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"Dune: Prophecy" stars Jade Anouka, Jessica Barden, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, and Chris Mason visit WIRED to answer the 50 most googled questions about Dune. When does “Dune: Prophecy” take place? Which character is credited with the quote "He who controls the spice controls the universe"? What do the Fremen of Arrakis wear to retain body moisture? Why does Dune and its related works have so many Arabic words? And is Paul Atreides ultimately the villain in Dune? Hear answers to these questions and many more as the cast of “Dune: Prophecy” answer the most googled questions about Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction opus.


Director: Justin Wolfson
Director of Photography: Constantine Economides
Editor: Daniel Poler
Talent: Jade Anouka; Jessica Barden; Josh Heuston; Chloe Lea; Chris Mason
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Talent Booker: Lauren Mendoza
Camera Operator: Christopher Eustache; Caleb Weiss
Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen
Production Assistant: Sonia Butt
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Jason Malizia
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

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00:00We're the cast of Dune Prophecy,
00:01and we're going to answer the most Googled questions about Dune.
00:10Which character said,
00:11he who controls the spice controls the universe?
00:14Is that a Harkinian?
00:14Oh, that's got to be Jesmyn Hart.
00:17No.
00:18How can you walk without rhythm?
00:20You got to do that little thing where you're like this.
00:24Everyone's granddad dances like that.
00:26The one-two step.
00:27What do the Fremen wear to keep body moisture?
00:30Stiltsuit, right?
00:31Yes.
00:33Straight away.
00:34We're on a roll now, guys.
00:35Okay, okay.
00:36In Dune, what valuable resource is only found on the planet Arrakis?
00:40Spice!
00:41Bang, nailed it.
00:42What is the prophet's name in Dune?
00:44Lisa Nagayu.
00:46Okay.
00:48What do the Fremen call the sandworm?
00:53When does Dune Prophecy take place?
00:5610,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides.
00:59Yeah.
01:01How many books did Frank Herbert write in the original Dune series?
01:04A lot.
01:05A lot, so many.
01:07Why does Dune have Arabic words?
01:09Because it's the oldest language.
01:11That sounds like a good answer.
01:12Like everything has Arabic in it, right?
01:15Did House Atreides have nukes?
01:18Nukes?
01:19Nudes.
01:19Did House Atreides have nudes?
01:22Probably because they asked this question, right?
01:24Yeah.
01:26Why does Dune use swords?
01:27Because other stuff is banned.
01:29Yeah, I think the machine wars were...
01:30Oh, I thought it was because of the shields,
01:32because you can't shoot stuff at it.
01:34True, as well.
01:35It's not slow enough.
01:36Yeah, to break the Holtzman shield,
01:37the slower the blade, the better to get through it.
01:40Is the prophecy in Dune real?
01:43I'm going to say yeah, yeah.
01:44Yeah.
01:44Lisa Nagayu.
01:45Yeah, it's written.
01:46Good.
01:46Is Dune Prophecy canon?
01:48It's new canon, right?
01:49Is that called head canon?
01:50Once it comes out, it's canon,
01:51but I don't think in relation to the books,
01:53it's completely canon because some characters are created,
01:56such as mine, Lila.
01:58By Jordan.
01:58So is it canon for the film, but not for the book?
02:01I feel like it's canon now.
02:02Can we just be canon because we said?
02:03Canon.
02:04It's canon.
02:04Canon.
02:05It's canon.
02:05Certified canon.
02:06What night do Paul and Jessica participate in to join the Fremen?
02:12They drink the poison water,
02:13but isn't the water the sweat of dead people?
02:16It's the water of dead people.
02:17Oh, yeah, you get drained.
02:20You get drained.
02:20You get drained of all your moisture,
02:23and then they drink that,
02:24and then they get very, very serious.
02:25Well, we also know that Paul proves himself by fighting Jamis, right?
02:29Is that the ritual?
02:29And he rides a worm.
02:32What is the name of the emperor who governs the known universe?
02:36Emperor Havoc.
02:36The Padishah.
02:38Mark Strong's character.
02:39Oh, Havoc.
02:40Yeah.
02:41Which character can control others with the voice?
02:45In Dune Prophecy, it's me.
02:47Valia.
02:48Yes, Paul can do it.
02:49Jessica can do it.
02:50And Lady Jessica.
02:51Yeah.
02:51Reverend Mulder.
02:52Not all reverend Mulder.
02:53No, it depends on what skill you get,
02:56but you can teach people like Valia teaches people.
02:59Is Paul the villain in Dune?
03:01Nah, he's not the villain.
03:03This is debatable, right?
03:04Is it the anti-hero?
03:06So you're both.
03:07Isn't that a great character, though?
03:08Everybody's a goody and a baddy.
03:10The goody and a baddy, exactly.
03:11What is the role of the Mentats?
03:13They're mathy.
03:13They're like math people.
03:15Yeah, mind, intellect.
03:17Why do Harkonnens hate the Atreides?
03:20Because they're liars.
03:21Well, there's debate to be had there, you know?
03:24There's debate to be had.
03:26It's an age-old war, right?
03:27I feel like I'm right in the middle of it.
03:29Yeah, there's something going on here.
