“Dune: Part 2” Is Officially A Go
To borrow a turn of phrase from the ever-wise and witty Allison, what you dune in October 2023? If you spent October of 2021 making Dune puns, you’re probably going to be dune the same damn thing. Variety reports the totally unsurprising news that Dune: Part One will be followed up with Dune: Part Two, tentatively titled Dune: Pumpkin Spice World 2.
As we know, Dune made serious bank at the box office last weekend so now is the time to strike while the iron is hot and get that sequel underway before Timothée Chalamet‘s balls finish dropping. We can’t risk another Dear Evan Hanson situation. Timothée’s already got the Ben Platt curls working so unless they start filming immediately, The Chosen One is going to end up looking like he was chosen to participate in bingo night at the Arrakis R.F.D. Variety reports:
Legendary Entertainment announced the news in a tweet on Tuesday. Warner Bros. will distribute the film and help finance it, though Legendary is the primary money behind the movie and owns the rights to the book series. The film is expected to have an exclusive theatrical run, and Legendary will likely make that point iron-clad after “Dune” debuted simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max last week. The unorthodox distribution pattern was a pandemic-era concession by Warner Bros., but one that caused an uproar when it was unveiled in 2020. The “Dune” sequel will hit theaters on Oct. 20, 2023.
A return to Arrakis was always part of the plan. Director Denis Villeneuve was adamant in interviews that his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel would have two parts. In fact, the film’s opening title sequence rather boldly read “Dune: Part 1.”
Dune 2: Paul Fucks will take up where Dune 1: Paul Has Prophetic Nocturnal Emissions left off.
There’s still a lot of story left to unfold. “Dune: Part 1” ends with Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides, a Messianic figure at the heart of the series, seeking shelter from enemies in the desert. “Dune: Part 2” will follow his efforts to exact revenge against the noble families who murdered his father, Duke Leto Atreides, and restore himself to power.
What they aren’t telling you, is that Dune 2: Holidays On Spice is a Christmas-themed ensemble rom-com.
— Anthony Vangeli (@AnthonyVangeli) October 26, 2021
Since Top Gun 2: Earth Girls Are Easier is probably never going to come out in my lifetime, I shall redirect my uncanny sequel naming abilities towards the farthest reaches of outer space. As such, Dune 2: When Worms Fly might alternately be titled Dune 2: The Ivermectin Must Flow.
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