Will there be a Dune: Part Three? Yes… with caveats on timing

Get ready for the Messiah–

Timing of a big-screen go back to Arrakis mainly depends upon director Denis Villeneuve.

Dune: Part Two is still generating the moolah at package workplace, and deservedly so. Evaluating by my numerous feeds, fans are currently swooning over the possibility of director Denis Villeneuve extending his vision into a trilogy by adjusting Frank Herbert’s 1969 follow up, Dune Messiahfor the next installation. Will there be a Dune: Part ThreeMany indications presently indicate yes, with a number of cautions. Precisely how quickly we’ll be seeing a go back to Arrakis depends a lot on Villeneuve.

Range validated that Legendary Pictures is dealing with the director on establishing Dune: Part Three although it stays uncertain from the phrasing of the myriad of news products whether the job has actually formally been greenlit. (“Development” can indicate a great deal of things.) Naturally, the studio aspires, as are we: the movie is the greatest hit of 2024 so far, with worldwide profits of $630 million (although the fiercely prepared for Deadpool and Wolverine this summertime may provide it a run for its cash).

That verification sent out fresh frissonsof enjoyment throughout the Internet, although Villeneuve had actually been discussing the possibility as far back as September 2021Those strategies constantly depended upon the success of Sequelwhich obstacle has actually undoubtedly been cleared. By August 2023, the director was on record stating there were “words on paper” for a 3rd movie. And we discovered simply last month that author Hans Zimmer was currently dealing with ball game for Dune: Part Three

That stated, Villeneuve has yet to devote to a real release date openly, stressing his desire to take a little break from the Dune franchise to deal with something else. (Per Variety, Legendary has actually currently tapped him to adjust Anne Jacobsen’s nonfiction book, Nuclear War: A Scenariohowever that job will likely follow Dune: Part Three) He even hinted at one point that it may be an excellent concept to let star Timothée Chalamet age a bit, offered the 12-year space in the books.

And in February, Villeneuve informed The Times UK that while he had actually almost ended up a draft script (“hardly an embryo”), he was not inclined to hurry things: “I wish to make certain that if we return there a 3rd time that it’ll deserve it, which it would be make something even much better thanSequel” That’s a high order, offered the important raves that have actually accompanied the movie’s ticket office success. We’re wagering Villeneuve can pull it off … in his own great time.