A 3rd Dune movie is within the works, however if you happen to ask Denis Villeneuve, his tackle the sci-fi traditional is “not like a trilogy.”
In the intervening time, Dune director Denis Villeneuve is presently within the technique of writing a 3rd movie, which will probably be primarily based on the second ebook within the collection Messiah. However regardless of being a 3rd movie, the director is not viewing them as a trilogy. Villeneuve lately made an look on Vainness Honest’s Little Gold Males podcast, the place he spoke in regards to the Dune movies, and his plans for the collection going ahead. “First, it’s essential that folks perceive that for me, it was actually a diptych,” Villeneuve stated of his two Dune motion pictures.
“It was actually a pair of flicks that would be the adaptation of the primary ebook. That’s carried out and that’s completed. If I do a 3rd one, which is within the writing course of, it’s not like a trilogy. It’s unusual to say that, but when I am going again there, it’s to do one thing that feels totally different and has its personal identification.”
One huge factor that needs to be thought-about with Messiah is that the ebook takes place 12 years after the primary one, and with the movies having such a young-looking solid in Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya, there might probably be issues there – although Villeneuve stated “I understand how to try this” when requested about ageing up the solid, with out offering any hints as to what he means.
You additionally should not anticipate the director to helm every other movies after Messiah, as he appears like he is prepared to maneuver on from them. “Hear, if Dune: Messiah occurs, it is going to have been a few years for me on Arrakis, and I’d like to do one thing else. I believe that it will be a good suggestion for me to ensure that, in Messiah, there are the seeds within the mission if somebody desires to do one thing else afterwards, as a result of they’re lovely books. They’re tougher to adapt. They grow to be an increasing number of esoteric. It’s a bit extra tough to adapt, however I’m not closing the door. I cannot do it myself, but it surely might occur with another person.”
Contemplating Dune: Half Two took dwelling over $700 million on the field workplace this yr, one other movie might be a secure guess, however within the film enterprise something can go flawed. Nonetheless, it isn’t such as you’ll be brief on live-action Dune content material, because the prequel collection Prophecy is on the best way later this yr, having obtained its first trailer again in Might.