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Denis Villeneuve Declares 'Dune 3' As His Final Movie In The Franchise: Should Be The Last One For Me

Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve has declared that he will only make 3 'Dune' films, despite there being a total of 6 books.

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Renowned filmmaker Denis Villeneuve has been extremely vocal about his desire to create a third movie in the 바카라Dune바카라 film series, based on Frank Herbert바카라s second novel, 바카라Dune Messiah.바카라 

As of now, Warner Bros. has not officially approved the production of 바카라Dune 3.바카라 But when they do, it is anticipated to be Villeneuve바카라s last movie in the franchise. Despite Frank Herbert's literary series having more sequels like 바카라Children of Dune,바카라 바카라God Emperor of Dune,바카라 바카라Heretics of Dune,바카라 and 바카라Chapterhouse: Dune,바카라 Villeneuve바카라s involvement will likely end with this potential third movie.

He told TIME magazine in an interview, 바카라바카라Dune Messiah바카라 should be the last 바카라Dune바카라 movie for me.바카라 The director, who is currently gearing up for the release of 바카라Dune: Part Two바카라 said that his adaptation of the novels are based on a lifelong passion of his for the subject. 바카라I바카라was trying to be, as a filmmaker, as invisible as possible,바카라 he said of the first 바카라Dune바카라 film, released in 2021, adding, 바카라I tried my best to keep the poetry of the book, the atmosphere, the colours, the smell, everything that I felt when I read the book. I tried.바카라

Last August, Villeneuve had told Empire Magazine that, 바카라If I succeed in making a trilogy, that would be the dream.바카라 

Should Villeneuve secure the opportunity to helm 바카라Dune Messiah,바카라 the project might experience a delay. Devoting the past six years to the first two 바카라Dune바카라 films, he could seek a break or a different project before delving into the third part. At a press conference in South Korea in 2023, Villeneuve mentioned that 바카라there was no gap바카라 between the first two movies, indicating his wish to have some space before the production for the third film commences.

After that, he aims to bid farewell to the franchise, motivated by his desire to steer clear of a financially-driven Hollywood. 

The director has also expressed interest in creating an adaptation of Stacy Schiff바카라s 바카라Cleopatra바카라 and a rendition of Arthur C Clarke바카라s futuristic classic 바카라Rendezvous With Rama바카라 sometime in the future.

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