![]() Dune can be like Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope in terms of franchise potential only here the story for more films already exists. That ‘maybe more’ coda opens up a whole range of possibilities where two films could give way to an entire series and franchise. But let’s air on the side of optimism and assume that Dune is great and a hit, what then? Denis Villeneuve has said that his goal is to make two films, maybe more. I’ve already written about what a financial gamble Dune might be so it’s not impossible that we only get one Denis Villeneuve Dune movie. They will shoot individually, and presumably the second one getting made will hinge on the success of the first one. However, unlike something like The Lord of the Rings, Dune parts one and two are not filming back to back. So it is advantageous from a storytelling perspective to give the novel two films to tell the story of Paul Atreides. Frank Herbert’s novel is extremely complex with tons of characters and moving pieces, not unlike Game of Thrones. In contrast, the Dune mini-series on the then-Sci-fi Channel was a 3 episode, 4 hour and 25 minute telling of the story. Dune is an expansive novel, and while David Lynch’s film covers the whole book, it is not an especially faithful adaptation. This approach makes sense so as to not shortchange the story.
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