The Ultimate ‘Dune: Part Three’ Companion Officially Lands on HBO Max
A documentary about Alejandro Jodorowsky’s unrealised 1970s adaptation of *Dune* is now available to stream on HBO Max, alongside David Lynch’s 1984 film. Its arrival comes as Denis Villeneuve’s *Dune: Part Three* is due in December, offering fans a look at an ambitious version of the story that never reached production.
Jodorowsky assembled collaborators including comic artist Jean Giraud and designer H.R. Giger, and developed an extensive storyboard-based plan. The proposed film was to feature music by Pink Floyd and a cast including Salvador Dalí, Orson Welles, Mick Jagger and Gloria Swanson. The documentary was released in 2013.
In short
- A 2013 documentary on Jodorowsky’s abandoned *Dune* film is streaming on HBO Max.
- David Lynch’s 1984 *Dune* is also available there.
- The planned adaptation involved Pink Floyd and an eclectic cast.
Explained simply
Frank Herbert’s Dune is a science-fiction novel about a struggle for control of the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of a valuable substance called spice. Its mix of politics, religion and ecology has inspired several screen adaptations.
In the 1970s, Chilean-French filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky tried to bring the novel to cinema, assembling artists and designers to plan an ambitious film. The project never reached production, but its story and surviving artwork later became the subject of a 2013 documentary.
Jodorowsky’s planned film is one of several different visions of Dune, alongside David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation and Denis Villeneuve’s films. The documentary offers background on how an unrealised project can still form part of the story’s influence on film and design.
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