• xyzzy@lemmy.today
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      3 months ago

      Yeah, it’s set to release at the end of next year. I’m pretty excited to see the arc wrap up, but I hope they stop there and don’t try to do the rest of the series.

      • J-Bone@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        3 months ago

        Dune Messiah is relatively simple to do compared to subsequent novels. It’s almost an extension of the original Dune.

        But even with Dune 1/2, I talked to many people who haven’t read the novels and they found Dune 2 confusing. Dune 1 was like the first ~20% of the book. The last 80% of the story needed more; how I wish Villeneuve had the opportunity to make a full trilogy.

        I am worried that beyond Dune: Messiah, it will become increasingly difficult to make a good movie adoption. Children and God Emperor are probably easier, Chapterhouse and Heretics will likely be very challenging.

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        3 months ago

        Villeneuve will step away after this one and they will try to replace him and make two more sub-par films and then give up.