Dune Part 2 Release Date Is Slightly Worrisome for Denis Villeneuve

For followers, the information of Dune Part 2 coming in October 2023 is great. That means we’ll, for positive, see what occurs subsequent with Paul Atreides. For Dune Part 1 writer-director Denis Villeneuve, it’s nice information too, however in contrast to the followers he has an even bigger situation: truly making the film in time.

“It’s fantastic news, but it’s also kind of a burden,” the director advised the Hollywood Reporter. “The good news is that a lot of the work has been done already regarding design, casting, locations and writing. So we’re not starting from scratch. It’s not a long period of time, but I will try to face that challenge because it’s important for me that the audience sees Part Two as soon as possible. It’s not a sequel where it’s another episode or another story with the same characters. It actually has direct continuity to the first movie. It’s the second part of the big huge movie that I’m trying to do. So the sooner the better.”

In the identical interview, Villeneuve admits manufacturing in all probability wouldn’t begin till fall of 2022 (“Even that would be fast,” he stated)—leaving solely a yr for each manufacturing and post-manufacturing. It’s not inconceivable, after all, however it’s not the best factor both with a movie of that measurement. Thankfully, Villeneuve stated he feels reenergized due to the constructive reactions the movie has been getting. “To know that people are enjoying the movie and that the movie has created enthusiasm, it does give me the necessary energy to do Part Two,” he stated. “Even from a very egocentric point of view, that joy gives me energy. That’s what I will say. If it was the opposite and nobody had shown up to the theater, I don’t know where I would find the necessary stamina to face the challenge of Part Two.”

And, as we’d beforehand reported, that power may even carry over to the subsequent e book in Frank Herbert’s Dune collection, Dune Messiah. “If things go well with Part Two, I could foresee the idea of maybe doing a third movie, Dune Messiah. That would make sense to me,” the director stated. “After that, to answer your question, I think that I will make some other movies; let’s call them big movies regarding their ambition and scope. And later on, when I’m too tired to do that, I will go back to some smaller projects. [Laughs.] But for now, I have the energy to do this.”

He’s gonna want it. The clock is ticking and Dune Part 2 is slated to be in theaters nearly two years from now, on October 20, 2023.

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