Frank Herberts Dune-univers er en hel del mørkere, og mere dystert, end Star Wars-universet, men alligevel er der en helt naturlig science fiction-kobling her, og selvfølgelig også det faktum at begge universer foregår på i brede træk på sandplaneter. Faktisk foregår hele Dune-historien på sandplaneten Arrakis, og det har sat ekstra pres på folkene bag de nye Dune-film.
I et interview med Collider fortæller cinematografen bag de nye Dune-film, der instrueres af Denis Villeneuve, at de har arbejdet meget på at sikre, at filmene ikke ligner Tatooine, eller Jakku.
"It was quite fun because I had to forget a lot of Star Wars when I was making Dune. It wasn't hard, though. Denis and I spoke clearly about how the film should look and should feel, and the formats and this and that, so it was not hard to swerve and change lanes. There were some similarities like the deserts. I mean listen, ultimately, I'm positive George Lucas was inspired by Dune when he made Star Wars. I don't know if that's sacrilegious to talk about, but there are a lot of similarities in some areas, so you could tell he was definitely influenced by that. So, I had to be careful doing both [Dune and The Mandalorian] and not to repeat myself. Also, not just for the sake of the movie, but for fun. I hate to do the same thing twice."
Så forhåbentlig distancerer Dune sig en hel del fra Star Wars.