Dune: Part Two is delighting filmgoers and dominating the box office, but the tale of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) is a complicated one and has had viewers questioning how they should see him.

David Lynch’s Dune (1984) is a cult classic and beloved by many fans of the book. However, the way that Lynch chose to interpret Paul in his film goes directly against Herbert’s intentions.

Paul Atreides is not a villain in “Dune: Part Two,” but he isn’t a hero in the traditional sense either. David Lynch’s adaptation of “Dune” from 1984 portrayed Paul Atreides as a ...

That description could easily fit Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars franchise or Dune's Paul Atreides. But beyond that high-level summary of the character, the two stories couldn't be more different.

In Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune, Paul Atreides is known by at least two other names: Muad’Dib and Usul. But in the epic new movie Dune: Part Two, Paul’s other name will, perhaps, be ...

In 1984, David Lynch directed a Dune movie with Kyle MacLachlan in the lead role as Paul. The film is a cult favorite, but many felt it failed to capture the intricacies of Herbert’s novel.

The new trailer for Dune: Part Two teases some very big conflicts to come in this epic sci-fi franchise. We see Timothee Chalamet’s Paul Atreides uniting the Fremen of Arrakis and leading a ...

Paul Atreides is the primary protagonist of Dune. Born on the planet Caladan to Duke Leto Atreides I and his Bene Gesserit concubine Lady Jessica, Paul eventually travels to Arrakis and winds up ...

In Dune: Awakening, Jessica Atreides never gave birth to Paul, instead choosing to obey the orders of the Bene Gesserit to have a daughter. She names her Ariste Atreides, who is a character ...

Jason Momoa described growing emotional as he watched his 16-year-old son Nakoa-Wolf Momoa act professionally for the first ...

– Chapterhouse: Dune Denis Villeneuve ’s adaptation of Dune understands something about the character of Paul Atreides that the 1984 Dune adaptation by David Lynch did not: Paul is not a hero.