That said, the phenomenal success of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movies proves that the impossible is always within reach. So far, Villeneuve’s adaptation has captured the sheer scale of the books and also made some meaningful changes to the source material. This version of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) begins his journey with a hesitant vulnerability that feels more intense than in the books. This is also why his turn as a self-proclaimed messiah feels more ominous and devastating in Dune: Part Two.