Dune: Part Two
2024 · SCI-FI
Most requested
Paul Atreides hides with the Fremen, rides a sandworm, and the holy war begins. Essential context for the sequel everyone's seeing.
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Traffic was terrible. The popcorn line was endless. The babysitter ran late. Whatever got you here after the opening credits — tell us when you sat down and read a 60-second catch-up on everything you missed, timed to the minute.
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The darkstar run, the impossible mission, and the team of hotshots. Everything that sets up Maverick's return to Top Gun.
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It opens with Gwen, not Miles. Here's her backstory, her band, and the canon-event rules that drive the whole plot.
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The Osaka Continental siege kicks off almost immediately. Who's with Wick, who's hunting him, and what the Marquis wants.
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