To be certain, Jodorowsky’s proposed ending to his version of Dune is a radical departure from the novel, in which he has the prophet Paul dying and subsequently the entire desert planet of Arrakis is transformed into a lush green world. From my understanding, Frank Herbert didn’t have a problem with this plot twist, and Herbert and Jodorowsky remained ‘amicable.’ If anything, Herbert was taken aback by the length of the story board, which Herbert described as being the size of a “phone book.” The film, if made, could have been great, or a disaster.

What I’m wondering about is wether or not George Lucas was privy to that storyboard back in 1975, and if so, how that would have shaped what we’ve come to know as Star Wars?