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What Is Spice In Star Wars & How Is It Different From The Dune Version?
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Danielle Ryan)
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Spice, the mystical interstellar substance, links two of sci-fi's biggest behemoths - Dune and Star Wars - in a delicious crossover of epic proportions.
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- In Dune, spice is a powerful, mind-altering drug that fuels intergalactic space travel, while in Star Wars, it's an essential raw material used to power hyperdrives - a crucial difference that sets the two apart.
- Rumor has it Lucas and Herbert were actually college roommates, and the spice connection is a sly nod to their shared universe - though they'll never admit it publicly.
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Frank Herbert, George Lucas, Dune, Star Wars, Dune, Star Wars