Villeneuve: Dune: Part Three Keeps Dune DNA but Moves at a Different Pace
The director told Empire Magazine the trilogy-capper shares the earlier films' DNA, with a December release pitting it against Avengers: Doomsday.
Denis Villeneuve said in an interview with Empire Magazine that Dune: Part Three keeps the same DNA as the earlier Dune films but is a very different movie with different pacing. The director's remarks, reported by collider.com, place the trilogy-capper apart from its predecessors even as it closes out the story.
Dune: Part Three is scheduled to open in December. The same month brings Avengers: Doomsday, which the film will compete against at the box office.
A previously released trailer showed an older Paul Atreides in a post-war world. Timothée Chalamet plays Paul Atreides, with Zendaya, Javier Bardem and Rebecca Ferguson among the cast.
From unfilmable novel to trilogy
The first Dune film was a success and made Villeneuve a global sensation, with audiences awaiting the next installment. Frank Herbert's Dune was long considered unfilmable before Villeneuve's adaptation.
Villeneuve's comments to Empire Magazine come ahead of the December release, when the third film enters a crowded box-office month.
Quick answers
When does Dune: Part Three come out?
The film is scheduled to open in December.
What did Denis Villeneuve say about Dune: Part Three?
He told Empire Magazine that it keeps the same DNA as the earlier Dune films but is a very different movie with different pacing.
What will Dune: Part Three compete against at the box office?
It will face Avengers: Doomsday.