Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Thinks Book Two Would Make a Great Film

Dune isn't even out yet, and the movie has been a focal point of "discourse" online since Warner Bros. and HBO Max announced that they would be putting their entire 2021 slate on the streaming service for 31-days on the same day they would be released in theaters. It looked like Dune might be the exception for a long time since it sounded like Legendary was keen to pursue legal action since they funded most of the movie. That doesn't appear to be the case, and director Denis Villeneuve has spoken about how unhappy he is that the movie is getting a streaming release and that he is "optimistic" for a sequel. This movie, due out in October, only tells half of the legendary book by Frank Herbert, and the second movie will tell the second half. However, there is a second book as well, and Villeneuve recently revealed that he has always seen this as a trilogy and thinks that the second book, Dune Messiah, would make a great film, according to an interview with CBC's Radio Canada (via Collider).

"There is 'Dune's second book, 'The Messiah of Dune,' which could make an extraordinary film. I always saw that there could be a trilogy; after that, we'll see. It's years of work; I can't think of going further than that."

Dune Director Denis Villenuve Has Ideas For a Movie Based on Book Two
Copyright: © 2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo Credit: Chiabella James. Caption: (L-r) Director/co-writer/producer DENIS VILLENEUVE and TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' action-adventure "DUNE," a Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary release.

We can hope that the optimism that Villeneuve has isn't misplaced. There were initially rumors that he wouldn't sign on to do Dune unless they committed to doing both movies, but recent interviews indicate that this isn't quite the case. It sounds like Legendary, and Warner Bros. are "committed" and that the movie would have to bomb pretty hard for them not to greenlight a second movie. On an unrelated note, Blade Runner 2049 only made about $260 million on a $150-$185 million budget.



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