The highly anticipated trilogy-capper Dune 3 is apparently headed to theaters sooner than anticipated because director Denis Villeneuve will start filming the film a year earlier than anticipated.
As the director aims to finish the story of Paul Atreides with an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah, the second novel in the author’s renowned sci-fi series, the enormous success of Dune: Part Two made it simpler for Villeneuve to convince Warner Bros. to produce a third movie.
According to a recent rumor from Baz Bamigboye of Deadline, Villeneuve is now preparing to roll cameras on the sequel in June 2025. Originally, filming on the sure-to-be-epic Dune: Part Three was scheduled to start in the summer of 2026.
Although there is currently no confirmation, it was originally speculated that Villeneuve’s next movie, which was supposed to be released on December 18, 2026, would be Dune 3 rather than one of the three other projects the director is working on.
If Villeneuve really wants to finish Dune: Part Three in time for its December 18, 2026 release, then summer 2026 was never a realistic time to start filming. Given the extensive post-production and editing required for a film of this size, shooting is scheduled to begin in June of this year, making that release date a more realistic target.
In an interview with Deadline, Villeneuve hinted that Dune: Part Three will begin filming in 2026, but he also said that production was progressing quickly and that he might “go back behind the camera faster than I think.”
“These movies take a lot of time to make, so it’s best not to say out loud when I might shoot,” the filmmaker added. It may be presumed that Villeneuve is not rushing Dune: Part Three at the studio’s insistence, but rather is prepared to go in his own mind, as he previously stated that he did not want to rush the process.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dune: Part One had a disappointing $407 million global movie office total. However, Dune: Part Two comfortably surpassed that BO milestone, earning $714 million globally upon its release in 2024.
As fans still want more, Legendary and WB are trying to make the most of their valuable intellectual property, which is why Dune: Part Three was swiftly approved.
The studio’s need for expediency may be satiated by putting Dune: Part Three into production as soon as possible. Villeneuve has stated that the creative process for a film such as Dune should not be hurried. An expedited production timetable would result in an unimpressive film, which would be a very undesired outcome if the trilogy-capper was released quickly.
Villeneuve probably wants to take his time on Dune 3, but the studio wants to make a move while the chips are down, so that may not be possible. According to this most recent rumor, the production of Dune: Part Three is proceeding more quickly than anticipated, placing the epic continuation of Paul Atreides’ story on schedule to hit theaters by Christmas 2026.
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