It is also set to feature the children of Atreides and Chani (Zendaya), Leto II and Ghanima, played by Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and ...

Adapted from Frank Herbert's beloved sci-fi novel, which was published in 1965, the film stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul ...

Chani is a Fremen. Like her fellow natives of harsh Arrakis, she has sharp blue eyes thanks to extended exposure to the planet’s invaluable spice. The Fremen also worship Shai-Halud, the world ...

Zendaya as Chani and Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica in “Dune: Part Two" (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)When Paul drinks the Water of Life and gains supreme consciousness, he becomes ...

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.

Chani Should Be Among Paul’s Closest Advisors Herbert wrote Dune over several years in the early 1960s. At the risk of being glib, it was a different time with different gender politics.

Chani’s final scene in Dune: Part One made one of Paul’s visions about her true. He had already seen that exact moment of her smiling at him as the sun of Arrakis set behind her.