Denis Villeneuve Is Ready to Return toDunea Third Time

Speaking toEmpire , Denis Villeneuve has read that “ there are countersign on paper , ” for a thirdDunefilm . He ’s been talking about continuingthe story beyondDune : Part Twosince 2021 , but this is the first sentence he ’s said anything further on the guinea pig .

Villeneuve said to Empire , “ If I deliver the goods in make a trilogy , that would be the dream . ” Frank Herbert ’s Dune was an epic skill fable novel , but he continued the story of Arrakis and the Atreides folk far beyond that one novel . The next book , Dune Messiah , is what Villenueve is eye next .

“ Dune Messiah was write in reaction to the fact that people perceived Paul Atreides as a bomber , which is not what he wanted to do . My adaptation [ of Dune ] is closer to his idea that it ’s actually a monition . ” Villenueve hop to get close to the themes that Herbert intend . The Word get , in Villenueve ’s words , “ more esoteric ” past Messiah . He ’s not untimely . There ’s a giant Atreiedes spawn worm god emperor in the later rule book , and Herbert just goes fully out of his mind – and it would be fascinating to eventually see how Villenueve treat that .

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Dune : Part 2 is delay until 2024 , but Dune : Messiah could still bechance . Villeneuve is used to taking his time .

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