It ’s been Denis Villeneuve ’s program since day one : adapt Frank Herbert ’s epic sci - fi novel , Dune , in two function , and then bring the story of Paul Atreides to a close with an adjustment of the follow - up , Dune Messiah . He ’s been saying that since before the firing of Dune : Part Onebut , at that time , it was more a dreaming than realness . With each passing day though , thatdream moves closer to realness , even if it ’s going to take longer than sports fan might expect .
“ [ Dune Messiah is ] being written justly now , ” the director said at aSouth Koreanpress conference , break up up byVariety . “ The screenplay is almost finished but it is not finished . It will take a lilliputian time … There ’s a dream of make a third movie … it would make absolute sense to me . ”
Yes yes . The dream . We covered all that . But when , Denis ? WHEN ? “ I do n’t know exactly when I will go back to Arrakis , ” Villeneuve supply . “ I might make a roundabout way before just to go away from the sun . For my mental sanity I might do something in between , but my pipe dream would be to go a last time on this satellite that I sleep together . ”
We’re as shocked as you, Javier Bardem.Image: Warner Bros.
So it seems the plan , hypothetically , is for Dune : Part Two tofinally come out on March 15 , 2024 , Villeneuve to make another film , and then if the requirement warrants it , go back to Arrakis , as he phrased it , one last time .
This , of path , also hinge not just on Villeneuve ’s saneness , but the achiever of Dune : Part Two . Dune : Part One grossed $ 400 million worldwide , which is somewhat good , and was nominated for 10 Oscars , winning six , which is incredible . However , in the same consultation , Villeneuve say he likes his new motion-picture show even more , which suggest Part Two could dominate its predecessor .
“ For me , this motion picture is much dependable than Part One , ” the director said . “ There ’s something more alive in it . There ’s a human relationship to the characters . I was trying to reach for an strength and a caliber of emotions that I did n’t accomplish with Part One and that I did reach with Part Two . I ’m not say the film is perfect , but I ’m much more happy with Part Two than I was with Part One . I can not look to share it with the fans and the moviegoer . ”
And we ca n’t wait to see it , or its follow - up , however long it may take . sand dune : Part Two opens March 15 , 2024 .
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