Recanting on his plan to take a break from the Dune franchise, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve now appears to be gearing up to make Dune 3.
The third Dune film is likely to be called Dune Messiah. It will cover the second book and is expected to be Villeneuve’s final Dune movie. However, he has mentioned leaving it open-ended in case other directors want to recreate the other Dune novels.
In a new press Q&A attended by Collider, Villeneuve said he was moved by how people received Dune: Part Two around the world. He says there is an appetite for the franchise now, so he feels a responsibility to finish the story.
The director says that the third Dune film is focused on Zendaya’s character and the beginning of the holy war, but he’s still working on the story. He says he’s been working on adapting the third book into a script for a while but got new inspiration over the summer after taking a break from creating Dune: Part Two.
The third film will take place 12 years after the events of Dune: Part Two. In the book, the story follows Paul and his life after marrying Princess Irulan at the end of the second film. We may also see the return of Jason Momoa’s character in the form of a clone of Duncan Idaho.
Warner Bros. previously announced that the next Villeneuve film will be released on December 18, 2026, so I think it’s safe to expect it to be the third Dune film.
Source: Collider
Image source: Warner Brothers
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