Director Denis Villeneuve is taking his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune on a movie-by-movie basis, but says we can expect 3 movies, including an adaptation of Dune Messiah.
Director Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune is almost complete, with the second half of the classic sci-fi novel hitting movie theaters this week. Dune: Part Two continues Paul Atreides’ journey of discovery on Arrakis, and explores his relationship with Chani and the Fremen as he seeks revenge against his family’s enemies.
But where does Dune go from there? After all, author Frank Herbert published six Dune novels (other authors, including son Brian Herbert, have released more than a dozen prequel and sequel books), and Villeneuve’s two-parter will only cover the first of those books. How many Dune movies can moviegoers expect?
Villeneuve appears to be taking the franchise on a film-by-film basis, and predicts he’ll ultimately make three Dune movies, adapting the original 1965 novel and Herbert’s 1969 follow-up, Dune Messiah.
“The thing I envision [is] the adaptation of two books, Dune and Dune Messiah,” Villeneuve said at a press junket in 2021, as reported by Nerdist.
