The original plan was for music director Denis Villeneuve to take a break fromDune . As the filmmaker begin to put the finishing touches on 2024’sDune : Part Two , he seemed pretty insistent that whilehe wanted to continue , and conclude , the story of Paul Atredies inDune Messiah , he would need to take a break first . But , eventually , those feelings interchange andnow it seems likelyVilleneuve is going to make threeDunemovies in a words .
What changed ? Well , in a raw consultation , Villeneuve says it ’s because of you . Yes , you . The person reading this . The individual who , we are inferring , is a fan ofDune : Part Two . “ I was really moved by the wayPart Twowas received by cinephiles around the human beings , and I felt an appetite and a desire to see more and a responsibility to finish that history , ” Villeneuve pronounce in aninterview with Collider . You see ? Fandom can be a good matter .
That history , according to the author - film director , is currently very focused on the character we see last inDune : Part Two , Chani , played by Zendaya . “ Chani ’s heart is broken , and it ’s the beginning of the Holy War and that ’s where we left , so in a way , I ’d say it ’s quite similar , ” he say . “ I was expecting to do something else before , but candidly , that ’s the inspiration that came to my mind as I took a rupture this summertime and was lead back and finishing the story . ”
Denis Villeneuve and Timothée Chalamet could soon reteam for Dune Messiah.Image: Warner Bros.
Villeneuve has been chip off at the script forMessiah , based on Frank Herbert ’s 1969 follow - up toDune , for year . He ’s speak meter and time again about solve on it , his approximation for it , and when he ’s going to make it . But it was n’t until recently , whenWarner Bros. set a release date for an untitledVilleneuve result film on December 18 , 2026 , that rumblings started about it being anotherDune . And now it for sure seems like it will be . All thanks to the fans who showed up forDune : Part Two , turned it into a monolithic hit , and champion it all the way to the Academy Awards .
InDune Messiah(which , yes Timothée Chalamet , has been out for over 50 old age and is not really a spoiler ) , we follow Paul after his decision to marry Princess Irulan and rule the galaxy . He ’s joined by a knockoff of Jason Momoa ’s Duncan Idaho and , well , things get proper weird . All of which we may see in December 2026 .
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