Denis Villeneuve Wants a 'Dune' Movie Trilogy, Teases That There Are 'Words on Paper' Already!
justjared.comDenis Villeneuve has bigger plans for Dune. The 55-year-old Canadian filmmaker, who adapted Frank Herbert‘s classic book as a two-part film, spoke out about his plans for the project in a new interview.
Fans of the novel know that the author continued the story of Arrakis in a series of subsequent books, before his son Brian took over to continue it even further.
As rumors have swirled that the director may be interested in expanding beyond Parts I and II of Dune, he spoke to Empire. Keep reading to find out more… “If I succeed in making a trilogy, that would be the dream,” he said.
Part Three would consist of Dune Messiah, the direct follow-up to Dune. “Dune Messiah was written in reaction to the fact that people perceived Paul Atreides as a hero,” he continued. “Which is not what he wanted to do.
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