Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Messiah Desires Stay Very Sturdy

After Dune: Half Two hit theaters, director Denis Villeneuve—who discovered nice success with the primary Dune, and loved an analogous blockbuster response to its sequel—understandably mentioned he’d be taking a break from Frank Herbert’s world earlier than wrapping up the epic trilogy with Dune Messiah.

But last fall, he mentioned he realized his need to get again to Arrakis was higher than his need for some downtime—and a brand new interview suggests which may occur very quickly certainly.

Speaking to the Wrap, Villeneuve was requested what the standout factor of his Dune expertise has been up to now. After explaining that he had a pinch-me second after Dune: Half Two was accomplished—simply absorbing that he’d really accomplished a Dune adaptation, one thing he known as “an unimaginable privilege”—he confessed that even in any case that work, he hungered for extra.

“I believe my greatest shock about that is that I don’t need to run away from Arrakis. I’m nonetheless impressed to return,” he advised the commerce. “That’s the factor that I used to be probably the most stunned by. I felt that after Half Two, I would wish a break. I believed that I might need to go write a number of movies or do a few issues earlier than going again to Dune Messiah. However the pictures that stored coming again to my thoughts, the urge for food is completely intact. That’s the largest shock. I nonetheless need to return to Arrakis.”

He clarified that his return journey to Arrakis will likely be in service of Dune Messiah—and then he’ll be prepared to maneuver on. “After that, it might turn out to be unhealthy,” he joked.

There’s no timeline but on when Dune Messiah may seem, however we do know that in June 2024, Warner Bros. planted a flag on December 18, 2026 for a Villeneuve mission described solely as an “occasion movie.” (Price noting: as of November 2024, there’s now not an untitled Star Wars film additionally slated for that date.) Launch dates are at all times topic to vary, in fact, however for now that’s the most effective intel we’ve got on when these sandworms may rise once more.

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