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Denis Villeneuve, the renowned director known for making some iconic films likeBlade Runner 2049, Dune: Part One, and,Dune: Part Twomight just make another iconic film to complete his trilogy.

A still from the 2024 masterpiece. | Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures.

Starring Timothée Chalamet in the lead role alongside Zendaya and an ensemble cast, theDunefilms are getting fame and recognition worldwide. Contradicting his own statements, Denis Villeneuve stated that he will be makingDune: Messiah(orDune 3) after all!

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Back in 2021, Denis Villeneuve went on to release one of the most iconic pieces of cinema that the world had ever seen,Dune: Part One.StarringTimothée Chalametin the lead role of Paul Atreides, the movie brought Frank Herbert’s novel to life.

After 3 years,Dune: Part Twowas released and the film went on to break certain box-office records of the year 2024 and was highly praised and loved around the world.

Denis Villeneuve speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for Blade Runner 2049 | Gage Skidmore for Wikimedia Commons

At a press conference in South Korea, Villeneuve revealed (viaYouTube) that it took him six years to makeDune: Part OneandTwo.The director revealed that there was no break between the movies.

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However, the director further revealed that he will need a“palette cleanser”before he can return to Arrakis.

I don’t know exactly when I will go back to Arrakis. I might make a detour before just to go away from the sun. For my mental sanity I might do something in between.

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Only if things would go the way we wish them to go.From plans for adaptingRendezvous With Ramato coming back to Frank Herbert’s novels, it seems that Villeneuve might fall back.

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Recent reports indicate that Villeneuve is back on track from where he left off in theDunefranchise and fans have quite the reaction to it! From jokes to allegations, it seems thatDune: Messiahis in the works.

Denis Villeneuve Is Back WithDune: Messiah

For reasons unknown, a recent report indicated that Villeneuve is back to theDunefranchise and will allegedly not take the break that he had talked about earlier.

As per the tweet, the director seems to have had a change of heart asDenis Villeneuveis looking to makeDune: Messiahhis next film and notRendezvous With Rama.

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Taking to X, fans talked about how certain financial aspects might be involved in the whole ordeal.

Money talks

The Sandworm riding scene in Dune: Part Two | Warner Bros. Pictures

AKA, Hollywood executives gave him a shit ton of money to change his mind.pic.twitter.com/mfzxdu2dnH

Change of Heart = Lots of Money

Bro secured the bag

He saw the check and had an epiphany

All jokes aside, it can be considered thatDune: Messiahmight just be Denis Villeneuve’s last film in theDunefranchise and that he’d be forever done with Arrakis.

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The bad side is that Villeneuve won’t have the chance to cleanhis palette and he willbe returning back to Arrakis sooner rather than later. Villeneuve’s recently releasedDune: Part Tworeceived a rating of 8.6/10 on IMDB and a whopping 92% on Rotten Tomatoes upon its release.

The iconic 2024 film is available to stream on Max in the U.S.

Visarg Acharya

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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.

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