Denis Villeneuve agreed to make an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s famously unadaptable — if attempts by David Lynch and Alejandro Jodorowsky are any indication — “Dune” on the condition he could split the book into two parts.
While part two has yet to be greenlit by Warner Bros., Villeneuve has expressed confidence in the movie getting made.In fact, he’s even mapped out a plan for a “Dune” trilogy that will include an adaptation of Herbert’s 1969 sequel novel “Dune Messiah.” As he explained to CBC Radio Canada — via Collider — he and screenwriter Jon Spaihts are already at work on the sequel, and Villeneuve still has plenty more “Dune” stories to tell.He said, “There is ‘Dune’s second book, ‘The Messiah of Dune,’ which could make an extraordinary film.
I always saw that there could be a trilogy; after that, we’ll see.
It’s years of work; I
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