Denis Villeneuve Assures DUNE Will Get at Least One Sequel
The trailer for director Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming sci-fi epic based on Frank Herbert’s Dune stunned the world last week. And today, Villeneuve once again promises us that the novel will be “at least” two films.
He tells Variety: “The story is so rich and complex that, in order to be faithful to the book, we’ll need to make at least two movies. That was a deal right at the start.”
Bring ’em on, I say!
Villeneuve directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Eric Roth and Jon Spaihts, based on the novel by Frank Herbert. Chalamet, Ferguson, and Brolin’s co-stars include Oscar Isaac, Stellan Skarsgård, Javier Bardem, Charlotte Rampling, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Jason Momoa, Stephen Henderson, and Zendaya.
In the far future of humanity, Duke Leto Atreides accepts stewardship of the dangerous desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune, the only source of the most valuable substance in the universe, “the spice”, a drug which extends human life, provides superhuman levels of thought, and makes foldspace travel possible. Though Leto knows the opportunity is an intricate trap set by his enemies, he takes his Bene Gesserit concubine Lady Jessica, young son and heir Paul, and most trusted advisers to Arrakis. Leto takes control of the spice mining operation, which is made perilous by the presence of giant sandworms. A bitter betrayal leads Paul and Jessica to the Fremen, natives of Arrakis who live in the deep desert.
The film hits in theaters on December 18th.
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