Director Denis Villeneuve has said he has no intention of directing another film in the series beyond the planned Dune: Messiah movie, but that doesn’t mean Warner Bros. will stop producing it.
According to Scooper’s Daniel Lichtman (and corroborated by a report from World of Reel), the studio plans to move forward with at least one more Dune movie and a second TV series.
Although HBO’s Dune: Prophecy wasn’t as well-received as the film, it reportedly did quite well from a ratings standpoint.
While the first two films were hugely successful, the fourth chapter is still going to be somewhat of a surprise considering the direction Frank Herbert’s story took after the second film. Villeneuve has shown little interest in adapting his later novels Children of Dune and God-Emperor of Dune, as he feels the stories are starting to become too “difficult”.
According to a World of Reel source, the filmmaker was “rather irritated by plans that could have expanded the series with or without him.”
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The story continues as award-winning director Denis Villeneuve embarks on Dune: Part 2, the next chapter in Frank Herbert’s famous novel Dune. It features an international all-star ensemble cast. The film, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, is the long-awaited sequel to 2021’s six-time Academy Award winner Dune.
This big-screen epic continues the adaptation of director Frank Herbert’s acclaimed bestseller Dune and stars Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (Wonka, Call Me by Your Name). , featuring returning and rising stars, including Zendaya (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Malcolm & Marie, Euphoria, etc.). ), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning), Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (“Avengers: Endgame,” “Milk”), Oscar nominee Austin Butler (“Elvis,” “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”), Oscar Candidates Florence Pugh (Black Widow, Little Women), Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: Love and Thunder) , Oscar winner Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter), Stephen McKinley Henderson (Fences), Léa Seydoux (James Bond, The Crimes of the Future), and Stellan Skarsgård. (‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’), Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling (45, ‘Assassin’) Creed), co-starring Oscar winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Being the Ricardos).
Dune: Part 2 explores the mythical journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Faced with a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he seeks to thwart a horrifying future that only he can foresee.
