Earlier than Dune: Half Two’s arrival subsequent month, we’re getting increasingly more feedback on what the long run could maintain, however director Denis Villeneuve might be completed with the franchise quickly.
Dune-mania forward of the sequel to 2021’s banger has grown so large that even the notorious David Lynch-directed 1984 adaptation is returning to cinemas as properly. After all, there’s been discuss of Denis Villeneuve additionally adapting Dune Messiah (the second guide within the collection) after he is completed with this two-parter, and he even confirmed final 12 months he’d put “phrases on paper” already, so it looks like a matter of when as an alternative of if.
Whereas Warner Bros. and Legendary are bullish on the Dune IP following the more-than-adequate theatrical efficiency of Half One in 2021 despite releasing on HBO Max day-and-date, Villeneuve is adamant about his plans, which do not embody personally dealing with greater than three motion pictures. He informed TIME lately: “Dune Messiah must be the final Dune film for me.”
This does not come as a shock, because the filmmaker hasn’t proven a lot curiosity in changing into a recurrent franchise director over leaping between very distinct initiatives. Proper now, he is connected to direct an enormous Cleopatra historic epic plus the long-in-the-works adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s traditional novel Rendezvous With Rama. At this level, even Dune Messiah does not really feel like a high precedence.
However after all, if Half Two performs notably and as soon as once more wins loads of crucial acclaim, he could be pressured into fast-tracking the threequel over the aforementioned motion pictures. Nonetheless, it is good to see he is actively making an attempt to keep away from overextending his run coping with spice. Different administrators and writers may are available in later in the event that they’re courageous sufficient to sort out the way more esoteric novels.
Whether or not Villeneuve sticks round in any capability previous Messiah or not in all probability will not impression Warner Bros. and Legendary’s formidable plans for the Dune IP, beginning with the Dune: Prophecy collection coming to Max this 12 months.
