Sandworm turns

DUNE Cert 12A In cinemas now

- Andy Lea

This is only the beginning,” says Zendaya’s desert warrior at the end of this sprawling two-and-a-half hour epic. We will have to wait to see if she’s telling the truth.

A caption reminds us this is just Part One. After Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve’s last big budget sci-fi, flopped, his paymasters are keeping a keen eye on this weekend’s box office before committing to Part Two.