Do Chani and Paul get together?

Yes, Paul (played by Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya) end up together romantically in the Dune novel and all previous screen adaptations prior to Denis Villeneuve's film.
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Do Paul and Chani end up together?

Like Duke Leto and Jessica, Paul never marries Chani but instead marries Princess Irulan to institute himself into the Emperor's family. Chani and Paul eventually have twins, Leto II and Ghanima Atreides. (Chani does have another infant before this named Leto, who dies as a baby.)
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Does Paul fall in love with Chani?

As the novel closes, Paul reaffirms his love for Chani, telling her he has loved her for five thousand years.
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Who does Paul Atreides end up with?

The Emperor abdicated and retired to Salusa Secundus in 10196 AG. Paul married the Emperor's eldest daughter, Irulan, and assumed control of the Empire.
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Does Paul dream Chani?

Paul's visions of Chani come true in the movie, in a way. As is the case in the books, the two eventually become lovers and Chani becomes his concubine. She is at his side through his ascension to the role of Muad'Dib among the Fremen and the defeat of the Harkonnens on Arrakis.
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Paul and Chani - THEIR STORY (DUNE: Part One)



Do Paul and Chani have a child?

After a traumatic pregnancy, (the pregnancy was accelerated by Spice, taking only five months instead of nine) Chani gave birth to twins, who Paul named Leto and Ghanima.
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Does Chani come back to life?

Chani was resurrected, as well as her husband Paul Atreides, her mother-in-law Jessica Atreides, her father Liet Kynes, and her son Leto Atreides II.
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Why does Paul see Chani?

Visions Of Chani In Arrakis

During this time, Paul reads books and watches hologram films about Arrakis and his harsh conditions. Chani's presence in Paul's dreams suggest that he will find her somewhere on the desert planet. Moreover, Chani is the only main character in Dune who is introduced in one of Paul's visions.
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Did Paul Atreides marry irulan?

Dune Messiah

Irulan is Imperial Consort, but is Paul's wife in name only, as he intends his beloved concubine Chani to bear his children and heirs apparent.
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Does Paul Atreides turn into a worm?

Anderson's continuation of the original series, Hunters of Dune (2006). Even at a very young age, this Leto shows signs that he may be more than he seems. During an assassination attempt, he appears to transform into a small sandworm and defends himself before reverting to an innocent one-year-old.
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Will Chani have a bigger role in Dune 2?

In a recent interview with Variety, Villeneuve talked about how Zendaya's character, Chani, will have a more prominent role in Dune 2. Via Paul's visions, the first film teases his future with Chani as they lead the Fremen against House Harkonnen and the Emperor.
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Did Paul ever sleep with irulan?

In Dune Messiah, Paul refuses to even touch Irulan for 12 years and is fairly cold to her as well, all while he treated Chani with love and slept with her, reducing Irulan to being the Royal Cuck.
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Is Paul Atreides the villain?

Paul Atreides is pitched as the hero of Dune, but there are several hints throughout the film that he could become the villain later on. The storyline of Frank Herbert's Dune novels is a sweeping epic that spans thousands of years, twisting the traditional hero's journey narrative in some interesting ways.
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Is there a kissing scene in Dune?

My biggest fear was that my mouth would be vile, and then I would have to do a scene with Timothée where we have to be really close, and he would smell my dry-socket breath.” While Zendaya was only in seven minutes of “Dune,” they did share a kissing scene!
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Is Jessica pregnant in Dune?

Jessica undergoes the ritual of spice agony and replaces the dying Fremen Reverend Mother. But Jessica is pregnant during the ordeal, exposing the fetus to the same awakening of ancestral ego-memories.
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Is there romance in Dune?

Lady Jessica and Duke Leto's romance is one that stays faithful to the sci-fi book the movie is adapted from. Just like how it is in the novel, the two are never actually married, which is a political move meant to keep Leto as an eligible partner for other Great Houses.
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Why does Jessica cry so much in Dune?

Shadout Mapes gave Lady Jessica her crysknife because she believed Paul was the Messiah. Stilgar said “I recognize you” when he met the Duke's son. And, after the young Atreides instinctively knew how to wear his stillsuit, Dr.
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Does Chani kiss Paul?

The trailer for the highly anticipated feature film Dune was released on Thursday. In the clip shared by Warner Bros, Timothee Chalamet's Paul Atreides and Zendaya's Chani share a kiss. The romance blossoms during a frightening war on her desert planet Arrakis which is mined for precious resources.
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Is Chani a main character in Dune?

Denis Villeneuve teased Zendaya's Chani have a far bigger role as one of Dune 2's main character. Here's how and why that can happen. Zendaya's Chani has been called one of the main characters of a planned Dune sequel, and here's why and how she'll take on a much bigger role next to Timothée Chalamet's Paul Atreides.
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Is Chani black?

Though portrayed by Sean Young, a white woman, in Lynch's version, Herbert's text describes Chani as dark skinned. She's portrayed by Zendaya in Villeneuve's version, who—as we see in the photos from Vanity Fair—has the character's trademark blue eyes, which indicates melange usage, a symbol of pride for the Fremen.
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Does Paul marry the emperor's daughter?

10176 AG] was the eldest daughter of the 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV, and Anirul, a Bene Gesserit of Hidden Rank. She was also the wife, in title only, of Emperor Paul Atreides, and an important historian who chronicled the events of Paul's rise to the Imperial throne through a series of written works.
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Why do Paul's eyes turn blue?

The Dune trailer shows that Paul spends an extended period of time on Arrakis as he helps Chani protect the planet, meaning his blue eyes are a symptom of either ingesting the drug for power or consistently breathing in enough on Arrakis that he has a constant state of activity from Spice.
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How old is Paul Atreides?

Paul Atreides

Paul is the son of Duke Leto Atreides and is the heir to the House of the Atreides. At the beginning of the novel, Paul is fifteen years old. He has been trained from birth to fulfill the role of duke, and he is adept at combat and strategic thinking.
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Does Paul Atreides love Princess Irulan?

Alternate Dune histories could rewrite Paul's story

The objective "story" of Dune is (kind of) told by the historian Princess Irulan. In the first book, she becomes Paul's wife out of political convenience, but she's not his true love — that's the Fremen known as Chani.
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