Within the wake of Dune: Half Two shattering field workplace expectations, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve might get the chance to additional discover the wealthy universe of Frank Herbert’s Dune sequence.
The celebrated director — who helmed the primary two Dune movies — is about to reteam with Legendary to develop one other installment of the high-concept area opera, Selection stories.
It is unclear precisely which of the numerous sequel novels — if any — Villeneuve may adapt for the third movie, or if it is going to mix a number of components from totally different elements of the expansive supply materials.
ET has reached out to Warner Bros. — distributors of the primary two Dune movies — for remark.
Villeneuve has constructed a rock-solid fame as a cinematic pioneer for his work on Dune, in addition to the critically beloved Blade Runner 2049 (2017), the groundbreaking sci-fi drama Arrival (2016), and the acclaimed crime dramas Sicario (2015) and Prisoners (2013), amongst others.
Plainly Villeneuve can even be turning his distinctive filmmaking imaginative and prescient in direction of adapting Annie Jacobsen’s new nonfiction guide Nuclear Struggle: A Situation, which hit cabinets in March and explains in harrowing element what may and sure would occur within the occasion of a contemporary nuclear battle, and the aftermath.
Legendary optioned the function movie rights to the guide, and Villeneuve is in discussions with the studio to provide the movie — alongside his producing companion, Tanya Lapointe — in addition to adapt the nonfiction tome for the massive display screen, and probably direct as effectively.
As for Dune: Half Two, which hit theaters on Mar. 1, the star-studded epic has change into the highest-grossing movie of 2024 to date, with a formidable worldwide haul of $630 million and an unbelievable 93 p.c Rotten Tomatoes rating.
Again in February, ET’s Nischelle Turner spoke with stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, and the pair shared their ideas on how the sequel explores the romance between their characters — Paul Atreides and Chani — and the way it proved to be a bit awkward at instances.
The pair has now labored collectively on the franchise for practically 5 years and are shut off display screen, however completely platonic. Each are at present in high-profile relationships of their very own — Zendaya with Tom Holland and Chalamet with Kylie Jenner.
“It is undoubtedly unusual,” Zendaya admitted. “I believe each of us are similar to, ‘Alright. That is our job. OK, we will do that.'”
“It is bizarre as hell, ‘trigger we’re so shut, platonically,” Chalamet agreed. “Within the scope of the film, it’s very what is going on, however I additionally really feel like we’re so tight now that it actually is rather like one other day at work.”
“I do not know what that claims in regards to the nature of our jobs,” he joked, “however it’s simply one other day of labor.”
In the meantime, Zendaya praised Villeneuve for his deft potential to steadiness the humanity of the characters with the story’s epic scope and scale.
“On this particular love story, I believe we’re so grateful to have Denis on the helm of this very particular factor,” she mirrored. “He at all times discovered a solution to someway — amongst the entire epicness that’s the Dune universe — discover a solution to carve out a really sentimental, lovely love story that’s, I really feel, in lots of respects, earned.”
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