Denis Villeneuve recently told Empire that he returned to “Dune” for a third and final chapter so he can be “severe with the material,” and that his upcoming James Bond movie will be the “very powerful rocket” he needs to “pull me away from Arrakis.”
\n\n“I said, ‘Maybe it’s a good idea to go back to this project, not out of nostalgia, not because I miss it, but the opposite — I’m tired of it.’ I want to make sure that I will be severe with the material. That I will not be complacent,” he explained. “I thought, ‘When it’s done, I need a very powerful rocket to pull me away from Arrakis.’ When I was asked to do the next Bond, I said: ‘OK, this is what I need.’”
\n\nVilleneuve, director of “Prisoners,” “Sicario” and “Arrival,” has not helmed a film outside the “Dune” franchise since “Part One” was released in 2021. “Dune: Part Two” hit theaters in 2024, and “Dune: Part Three” will debut on Dec. 18, 2026.
\n\nIn June 2025, it was revealed that Villeneuve, a self-described “die-hard Bond fan,” will direct the next 007 movie. There’s been much speculation about who will take up the mantle…
Original source: https://variety.com/