Children
of Dune the new epic
mini-series directed by Greg Yaitanes is the
follow up to the SciFi's Emmy Award winning Frank
Herbert's Dune. The new mini-series
is based on Herbert's second and third books in the Dune
Chronicles.
The
mini-series has Academy Award winner, Susan Sarandon center stage as the
evil doer Princess
Wensicia. But how did she come to be apart of "Dune"?
I just happened that Sarandon was co-hosting USA Network's broadcast of
the annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade in New York City. One of
the floats was of the Dune
worm. "I love
those books!" she gushed. And the rest was dust!
Children
of the Dune is filled
with spectacular costumes and eye-popping special effects. Both
bring this world set the year 10191 to life. Ernest D.
Farino who won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Effects for Frank
Herbert's Dune is back working his special effects magic for newest
miniseries and father/son team of Academy Award-winning Costume Designer
THEODOR PISTEK (Amadeus) and JAN PISTEK also return to dressed
the cast in incredible costumes.
Frank
Herbert's Children of Dune
will be shown in three consecutive nights, starting Sunday, March 16 and
continues on March 17 & 18th on the cable SciFi.
Plot
Summary
In
the miniseries, Oscar winner Susan Sarandon takes center stage in the
evil plots in the world of Dune. It has been 12 years
since Paul Muad'Dib (Alec Newman) freed Dune from the control of evil
House Harkonnen, and brought water to the desert planet. In that
time, Paul as become more than just the people's Emperor. He has
become their messiah - a messiah who has unwillingly unleashed bloody
jihad across the galaxy in his name. Surrounded by treachery and
deceit, Paul is trapped in a rote that promises only more death
and destruction. The only way to truly free his people is to pursue a
new path, the "golden path."
However, he must destroy his own mythos in the process and hand the
future o humanity to his two children. But will they be strong
enough to choose the path that even their father could not follow?
Night One:
Emperor Paul Atreides, heir to a power unimaginable, is the living
incarnation of centuries-old scheme to create an all-knowing superbeing.
But he has become trapped by corrupt religious fanaticism. As
forces conspire against him, Paul must make a epic sacrifice in order to
change the destiny of humanity.
Night
Two:
Alia' sinks into madness as Paul's twin heirs begin to understand their
destinies. Princess Wensicia plots from afar to destroy the
Atreides family.
Night
Three:
Leto returns from the desert a change beings, and shatters the myth of
his father Muad'Dib.
Children
of Dune special TV events to watch
Sun 23 Encore
- Showing the entire Children
of Dune mini-series
Sat 15
& Sun 16
"Women of Dune"
- Susan Sarandon
(who plays Princess Wensicia) narrates an overview of the female
characters in Children of Dune. (check times in your area)
Website:
SciFi's
Children of Dune Website
