Director Denis Villeneuve has revealed that he’s contemplating turning his Dune movie collection right into a trilogy.
Speaking to Empire, Villeneuve spoke of his hopes to make a 3rd movie within the sci-fi epic collection: “If I reach making a trilogy, that will be a dream”. Currently, Villeneuve’s Dune and the yet-to-be-released Dune: Part Two movies inform the story of creator Frank Herbert’s unique 1965 novel.
While Villeneuve has but to verify if a 3rd movie has been green-lit, he hinted to Empire that he’s already engaged on a script: “I’ll say, there are phrases on paper.”
A possible third Dune movie from Villeneuve will see his retelling of Herbert’s ‘Dune Messiah’ novel, which was the direct sequel to the primary Dune ebook. “‘Dune Messiah’ was written in response to the truth that individuals perceived Paul Atreides as a hero,” Villeneuve mentioned, explaining that it wasn’t Herbert’s intention, “Which shouldn’t be what he needed to do. My adaptation [of Dune] is nearer to his concept that it’s really a warning.”
Should Villeneuve make his proposed third Dune movie, the director says it could be his final time exploring the world of Arrakis: “After that the books turn out to be extra… esoteric.”
Villeneuve’s feedback come after it was revealed final week that Warner Bros. has pushed again the discharge of his extremely anticipated return to Arrakis with Dune: Part Two. Warner Bros. introduced the delay on August 25, confirming that it’s going to now not premiere this November, and can as an alternative start screening in cinemas on March 15 subsequent yr.
NME‘s Alex Flood wrote of Dune in a four-star assessment: “After two hours and 35 minutes, Dune‘s lack of closure feels irksome to say the least. The common cinemagoer won’t have realised they should come again for an additional spherical – and there’s little about Dune‘s advertising to assist them twig. That mentioned, the sheer ambition on show right here means you get loads of bang to your buck.“
