Denis Villeneuve Says ‘Dune 3’ Is ‘Not Like a Trilogy’ and Will Be His Last ‘Dune’ Movie: Other Directors Could Take Over So ‘I’m Not Closing the Door’ on the Franchise
Denis Villeneuve Says ‘Dune 3’ Is ‘Not Like a Trilogy’ and Will Be His Last ‘Dune’ Movie: Other Directors Could Take Over So ‘I’m Not Closing the Door’ on the Franchise
Denis Villeneuve maintains that "Dune 3" will be his final "Dune" movie, but he's open for other directors to keep the franchise going.
I am not sure if I want other directors to take over. I'd like this to be the finals chapter in this saga.
A third movie can finish out Paul's story, but the universe as a whole has lots more material to draw from. Much of that should be left alone, though.
I think it depends on the director. Children of Dune is a really good book. It's much better than Dune Messiah IMO which feels more like a short story that wasn't fully sussed out. A well budgeted Children of Dune movie could be very good if they stick to the source material.
Dune Messiah is Herbert's knee-jerk reaction to the reception of Dune (it'll be interesting to see how far Villeneuve goes with this) and is handy jumping-off point for the director. With a bit of a time jump, Children of Dune is also a good place to bring someone else on-board. If the studios are smart they'll get another visionary director in and perhaps keep Villeneuve around as a producer, so he gets to help pick his successor and keep the films on track.
If they even attempt to do GEoD, I want Robert Eggers to direct it ala The Lighthouse.
Hopefully not, there's so much good stuff in later parts
I really want a set of movies or a long form TV series on the Butlerian Jihad after Dune 3.
Funny to only ask/report on Zendaya if she’d come back after Messiah.
Sounds an awful lot like most trilogies out there.