‘Dune 3’ Officially In Development — And It’s About To Get Weirder

Dune 3 was almost inevitable. To the point that director Denis Villeneuve was already alluding to “words on paper” all the way back in October 2023; and had even slid franchise composer Hans Zimmer a copy of Frank Herbert’s Dune: Messiah while they were still shooting Dune: Part Two.

Now, as the much-hyped sequel starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, and Austin Butler cruises past the US$630 million mark at the global box office, Variety…