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It looks like the second chapter of Dune will be the setup for a complete trilogy. The first film turned out to be a global science fiction hit for Denis Villeneuve and his team. While they're preparing the production for the second chapter of Dune, it looks like they may end up doing a third film according to screenwriter Jon Spaihts. If all goes as planned, Villeneuve has said he wants to make a trilogy that will include the next chapter in the series, Dune:Messiah. They're say they're actively looking to adapt that book as well for cinemas as other side projects including a television series are in the works for HBO MAX.
Spaihts had this to say about the possibilities for expanding the Dune universe:
Denis has talked seriously about making [Dune Messiah] as well, as a conclusion of the trilogy. Dune Messiah is a very interesting book, which in some ways, deconstructs Dune and plays as a cautionary tale, even more than Dune does, about the dangers of blending religion and politics, the hazards of following charismatic leaders and the dangerous struggle that’s always alive between the individual and institutions.
There are a few tantalizing strands that lead into the future and suggest that we might not be done in this universe, despite the fact that the ending of Dune as a novel, which will be the ending of the second film, is a very satisfying conclusion.
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