Adaptations of DUNE, Interview With Dr. Kara Kennedy
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Dr. Kara Kennedy aka Dune Scholar returns to Dune Talk for a special discussion, ahead of publishing her latest book Adaptations of Dune. We're exploring three existing movie and TV versions of Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic—Dune (1984) by David Lynch, Sci-Fi Channel's Frank Herbert's Dune (2000), and Dune: Part One (2021) by Denis Villeneuve—with eclectic questions from Garin, Johnny, Marcus, and Mark. Which of these screen adaptations is most faithful to the original novel?

Segments:

• 0:00:00 - Intro
• 0:01:49 - Dr. Kara Kennedy
• 0:03:12 - Writing 'Adaptations of Dune'
• 0:07:09 - David Lynch's 'Dune' Movie
• 0:16:57 - 'Frank Herbert's Dune' TV Mini-Series
• 0:22:58 - Compression, Correction, and Updating
• 0:25:08 - Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune: Part One'
• 0:37:19 - Portraying the Bene Gesserit
• 0:40:12 - Ideal Dune Adaptations and the Future
• 0:54:11 - Outro

Dune story covered on this podcast episode:

Book Review: Adaptations of Dune – Frank Herbert’s Story on Screen)

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This show's hosts:

• Marcus Gabriel | @MarcusIsWriting)
• Garin Granata | @DuneCompanion)
• Johnny Sobczak | @JohnnySobczak)
• Mark / DuneInfo | @DuneInfo)

Special guest:

• Kara Kennedy | @DuneScholar)

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Special thanks goes out to Ashton GIeckman) for music and Sheldon Lee for voice overs.