Dune: Part Two Cliffhanger Ending Explained: Will There Be a Third Film?

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At the end of Timothée Chalamet’s 2021 film Dune, the audience wondered if there would be a sequel. Now that The second part is in theaters, maybe they feel déjà vu: Will there be a third?

Director Denis Villeneuve claimed that his plan was to adapt Frank Herbert’s 1965 science fiction novel. Dunethe story of Paul Atreid’s journey to the desert planet Arrakis and the messianic destiny, in two parts on the big screen.

Not long after the premiere of the first film, the sequel was indeed given the green light, and the Oscar-nominated director said Entertainment Weekly would like to do “at least three” Dune movies.

“It’s not that I want to do a franchise, but I want this Duneand Dune it’s a huge story, said the 56-year-old Villeneuve at the time. “To respect that, I think you would need at least three films. That would be a dream. Following Paul Atreides and his entire arc would be nice.”

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Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet in Dune: Part Two.

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Covers most of the events and concepts in Herbert’s original novel, 2021 and 2024. Dune the films take Chalamet down that arc as Paul. The character begins as a ducal heir on the planet Caladan, training under his father (played by Oscar Isaac), mother (Rebecca Ferguson), mentor (Josh Brolin), swordsman (Jason Momoa) and teacher (Stephen McKinley Henderson).

The second part finds Paul on Arrakis learning the ways of the mysterious Fremen who see him as a prophetic messiah.

To avenge the destruction of his royal house by the Emperor of the Universe (Christopher Walken) and the leaders of the rival clan Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista and Austin Butler), the rising rebel must team up with his Fremen lover (Zendaya) and their leader ( Javier Bardem) to stop the harvest of Arrakis’ most important spice and challenge those who want to control it.

Last August, Villeneuve said Empire that “there are words on paper” for a third film, which would follow the events of Herbert’s second novel in the series, in 1969. Dune Messiah. (Herbert wrote six Dune novels, while his son Brian wrote further sequels, prequels and spinoffs.) “If I can make a trilogy, that would be a dream,” the director reiterated.

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Dina: The second part it ends with Paul defeating the Emperor and the Harkonnens and, with the help of the Fremen, starting the universe-wide holy war he saw in his spice-induced visions.

Timothee Chalamet in “The Dune: Part Two”; Anya Taylor-Joy February 15.

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Anya Taylor-Joy, who made a surprise appearance on The second part premiered in London on February 15, she is introduced in yet another vision — as Alia Atreides, Paul’s psychically gifted unborn sister.

Unlike in Dune novel, Alia is not present when Paul catches up with his enemies and declares war at the end of Villeneuve’s sequel. The emperor’s daughter, Princess Irulan, played by Florence Pugh, offers Paul her hand in marriage, which he accepts — complicating the already strained relationship between Paul and Chani, Zendaya’s character.

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Although Chalamet, 28, and Zendaya, 27, do not know for sure if a The third part is on the horizon, Costars told PEOPLE they are interested in more.

“I’m definitely curious just as a fan watching,” Zendaya said. “I loved seeing Florence in this and I’m very curious to learn more about Princess Irulan and the dynamic she shares with Paula and Chani. I would like to see more of that.”

But, she notes, “Denis and the powerful depend on it.”

In the climactic final scene of The second part, said Chalamet, you can feel the tension between all three characters. “Some of those photos are so creative, the way they communicate so much without words.”

Both Alia and Irulan are characters with significant roles in many of Herbert’s sequels, starting with Dune Messiah.

“When I approached Zendaya for First partI said, ‘I’ll introduce your character, and if it’s another movie, then you’ll be one of the main protagonists,'” Villeneuve said. EW recently. “I made the same deal with Florence. Her character is presented in The second partbut then if there is an adaptation of Dune Messiahof course Princess Irulan is one of the main characters in that story.”

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(L-R:) Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve and Zendaya on February 22.

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Repeating on Time magazine in January that a The third part “it would make absolute sense,” Villeneuve revealed that if the adaptation Dune Messiah happens, it “should be the last Dune movie for me.”

As fans eagerly await confirmation of a third film, Chalamet appears to be among them. “The idea really excites me,” said the Oscar nominee Total movie magazine in January. “If the time and opportunity comes to complete the story with MessiahI think we’re all super enthusiastic about it.”

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