Legendary director Denis Villeneuve will indeed round out his plans for a trilogy, locking in Dune 3’s production, but don’t hold your breath for a Dune 4.
But what of Dune 3? There’s been much speculation that this would be a trilogy, and now we know for certain whether Dune 3 is going ahead.
Will there be a Dune 3?
While speaking toTime, the writer-director confirmed his plans to end the live-action work with a third film focused on Dune Messiah: “Dune Messiah should be the last Dune movie for me.”
The Dune cast has also been chiming in on the prospective threequel, with Timothée Chalamet tellingTotal Film: “The idea excites me very much. If the time and opportunity comes to complete the story with Messiah, I think we’re all super enthusiastic about that.”
While Zendaya told Fandango in the above video: “Would we be down? I mean of course. Any time Denis calls it’s a yes from me. I’m excited to see what happens. I started Messiah and I was like, ‘Woah, I’m only shooting the first movie. Let me just go back to the first one.’ It’s so much to take in, but there’s no better hands with better care and love for it than Denis.”
But Villeneuve added that he might need a break between 2 and 3, stating: “I don’t know exactly when I will go back to Arrakis. I might make a detour before just to go away from the sun. For my mental sanity I might do something in between, but my dream would be to go a last time on this planet that I love.”
Chris Tilly is the TV & Movies Editor at Dexerto. He has a BA in English Literature, an MA in Newspaper Journalism, and over the last 20 years, he’s worked for the likes of Time Out, IGN, and Fandom. Chris loves Star Wars, Marvel, DC, sci-fi, and especially horror, while he knows maybe too much about Alan Partridge. You can email him here: chris.tilly@dexerto.com.
