DUNE is the long-awaited science fiction epic based on the 1965 best-selling novel by Frank Herbert, which continues to captivate imaginations with its mythical portrait of a future universe. On the arid planet of Arrakis, giant sandworms create and protect a rare and valuable natural resource, a life-prolonging spice that enables the mind to fold space and slow time. The drama centers on Paul Atreides, a young man with incredible powers who is destined to lead the Universe out of a time of darkness.