03:30No, I'm not going to disagree
03:32because I do know what happens in the book.
03:34It starts from the machine wars, right?
03:36Yeah, because we were like accused of being like war cowards.
03:41Like we lost all of our status
03:43and we were banished to like the Wailing Planet.
03:45And then you blamed Vorian for the death of Griffin.
03:48Oh God, now it's getting heated.
03:51Which Dune character is known as the Beast?
03:54Is it Duncan?
03:55No, no, it would be...
03:57Jason Mowat's character.
03:58Yeah, it must be, yeah.
03:59What's his... I don't know.
04:00No, yeah, Austin is the Beast.
04:02Austin Bateman is the Beast.
04:03Yeah, he's the Beast.
04:04Oh.
04:04Why did the Atreides go to Arrakis?
04:08To get spies, right?
04:09They were told by the Emperor that they could govern Arrakis
04:11and it was their chance to lead.
04:13Little did they know there was people going behind their back.
04:16What was the name of the Fremen leader
04:18who first accepted Paul into the desert tribe?
04:20Steel God.
04:21Steel God.
04:22Oh.
04:23Why did Baron give up his daughter?
04:26Because he's horrible.
04:27Because she wanted to be Bene Gesserit, right?
04:29What super being are the Bene Gesserit trying to make?
04:32They're trying to make Paul.
04:33They're trying to make the Lysander.
04:34They're making...
04:36How many major houses are there?
04:37Eight feels like a nice number.
04:39Eight, I want to say.
04:40It's what, Atreides?
04:41Seven, eight?
04:42How many different factions are there?
04:45Is this like...
04:46For Bene Gesserit.
04:47Oh, but is the...
04:48Oh, is that what that is?
04:49I feel like there's another one that I'm missing.
04:51There is, there's more, there's loads.
04:53Why is Paul Atreides' son a worm?
04:55Why is his son a worm?
04:57Why is Paul Atreides' son a worm?
05:00It literally says son worm, like S-O-N worm.
05:04So what has Paul Atreides been up to?
05:06He's been paid way more money than us.
05:09Leave the son out of it, he's shy.
05:12This is such a good band name.
05:14How do the Bene Gesserit sisters unlock their memories?
05:17By agony, which is taking a poison.
05:21They have to transmutate.
05:23They have to transmute the poison into their bloodstream
05:26so that they don't die, basically.
05:28Yeah.
05:29Why doesn't the Emperor rule Dune himself?
05:32He does rule, because he rules all the people.
05:34But he doesn't live on the planet because he has to be in the oil,
05:37because he's like so old.
05:40I think he doesn't rule Dune himself because of the Fremen, right?
05:43How did humans get to Arrakis?
05:45Oh, I don't know this.
05:46Delta Airlines.
05:50Who betrayed House Atreides?
05:52Everyone.
05:53Did the Empyrean betray them because they sent them to Arrakis?
05:56Yes, yes, yes, yes.
05:58Who is Leto Atreides' wife?
06:00Jessica, right?
06:01Jessica, yeah.
06:02Rebecca Ferguson.
06:03Who is the royal family in Dune?
06:05The Carinos.
06:06Nice.
06:07Facts.
06:08How powerful is House Carino?
06:10How much time have you got?
06:11Very.
06:12Ultimately, a lot.
06:14What is an acolyte in the Bene Gesserit?
06:18You're looking at them.
06:19They're basically a student of the sisterhood.
06:22That have gone through training.
06:24Yeah.
06:24And are on their way to-
06:26Hopefully one day.
06:27Becoming a mother.
06:29Reverend mother.
06:30What happened to House Harkonnen after Dune?
06:32What do you mean?
06:33Because so many things happened to them.
06:35It's a lot.
06:35Who are the Harkonnen?
06:36Rivals to the Atreides.
06:38In the films, very powerful.
06:40They're not powerful.
06:41In our show.
06:42Ultimately, who are the Harkonnen is a deep question.
06:46Who is the all-female military force?
06:50Fremen.
06:50The Bene Gesserit, right?
06:52Military?
06:52No, I think-
06:53Not military.
06:54Oh, Johnny in the thing has a-
06:57I didn't know there was an all-female.
06:59In the, I don't know.
07:00Maybe it is the Bene G's.
07:02How do the Harkonnens treat the Fremen?
07:04Probably not good.
07:05They're very nice.
07:06I can't imagine the Harkonnens treat anyone nicely, right?
07:08Like pests.
07:09What can the super being do?
07:10What is the super being?
07:12I'm a super being.
07:13You're a super being.
07:14What can you do?
07:15Wait, so basically all sisters training to be super beings.
07:20Because they can control their body down to a molecular level.
07:26So they can do the voice,
07:29which is commanding people to do what they want.
07:32They can also-
07:32Talk to ancestors.
07:34Access their ancestors.
07:35Read minds.
07:36Truth say.
07:37And they can fight like-
07:39And they're good at science.
07:40They can like make potions.
07:43Well, we answered those very successfully
07:45and we obviously know everything about Dune.
07:47Please tune in.
07:48And maybe then you'll be able to answer these questions.
07:50Please, why is Paul Atreides' son a worm?