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With awesome visuals, a Hans Zimmer soundtrack and starry cast members like Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya Coleman and Austin Butler, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part 2 landed on the big screen on 1 March – and it’s the must-see film of the moment, whether you’re a sci-fi fanactic or not.

For the uninitiated, the films (both and this latest second installment) are based on the first book of the seminal saga (1965). Written by Frank Herbert, the original series spans six books, which he completed before his death in 1986. Since then, the core series has ballooned, with sequels and prequels