Dune fans around the world are preparing to return to Arrakis for the third (and possibly final) time later this year when Dune: Part Three, which is coming to theaters on December 18. Although the film is opening on the same day as Avengers: Doomsday, it’s expected to be a massive juggernaut at the box office, just as both of its predecessors were. The success of both Dune movies so far has opened the door for other studios to take advantage of the IP, including with the success of the spin-off series, Dune: Prophecy, and the video game Dune: Awakening, which is coming soon to PS5. There are plenty of hours of content to enjoy from Dune movies, TV shows, and video games, but where the franchise is most bountiful is between the pages, with plenty of novels covering stories of various eras.
The story of Paul Atreides was first born from the Dune novels by the late Frank Herbert, and since his passing, it has continued through his son and other important authors. The latest dune expansion novel comes in the form of Dune: House of Corrino Vol. 1, which was written by Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert with art from Simone Ragazonni, colors from Dan Jackson, letters by Ed Dukeshire, and cover art by Ramon Swanland. The new story from BOOM! Studios launches later this year on September 8, hardly three months before Dune: Part Three. House Corrino has no presence in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movies, but they are involved in the story of Dune: Prophecy, which is set thousands of years before the birth of Paul Atreides. An official synopsis of Dune: House of Corrino Vol. 1 reads as follows:
“As the Royal Family, House Corrino was once the most powerful house in the universe, playing a crucial role in events surrounding the major political players that will change the shape of the balance of power in Dune forever. House Harkonnen increases their pressure on the Fremen, scaling up the conflict in ways that threaten even more bloodshed, while the Bene Gesserit plot the course for their would-be messiah, and pull the strings of the fateful mother of the Kwisatz Haderach.”
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
The Matrix
Mad Max
Blade Runner
Dune
Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Who Stars in ‘Dune: Part Three’?
Dune: House of Corrino Vol. 1 coverImage via BOOM! Studios
Returning stars for Dune: Part Three include Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Zendaya as Chani, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Anya Taylor-Joy as Alia Atreides, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, and Jason Momoa as Hayt, a clone of Duncan Idaho. Robert Pattinson has also joined the cast of Dune 3 as Scytale. Denis Villeneuve wrote and directed the film with help from Brian K. Vaughn on the script. Josh Brolin was absent from the first trailer and is not expected to have any role in the film.
Check out Dune: House of Corrino Vol. 1 from BOOM! Studios later this year on September 8 and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Dune: Part Three.
