Messiah sooner than he initially expected. He previously said that after Dune: Part Two , he wanted to take a break from the franchise and do something else, but it doesn’t look like that will be the case.

Denis Villeneuve has teased the production timeline for his third Dune movie, Dune: Messiah. Here's what we know.

While Villeneuve has been somewhat cryptic about Dune 3, he recently offered a much anticipated peek behind the curtain. While chatting with Deadline about the franchise, he confirmed he was in the "writing zone", and spoke about mirroring the novel Messiah for its film adaptation. In the Arrival filmmaker's words:

Denis Villeneuve reveals to Deadline that he will go back behind the camera “Faster Than I Think” to make the third ‘Dune’ Universe movie.

Part Two served as a worthy continuation of Denis Villeneuve’s take on Frank Herbert’s Dune universe. Aside from garnering an overly positive critical response, the sequel also managed to rake in over $714 million at the worldwide box office,

Denis Villeneuve reveals that work on Dune 3 has already begun and teases the filming timeline for the sequel. Villeneuve directed and co-wrote Dune and Dune: Part Two, both of which were well-received by critics and general audiences.

Fans of Dune can celebrate as director Denis Villeneuve announces his return to filmmaking after a break, focusing on the next installment, tentatively titled Dune: Messiah. He views Part One and Part Two as one entity and stated that the new narrative that unfolds 12 years later is a new film with new circumstances.

Dune: Part Two undeniably became one of the biggest movies of 2024, with director Denis Villeneuve’s vision for the science fiction epic wowing audiences throughout the world. Ever since the film’s smash success,