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Children Of Dune

2003, Movie, NR, 226 mins

Children Of Dune: Review

Though endowed with splendid production values and photographed with burnished brilliance, this Sci-FI Channel mini-series is also nearly incomprehensible to viewers unfamiliar with Frank Herbert's post-Dune epics Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. On the desert planet Arrakis, Paul "Muaddib" Atreides (Alex Newman) has dethroned Emperor Shaddam IV, Taken his place and assumed the mantle of a legend. Haunted by visions of the past and future, Emperor Paul feels he's betrayed ... read more leave a comment

Children Of Dune: Cast & Details

Year: 2003
Rated NR

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Susan Sarandon: Princess Wensicia Corrino
Alice Krige: Lady Jessica
Alec Newman: Paul Muad'dib Atreides
Daniela Amavia: Alia Atreides
James McAvoy: Leto ll
Jessica Brooks: Ghanima

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Children Of Dune: TV Guide News

Susan Sarandon: "It's Dynasty In Space!" | Today's News: Our Take | 1/13/2003
Yes, Sci Fi Channel is scrapping Farscape, but take heart, they've not lost interest in space operas. The Dune lovers have adapted the second and third novels in Frank Herbert's saga for Children of Dune, a soapy six-hour miniseries debuting March 16. And look out! Susan Sarandon heads up the cast as Princess Wensicia, whose big hairdo and bitchy power-mongering remind us of Joan Collins in her '80s heyday as Alexis Carrington. "I must say," she tells TV Guide Online, "that [our] wardrobes and hats and things are a little OTT — Over The Top!" Sarandon playfully dubs this drama Dynasty in Space. "I'm not in the habit of watching TV, and I never have," the 57-year-old Oscar winne read more

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