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Denis Villeneuve to Make Three ‘Dune’ Movies in a Row<\/strong><\/p>\n

The original plan was for director Denis Villeneuve to take a break from the ‘Dune’ franchise. As the filmmaker began to put the finishing touches on 2024’s ‘Dune: Part Two’, he seemed pretty insistent that while he wanted to continue, and conclude, the story of Paul Atreides in ‘Dune Messiah’, he would need to take a break first. However, those feelings changed, and now it seems likely that Villeneuve is going to make three ‘Dune’ movies in a row.<\/p>\n

What Changed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What changed? Well, in a new interview, Villeneuve says it\u2019s because of you. Yes, you. The person reading this. The person who, we are inferring, is a fan of ‘Dune: Part Two’. \u201cI was really moved by the way ‘Part Two’ was received by cinephiles around the world, and I felt an appetite and a desire to see more and a responsibility to finish that story,\u201d Villeneuve said in an interview with Collider.<\/p>\n

The Inspiration Behind the Next ‘Dune’ Movie<\/strong><\/p>\n

You see? Fandom can be a good thing. The story, according to the writer-director, is currently very focused on the character we see last in ‘Dune: Part Two’, Chani, played by Zendaya. \u201cChani\u2019s heart is broken, and it\u2019s the beginning of the Holy War and that\u2019s where we left, so in a way, I\u2019d say it\u2019s quite similar,\u201d he said. \u201cI was expecting to do something else before, but frankly, that\u2019s the inspiration that came to my mind as I took a break this summer and was going back and finishing the story.\u201d<\/p>\n

Villeneuve’s Plans for ‘Dune Messiah’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Villeneuve has been chipping away at the script for ‘Messiah’, based on Frank Herbert\u2019s 1969 follow-up to ‘Dune’, for years. He\u2019s spoken time and time again about working on it, his ideas for it, and when he\u2019s going to make it. But it wasn\u2019t until recently, when Warner Bros. set a release date for an untitled Villeneuve event film on December 18, 2026, that rumblings started about it being another ‘Dune’. And now it certainly seems like it will be. All thanks to the fans who showed up for ‘Dune: Part Two’, turned it into a massive hit, and championed it all the way to the Academy Awards.<\/p>\n

What to Expect from ‘Dune Messiah’<\/strong><\/p>\n

In ‘Dune Messiah’ (which, yes Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, has been out for over 50 years and is not really a spoiler), we follow Paul after his decision to marry Princess Irulan and rule the galaxy. He\u2019s joined by a clone of Jason Momoa\u2019s Duncan Idaho and, well, things get proper weird. All of which we may see in December 2026.<\/p>\n

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