Dune 3 gets a positive update as director Denis Villeneuve confirms work has started on the script

Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in Dune: Part Two
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The third installment in Denis V♚illeneuve’s epic sci-fi saga is officially full steam ahead as the director confirms work has started on the Dune 3 script. 

"It's in the works, yeah. That’s why I'm not staying here very long," said Villeneuve when asked if there is a script for number 3 yet by at the Toronto International Film Festival. This is the biggest update we have had since the movie was 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:officially announced as in development with production 🌞company Legendary and Villeneuve earlier this year.

Audiences have been hankering for a third movie since 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Dune: Part Two was released this year. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The sequel smashed box office records, opening at $178 million globally, surpassing 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Dune: Part One. Earlier in the interview the director touched on the success of the second movie, which seems to be a driving factor to the threequel goiꦗng forward.&nꦚbsp;

"When I did Part One and when it was released𒆙 it was the end of the pandemic so I didn't have the chance to be in contact with the audience," said the director. "So when we did the tour for Part Two we felt the joy and the appetite for a second film, that really went straight to my heart ℱto see how much people were waiting for the film and ready to love it."

Not much is known about the third movie as of yet, but we do know that it will be adapted from Frank Herbert's novel titled Dune: Messiah, just as the first two movies were based on Herbert’s Dune book. Dune: Messiah deals with the fallout of Paul Atreides's acts in Part Two. If you would like to know more about what could happen, read our guide on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:what happens in Dune 3 based on the book, but be warned it may spoil the upcoming movie.&nꦺbsp;

In terms of the cast, we can guess that Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Florence Pugh, and Josh Brolin will return. Although her character is not in the novel, we hope that Rebecca Ferguson will make an appearance as Lady Jessica, and as Anya Taylor-Joy’s character 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Alia Atreides was teased in part 2, we expect her to return in Dune 3 too.&ไnbsp;

Dune 3 does not have a release date at this time. For more, check out our list of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best sci-fi movies ever made, or keep up to date with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies heading your way this year and beyond. 

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