


I think they were a little cold at the idea of investing in two movies right away. And, I should say, you know you’re always as good as your last movie, and I think Blade Runner wasn’t a major box office success. The only thing where we started to talk was that I wanted to do both movies at the same time, and that felt too expensive. It was not a discussion they agreed spontaneously. "It’s something that I proposed to the studio right at the beginning because I was feeling that trying to put that story into one movie would be damaging it would be a mistake. wouldn’t let him.Īs part of his conversation with Christopher Nolan for the Directors Guild of America podcast, Villenueve said the following about his contested filming plan for his first two Dune movies: The French-Canadian filmmaker even said that he originally wanted to film both Dune movies back to back, but Warner Bros. would greenlight this sequel comes from the fact that Blade Runner 2049, the last multimillion-dollar genre film that Villeneuve directed, underperformed at the box office. Much of the skepticism about whether or not Warner Bros. Yes, Villeneuve confirmed on October 26 that Dune Part Two is indeed happening. RELATED: 'Dune: Spice Wars' Game Announcement Trailer Reveals an RTS Game With Arrakis at the Center This guide seeks to answer questions you may have about Dune: Part Two including if it’s officially greenlit, when it will release, and whether or not Villueuve will adapt any more Dune novels in the coming years.

It’s a world that takes its power in details.” “I would not agree to make this adaptation of the book with one single movie,” Villeneuve told Vanity Fair in May 2020. What most people may not know, however, is that this Dune is the first of two films that adapt Herbert’s massive novel, even going as far as to call itself Dune: Part One in the opening credits. The latest feature-length film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s beloved sci-fi novel comes from Denis Villeneuve, the director of Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, and features an all-star cast that includes Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem. It’s no secret that Dune is one of the most anticipated movies to release in 2021.
