Fanbase Feature: DUNE: PART TWO Panel Discussion

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03/09/24 • 99 min

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests Corinna Bechko (writer - The Space Between, Avatar: Adapt or Die), Vanessa Armstrong (writer - The New York Times, Reactor, Vulture, Smithsonian Magazine), and Scott Rubin (writer - Naming Your Little Geek: The Complete List of Comic, Game, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Names, toy reviewer - ActionFigureInsider.com) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Dune: Part Two (2024) in light of the film's recent release, with topics including whether the film truly works as a subversion of the "Chosen One" trope, what the film has to say about women and their relationship to power, reactions to the film's deviations from the source material, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Dune: Part Two abound in this panel discussion!)

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