Will there be a third part of "Dune"? Its director, Denis Villeneuve, gives more clues about the rest of the saga: "My dream would be to make a trilogy"

Will there be a third part of “Dune”? Its director, Denis Villeneuve, gives more clues about the rest of the saga: “My dream would be to make a trilogy”

Posted On: August 28, 2023

Timothée Chalamet in the second part of ‘Dune’

After the announcement of the delay of the premiere of Dunes: Part 2 because of the strike of Hollywood screenwriters and actors, its director, Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049) has good news for followers and fans of the adaptation of the Frank Herbert’s novel: It is very likely that the story of Paul Atreides (played by Thimothee Chalamet) and the planet Arrakis have a third installment on the big screen. “There are words written on paper,” replied the filmmaker in an exclusive interview with Empire.

It will be necessary to wait March 2024 to see the second part of the success Dunes (which was scheduled for release next November), but Villeneuve admitted there were plans to adapt it The Dune Messiah -the second novel in the saga written by Herbert- in a film, which would be the third for the Canadian. “My dream would be to make a trilogy”admitted the specialized media.

“The Dune Messiah it was written in reaction to the idea that people perceived Paul Atreides as a hero,” explains Villeneuve. “My adjustment [de Dune] this approximates his idea that it is actually a warning. The director affirms, yes, that if this were realized, it would be the end of his stay in Arrakis. “Afterwards, the books become more… esoteric”said Empirethus closing the door to other films on the desert and sandy universe that he adapted to the big screen.

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Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in an image from “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)

The strike by the Hollywood Writers and Actors Union, which for more than 100 days has been demanding better salaries for distributors and major studios, has not only many shoots paralyzed and recordings of series and films, but has postponed to 2024 the first many cassettes already prepared for the last quarter of the year.

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that of Dune: part two This is the most recent example of a big-budget movie that had to delay its release, but it’s not the first and it won’t be the last. The ban opened it rivalsTape Luca Guadagnino with Zendaya as the protagonist, who was to open the next Venice Film Festival and premiere on September 15. However, with the outbreak of the strike, the film was withdrawn from the Festival and its premiere had to be postponed until next year. wonder And disney They are the main ones affected by this strike, with several films being shot or in pre-production.

Mike Faist, left, Zendaya and Josh O’Connor in a scene from “Rivals” (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures via AP)

The impact of these stoppages will be more or less intense depending on the duration of the strike. Some of the big productions that have been shut down are the last of gladiator with Paul Mescal, Dead Pool 3 or the next installment of Mission Impossible, Judgment of Death – Part 2.

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