the director will not hustle to close the trilogy.

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☆ Sorry Elon, Americans don't want a brain chip: poll
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk last week announced his company Neuralink has implanted its first chip in a human test subject. AdvertisementInterest from potential test subjects is rather slim, as is: just 2% would "definitely" consider getting a computer chip implanted in their brain "within the next year," below the margin of error for the poll. Overall, just 5% of respondents would at all consider getting a chip in the next year. Men were more than three times as likely as women (13% vs 4%) to be down for a commercially produced brain chip eventually. All told, 19% of respondents who said they read Dune would get a commercially available brain chip, and 11% of respondents who said they read Dune would get one this year.

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☆ OpenAI tried to develop an AI model named after a dystopian hellscape in 'Dune,' but the project failed to land, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

OpenAI may have looked to a sci-fi dystopia to draw inspiration for a new AI model. The ChatGPT developer worked on an AI model codenamed Arrakis, The Information reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementOpenAI reportedly scrapped the launch of an AI model named after the dystopian desert world of science-fiction epic "Dune" after it failed to meet expectations. OpenAI began work on Arrakis alongside GPT-4, its latest AI model , to create a system that could power AI applications like ChatGPT much more cheaply, the Information report said. Despite the surging growth, OpenAI faces several challenges ahead, as competitor Google prepares to release rival AI model Gemini , while an AI safety summit next month is likely to bring the company's technology under fresh scrutiny.

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☆ 'Dune: Part Two' is supposed to come out this year. The strikes could change that
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As two Hollywood strikes rage on, movie writers and stars aren't permitted to hype their projects, due to strike rules. The longer the work stoppages keep going, the more likely it is studios will delay releases as production shutdowns choke the movie release pipeline. "Dune: Part Two," a science fiction epic based on Frank Herbert's seminal novel, could end up the biggest title to move. Warner Bros. didn't immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. While the Writers Guild of America has returned to the bargaining table with producers, negotiations are moving slowly.

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☆ 'Context switching is the mind-killer': Elon Musk shared a strange, altered quote from 'Dune' as he juggles leading Twitter with running 4 other companies
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk has three times shared an altered version of a famous quote from sci-fi classic "Dune." "Fear is not the mind-killer, context-switching is the mind-killer," Musk tweeted Wednesday. Context switching is the mind-killer," altering the words of a famous passage from the sci-fi series: "Fear is not the mind-killer." Musk's altered quote is taken to mean that switching tasks and contexts repeatedly can be mind-numbing, while maintaining focus on one task is the real winner. The scene Musk posted to Twitter shows the sect member ordering Atreides to put his hand in a box filled with "pain."

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