Who falls in love in Dune?

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. They are finally acquainted in the flesh in the final act of Dune: Part One but there is some tension between them.
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Who is the love interest 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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Who does Paul fall in love with in Dune?

As the novel closes, Paul reaffirms his love for Chani, telling her he has loved her for five thousand years.
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What happens to Chani in Dune books?

Chani's life is in many ways tragic. In the books, she dies in childbirth giving birth to her twin children with Paul, Leto II and Ghanima. Though she has a chance to come back to life as a ghola, a clone essentially, Paul declines this and prefers to respect her life as it was.
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Who does Paul end up with in Dune?

The Spacing Guild had no choice – their limited powers of prophecy showed Paul is capable of it – and they sent everyone home. 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 Atreides marry Chani?

In all versions of Dune, Chani is Paul's lover and eventually his partner in ruling the galaxy. 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.
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Do Paul and Chani have a baby?

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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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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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.
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Is Jessica in love with Paul in Dune?

The relationship between the two quickly evolved into genuine love, and due to this love, Jessica disobeyed her orders and gave birth to a son, Paul Atreides, who would be heir of House Atreides, and ultimately ruined the Bene Gesserit plans.
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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 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?

While Zendaya was only in seven minutes of “Dune,” they did share a kissing scene! Zendaya will have a bigger role in the upcoming “Dune: Part II” movie, also directed by Villeneuve. As for what attracted her to the first movie, a lot of it had to do with having him as the director.
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Will Chani have a bigger role in Dune 2?

While her character is definitely an intriguing aspect in the first film despite her brief appearances, especially when relating to Paul's journey, Villeneuve now promises fans will see much more of Chani in the Dune sequel, which will cover the second half of Frank Herbert's acclaimed 1965 novel.
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Is Jessica married to Leto in Dune?

Despite falling in love with Jessica himself, and despite the fact that she did indeed bear him his beloved son, Leto never married Jessica.
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Is Lady 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 Jessica pregnant in Dune 2021?

Paul's mother, the Lady Jessica, is secretly pregnant with Alia when she and Paul are discovered by the Fremen in the deep desert of Arkais. After undergoing a ceremony in which Jessica drinks "the water of life," her unborn child is made into...well...a super baby!
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Did Jessica love Leto?

Jessica's character undergoes many changes. At the beginning of the novel, she is Duke Leto's concubine. The two are in love, but Leto will not marry her for political reasons.
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Why did duke Atreides not marry Jessica?

This is explicitly stated in the book(s). Since Jessica is a member of the Bene Gesserit, a faction that does not have (explicit) political influence of any kind, marrying her would not gain any advantages for House Atreides.
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Why did the duke not marry Jessica?

Despite Jessica being the mother of his child and him being in love with her, the Duke will not marry her in case he needs to form an alliance with another house. Knowing that Jessica is powerful enough to control the will of others, Dr.
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Did Paul's parents marry Dune?

Although not formally married to Paul's father Duke Leto, Jessica belongs to the order of the Bene Gesserit, a matriarchal group of telepathic pseudo-witches, who are pretty much Dune's version of the Jedi.
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Why did Jessica have a boy Dune?

However, because of her love for Duke Leto, the Lady Jessica disobeyed her fellow Bene Gesserit and gave birth to a son instead of a daughter, to give him an heir, Paul.
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