Culture news “I’m frankly afraid” Denis Villeneuve has a good reason to want to stop his SF saga after Dune 3
It’s not good to pull too hard when making films. In any case, that’s what Denis Villeneuve thinks about Dune.
In the world of cinema, many examples have shown us that it is better to stop while there is still time. Because even if it can bring in thousands and cents, we can quickly release the sequel too. In any case, this is the idea that Denis Villeneuve confides to the magazine Reverse.
Dune, a complicated adaptation
Let’s put ourselves in context. Basically, Dune is a series of successful books written by Franck Herbert and published between 1965 and 1985. In addition to winning the Hugo Award the year it was published, the first book is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time. 15 after the death of its author, the romantic saga Dune returned to the hands of his son Herbert. With more than 20 works, including the last one released less than two years ago, the Dune Cycle is now made up of several parts and sub-cycles in which it is sometimes difficult to navigate. Concerning the cinema adaptations, there are 3 very different ones. The first is that of David Lynch released in 1984 which suffers from numerous script problems (and who wanted to group a lot of content into a single film). The second, which interests us here, is that of Denis Villeneuve, whose second opus has been available since last Wednesday. Finally the third, less well known to the general public, is that of Alexandro Jodorowsky which unfortunately never saw the light of day.
Too complex a puzzle
In the columns of ReverseVilleneuve expresses his desire to direct the third film for his SF saga: “These films take a long time to make and I was very, very inspired to make the first and second parts. And I still feel the spark is still there to make a third”. On the other hand, as for what happens next, the future is a little more uncertain.
I honestly fear other books because they become quite esoteric and harder to adapt.
As said previously, the sequels and prequels of Dune, although good invoices, are very complicated to understand. With even more characters highlighted and timelines disrupting the course of the story, adapting the entire saga is impossible. Obviously, the Canadian director has already decided to stop with the third film, but is this the end of the cinematographic saga? Perhaps in the years to come, a big name will decide to take up the torch. To be continued.