Ultimately, Chani rejects Paul's Dune 2 destiny because she believes in Fremen self-determination and rejects the Bene Gesserit's manipulations. Even after everything, Chani doesn't want to lose Paul.

With "Dune 3" being fast-tracked at the time of writing, it might not be all that long until we find out the truth about whether the Chani and Stilgar of the movies are related or not, (though ...

Dune 3 cast member Jason Momoa spoke about son Nakoa-Wolf joining the movie as Paul and Chani's child, Leto II Atreides.

I feel like we — as filmmakers, as an audience — were sort of observing Paul through Chani for most of the time,” observes “Dune: Part Two” cinematographer Greig Fraser about the heroine ...

Dune: Part Two will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.

First off, kudos to then-15-year-old Jenna Ortega for being a fan of the Dune franchise when it was just one ’80s David Lynch movie and a low-budget Syfy Channel mini-series.

He and Parent also discussed the love story between Paul and Chani – the “essence” of the story. For Villeneuve, an adaptation of Dune Messiah will be different.

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 ...

Timothée Chalamet, who plays “Dune” protagonist and Chani’s love interest Paul Atreides, is 28. The “Dune” audition would not have been Ortega’s first.

The Dune 2 cast list was led by Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, with the latter only having a few brief appearances as Chani in the first movie. The X actress thinks she auditioned for that role ...