Dune: Part Two will begin shooting in July 2022, producer confirms

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Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:23:49 +0000

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A producer on Dune: Part Two has confirmed that shooting will begin in July 2022.

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The sequel to Denis Villeneuves sci-fi epic, Dune , will begin filming as early as July 2022, a producer on the project has confirmed.

As first reported by The Film Stages Josh Encias , Mary Parent, a producer on Dune: Part Two, revealed at a recent Q&A event with the Screen Actors Guild that shooting on the anticipated follow-up movie would start on July 18,
2022.

The news comes just a few weeks after Dune: Part Two was given the green
light by Warner Bros. following Part Ones impressive box office performance. Since its October release, Villeneuves first installment has taken over $330 million worldwide.

The sequel is scheduled to arrive in October 2023. The producer of #Dune Part 2 just revealed they will begin filming on July 18, 2022. pic.twitter.com/Ul21wYIvJs November 7, 2021 See more

Alongside its promising financial returns, Dune has been met with generally positive critical reception, too, with praise heaped upon Villeneuves
faithful translation of the scale and complexity of Frank Herberts original story.

The main qualm, though, for reviewers and audiences alike, has been Dunes
lack of finality and over-reliance on a follow-up movie. We echoed that sentiment in our own review of the film:

Dune aspires to do justice to its source material, and it does so with
aplomb. If Dune: Part Two is similarly faithful, theres every chance that Villeneuves adaptation, like Herberts book, can become the directors seminal work of art. Unless that second movie gets the go-ahead, though, Dune feels a tad incomplete.

With Part Two confirmed and a shooting date set, then, were excited to see
how Villeneuve handles the more exciting but arguably more challenging
parts of Herberts novel. What can we expect from Dune: Part Two?

Spoilers follow for Frank Herbert's Dune novel.

For those unfamiliar with the source material, the events of Dune: Part Two will be a mystery until October 2023.

Broadly speaking, though, the sequel will follow the now-Duke Paul Atreides
as he integrates with the Fremen and begins his journey to becoming the messianic Muad'dib all while trying to prevent the violent future he's witnessed in his dreams.

Villeneuve smartly lays clues about the events of Dune: Part Two using Pauls visions throughout the first film, with several sequences the desert battle, for instance teasing the more action-heavy moments in Herberts story. Image
1 of 2 These dream scenes, for instance, tease sequences from a future Dune movie (Image credit: Warner Bros.) Image 2 of 2 These dream scenes, for instance, tease sequences from a future Dune movie (Image credit: Warner Bros.)

The director not only employs these (perhaps overly frequent) dream scenes as a narrative tool throughout the film proof of Pauls role as the Muad'dib
but also as a means of teasing Dunes sequel, as if like breadcrumbs leading towards an even better follow-up movie.

Those left disappointed by Dunes abrupt end and lack of dramatic tension, then, should rest assured that Dune: Part Two is primed to deliver on the promise of Hertberts Game of Thrones-level intrigue and Star Wars-level action.

This is only the beginning, Chani tells us at the end of Dune let's hope she's right. Check out the best movies on HBO Max



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