Our first impression of Chani through Paul's eyes — both in Frank Herbert's book "Dune" and Villeneuve's first "Dune" movie — is in the form of dreams. Paul's budding prescience makes him ...

You of all people should know, Reverend Mother." Zendaya's Chani in Dune: Part 2 is still clearly the character from the book, but in the film, she is given far more agency and personality.

Dune 2 director Denis Villeneuve talks about ending the movie on Zendaya's Chani and how the final shot is influenced by the Frank Herbert series.

This casting is a major development for fans of Frank Herbert’s novels, as the introduction of Paul and Chani’s offspring at an age beyond infancy signals that Dune 3 will explore the period ...