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I am currently reading the first Dune Novel and just recently I have shown my boyfriend 2001 for his first time.

Afterwards we have talked about the film and the book by Arthur C. Clarke, who was been collaborating with Kubrick on the idea for the novel and the film in parallel, you all know the story.

His question was, why shouldn't Herbert and Kubrick also work together either a) in a similar way or b) having an adaptation of Dune?

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Thematically Dune and 2001 fit in a surprisingly similar direction, as both deal with humanity on a philosophical level in combination with the technological advancements civilization has made over millenia.

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Are there any traces of at least a communication between the two of them?

I am currently reading the first Dune Novel and just recently I have shown my boyfriend 2001 for his first time.

Afterwards we have talked about the film and the book by Arthur C. Clarke, who was been collaborating with Kubrick on the idea for the novel and the film in parallel, you all know the story.

His question was, why shouldn't Herbert and Kubrick also work together either a) in a similar way or b) having an adaptation of Dune?

​

Thematically Dune and 2001 fit in a surprisingly similar direction, as both deal with humanity on a philosophical level in combination with the technological advancements civilization has made over millenia.

​

Are there any traces of at least a communication between the two of them?