Dune Screenwriter Jon Spaihts Teases A Potential Third Movie

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While Dune: Part Two has yet to begin its production, screenwriter Jon Spaihts believes that a third film is very possible.

Based on Frank Herbert's acclaimed 1965 novel,Dune takes place in the far future and follows the Atreides family accepting the stewardship of the dangerous desert planet Arrakis (also referred to as Dune), which contains the most valuable substance in the universe known as the «spice.» While director Denis Villeneuve's 2021 and upcoming 2023 adaptations cover the first book, Herbert wrote two more sequels that focus on the lives of the characters we meet in the firstDune novel.

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Spaihts, who is known for his work on the first Doctor Strange film and Passengers, co-wrote Dune with director Denis Villeneuve andEric Roth (Forrest Gump,Munich,The Curious Case of Benjamin Button). Now speaking with The Playlist, Spaihts was asked if the door will be open for a potential third film. «Yes. Frank Herbert wrote six novels, I believe, with a seventh partially completed upon his death that was completed [posthumously] by his son,» Spaihts said.

"'Dune Messiah' is the next book, and it's one of three books with 'Dune,' 'Dune Messiah,' and 'Children of Dune,' that covers the lives of the characters we meet in the first novel. Subsequently, there's a giant leap in time and the series gets stranger and more epic as it carries on," Spaihts continued. «But 'Dune Messiah' picks up years after the close of 'Dune,' and yes, Denis has talked seriously about making that film as well, as a conclusion of the trilogy.» Spaihts would go on to explain the complexities of the laterDune novels, and how they explore the blending of religions and politics to a greater