Denis Villeneuve Says He’ll Need a Break for His Own Mental Sanity Before Starting Dune: Part Three

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Dune: Part Two is set to arrive in theaters in a few months and director Denis Villeneuve has said that he'll need a break before attempting the next film. Villeneuve was in South Korea promoting the second film, which is planned to be released in March 2024, where he spoke about it, and the possibilities of bringing Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah to the big screen. While cautiously optimistic that the studio will greenlight Dune: Part Three the accomplished director shared that he'll need some time away from the project for his own mental health before taking on the final film of the planned trilogy.

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[DrezKill]

So there IS going to be a part 3?! Are they STILL not finishing the first book with this 2nd movie?!

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

So there IS going to be a part 3?! Are they STILL not finishing the first book with this 2nd movie?!

Yeah, sounds like the next will finish it but then hoping to gloss over the next book in one shot.