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Legendary & Denis Villeneuve Formally Have Sequel In Growth

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Apr 07, 2024 / 507 Views

Evan Walker

Nicely, that didn’t take lengthy, did it? EW stories that, because of the success of “Dune: Half Two,” Legendary and Dnis Villeneuve have “Dune 3” in growth. That comes as no shock to moviegoers. Villeneuve’s newest is the primary essential darling of 2024, and presently holds the spot atop the 12 months’s highest-grossing movies. In fact, when “Dune 3” arrives is one other query, and Villeneuve has a number of different tasks within the works (together with Legendary’s choice of “Nuclear Struggle: A State of affairs,” which they’d just like the director to sort out), that may very well be his subsequent venture.

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Villeneuve hasn’t been shy about his need to make three “Dune” movies. In 2021, he advised EW, “”I at all times envisioned three films. It’s not that I wish to do a franchise, however that is “Dune,” and “Dune” is a large story. To be able to honor it, I feel you would want at the least three films. That may be the dream. To comply with Paul Atreides and his full arc could be good.” And people who’ve learn Frank Herbert‘s authentic novels know that Paul’s story is much from over on the finish of “Dune: Half Two.”

However the place Villeneuve takes his adaptation of Herbert’s work from right here may very well be difficult. Given the story modifications Villeneuve made in “Half Two,” a straight adaptation of “Dune Messiah” might not work until he brings in features from “Youngsters Of Dune,” the third e book within the collection. That may make sense since Paul’s story arguably doesn’t finish till “Youngsters Of Dune” anyway. However each books usher in sufficient new characters, factions, and intrigue for Villeneuve to have loads to work with for “Dune 3.”

So what ought to “Dune” followers who’ve solely seen Villeneuve’s movies count on from a “Dune 3” based mostly on “Dune Messiah”? Herbert’s 1969 sequel sees Paul in absolute energy of the galaxy after the Fremen jihad has helped him conquer different worlds. However there’s a conspiracy afoot that threatens his reign, which entails his spouse, Florence Pugh‘s Princess Irulan, the Bene Gesserit, and the Tleilaxu, a race of superior biologists with cloning know-how and shape-shifting spies referred to as Face Dancers. And Paul’s sister Alia (Anya Taylor-Pleasure in “Half Two) has prophetic powers that dwarf her brother’s, main many to contemplate her a menace and an abomination. And a few outdated faces return, too, in kinds that will shock those that are solely conversant in the latest movies.

There’s greater than sufficient in “Dune Messiah” for Villeneuve to make an outstanding “Dune 3,” however his modifications to Zendaya‘s Chani may complicate his story transferring ahead. Villeneuve’s emphasis on Paul and Jessica’s Harkonnen heritage in “Half Two” can also trigger him use a storyline involving Aria from “Youngsters Of Dune.” And the stunning absence of the Spacing Guild Navigators in Villeneuve’s newest film can also must be handled in “Dune 3.” That group performs an important function within the “Dune” world, and it’ll be stunning in the event that they’re not addressed.

Nonetheless, the information of “Dune 3” is a victory not only for Villeneuve however “Dune” followers typically. The sequel guarantees juicier roles for its feminine characters, particularly Pugh’s Irulan and Taylor-Pleasure’s Aria, and Herbert’s collection solely will get stranger because it goes on. And the world wants weirder, brainer, tougher blockbusters, which “Dune: Half Two” wasn’t, however “Dune 3” actually has the possibility to be. Now that it’s clear Villeneuve will get to finish his desired trilogy, let’s hope he pulls out all of the stops in his grand finale.