"In the book, it's just written, 'and then Paul rides the worm,'" "Dune" and "Dune ... why not sign up to our free newsletter? Read the original article on SlashFilm.

There's a new cinematic worm in Hollywood. The movie adaptations of Frank Herbert's novel Dune introduced audiences to the Shai-Hulud, massive sandworms native to the desert planet of Arrakis.

Even though Dune: Part Two is a continuation of the story ... new weapons, and the worms are much more than they were in the first, so a sonic sense of the worms had to be created.” ...

Chani readies her hooks for the oncoming worm, which she’ll ride away from here. The second book in the original Frank Herbert series, Dune Messiah takes a more intimate approach than the writer ...