Knowing that in the next chapter Zendaya will be of the story,” he said. “I can’t wait to shoot the second part of Dune to get back together. Villenueve also told Il Venerdì di Repubblica, an Italian magazine, that Zendaya’s character, Chani, is expected to have a larger part in Dune 2. It’s a fully standalone epic film that people will get a lot out of when they see it,” he said. “It’s a fully formed story in itself with places to go. It’s a world that takes its power in details.” Cinematographer Greig Fraser also confirmed to Collider that a sequel is in the works. “I would not agree to make this adaptation of the book with one single movie”, director Denis Villenueve told Collider in 2019. The 2021 Dune is the first part of a two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 book, Dune. The full title of the 2021 Dune movie is Dune: Part One, which means that there is a Dune 2. As Dune follows Paul’s story, the book explores a multi-layered struggle of politics, religion and ecology over the control of Arrakis and the coveted melange. Given that melange is only produced on Arrakis, control of the planet is dangerous but coveted. Melange is also crucial for space navigation, which requires mental multidimensional awareness and foresight that only the drug can provide. a drug that extends one’s life and enhances their mental abilities. Though Arrakis is inhospitable and a desert wasteland, it is the universe’s sole source of melange a.k.a. Is centered on a young man named Paul Atreides (played by Timothée Chalamet in the 2021 movie), whose family accepts the stewardship of a planet called Arrakis. Set in an interstellar society in the distant future where noble houses control planetary land, Dune To be excited for the Dune movie, we first have to understand what the Dune books are about. There were also several Dune follow-ups at the time, including prequels and sequels, co-written by Herbert’s son, Brian Herbert. The sequel series combined events from Herbert’s Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. Computer games and board games inspired by the book series also followed. A second miniseries, titled Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune, followed in 2013.

In 2000, Sci-Fi created a miniseries, titled Frank Herbert’s Dune, based on the first Dune book. Despite the negative response, Hollywood didn’t stop adapting Herbert’s dune series. The film, however, was considered a box office bomb and was negatively reviewed by critics. The film will cover the first half of the book, while the sequel, which hasn’t been filmed yet, will cover the second half of the book.Īlong with 2020’s Dune, Herbert’s novel was also adapted into a film in 1984 directed by David Lynch. This year’s Dune movie-which stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista and other household names-will be the first part of a two-part film adaptation of the original 1965 Dune book.

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