8 Biggest Dune Book Moments Denis Villeneuve’s Movie Left Out

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is an incredibly faithful adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel, but there are quite a few big book moments that did not make the cut. The 2021 live-action movie based on the acclaimed 1965 novel was a passion project for Villeneuve years before he finally was able to tackle it. While Herbert’s story was previously brought to life in live-action a few instances before, 2021’s Dune was made with book accuracy in mind thanks to the director’s affinity for the source material. That is part of the reason why the story of the first book was split into two movies so that as much of the book could be included as possible.