Frank Herbertin tieteismaailma Dyyni on Star Warsin maailmaa merkittävästi tummasävyisempi ja vakavampi, mutta molemmat kuuluvat toki samaan tieteislajityyppiin. Dyyni sijoittuu hiekkaiselle Arrakis-planeetalle, joten erottautuminen Star Warsista on erityisen tärkeää. Colliderille puhunut kuvaaja on paljastanut, että elokuvan tekemisessä on erityisesti kiinnitetty huomiota siihen, ettei Dyyni vie ajatuksia Star Warsiin.
"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."
Denis Villeneuven ohjaama Dyyni saapuu joulun alla 2020 ensi-iltaan Atlantin toisella puolella.