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Dune 3 | Release confirmed for late 2026; could its title be something other than Dune: Messiah? (filmstories.co.uk)
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IMAX confirms that Denis Villeneuve's Dune 3 is to release in 2026, though there might be a question mark over its Dune: Messiah title...

If you download this PDF report from the Q2 2024 IMAX Investor Presentation, there are charts showing which films are being produced with IMAX in mind all the way through to the end of 2026.

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[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Dune Messiah has a lot going for it, like the inner workings of palace intrigue and some fantastic elements of world-building (a prime example being the Tleilaxu and their biological tech).
There's also Irulan becoming a key character, her Bene Gesserit POV has a ton and a half of cinematic potential, especially with Florence Pugh at the helm.

But how do you make that Paul and Chani arc satisfying for broad audiences? Also and maybe particularly for reader fans, with how much Denis changed Chani's character from the first book. And even though Paul is galactic emperor, the scale of the story and events does feel smaller than in the first book, there are no new true paradigm shifts.

Things don't get swashbuckling and truly epic again until Children Of Dune, which I loved.

[–] NovaPrime@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

"Swashbuckling" immediately made me think of the scene where

: : : spoiler Title Duncan free climbs the wall as the procession approaches : : :