This article contains light spoilers forDune: Part Two.
Even the biggest fan ofDavid Lynchs originalDunemovie from 1984 has to admit the (unintentional?)
Rather it comes directly from the Frank Herbert book he adapts.
But whereas MuadDib refers to Pauls relationship within his Sietch (as well as desert mice!
), the extended household he joins under Stilgar (Everett McGill in 1984, Javier Bardem now).
It is a name of intimacyas the scene from the Lynch movie suggests.
Usul separates him from the god myth he and his mother create around him.
It brings him back down to Earth.
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However, an IMAX trailer forDune: Part Twoprophesies the return of Usul.
As Bardems Stilgar advises the boy, he referred to him as Usul, not as Paul.
Interestingly, the clip also makes a joke that fondly recalls Lynchs Dune.
Thats because neither the line nor any talk of a big one appears in Herberts novel.
And yet, Villeneuve and his co-screenwriter Jon Spaihts re-use the terminology in their take on the sandworm sequences.
Here, Stilgar urges Paul to summon a big one for his first ride.
But when the worm reveals itself, Stilgar responds, Not that big!
Dune: Part Two rides into theaters on March 1 2024.
