Talking to Empire, Denis Villeneuve has stated that “there are words on paper,” for a 3rd Dune movie. He’s been speaking about persevering with the story beyond Dune: Part Two since 2021, however that is the primary time he’s stated something additional on the topic.
Villeneuve stated to Empire, “If I reach making a trilogy, that may be the dream.” Frank Herbert’s Dune was an epic science fiction novel, however he continued the story of Arrakis and the Atreides household far past that one novel. The following ebook, Dune Messiah, is what Villenueve is eyeing subsequent.
“Dune Messiah was written in response to the truth that folks perceived Paul Atreides as a hero, which isn’t what he wished to do. My adaptation [of Dune] is nearer to his concept that it’s truly a warning.” Villenueve hopes to get nearer to the themes that Herbert supposed. The books get, in Villenueve’s phrases, “extra esoteric” previous Messiah. He’s not fallacious. There’s an enormous Atreiedes spawn worm god emperor within the later books, and Herbert simply goes totally out of his mind–and it could be fascinating to ultimately see how Villenueve handles that.
Dune: Half 2 is delayed till 2024, however Dune: Messiah may nonetheless occur. Villeneuve is used to taking his time.
This piece was written in the course of the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. With out the labor of the writers and actors at the moment on strike, the film being lined right here wouldn’t exist.
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