When House Atreides is assigned rule over the planet Arrakis, the longtime controllers of the spice -- House Harkonnen -- appear to peacefully hand over the territory while plotting to assassinate Duke Leto and his entire family. After escaping capture, the Duke's consort and her son, Paul, find themselves facing the untold dangers of the desert planet: harsh environment, enormous spice-producing sandworms, and Fremen, the native inhabitants.

Mattie Ross is determined to avenge her father's blood by capturing Tom Chaney, the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshall with an affinity for drinking, and hardened Texas Ranger LaBoeuf to track the fleeing Chaney. Despite their differences, their ruthless determination leads them on a perilous adventure that can only have one outcome: retribution....