Denis Villeneuve reveals to Deadline that he will go back behind the camera “Faster Than I Think” to make the third ‘Dune’ Universe movie.

While Villeneuve has been somewhat cryptic about Dune 3, he recently offered a much anticipated peek behind the curtain. While chatting with Deadline about the franchise, he confirmed he was in the "writing zone", and spoke about mirroring the novel Messiah for its film adaptation. In the Arrival filmmaker's words:

Denis Villeneuve has teased the production timeline for his third Dune movie, Dune: Messiah. Here's what we know.

Part Two served as a worthy continuation of Denis Villeneuve’s take on Frank Herbert’s Dune universe. Aside from garnering an overly positive critical response, the sequel also managed to rake in over $714 million at the worldwide box office,

Messiah sooner than he initially expected. He previously said that after Dune: Part Two , he wanted to take a break from the franchise and do something else, but it doesn’t look like that will be the case.

Dune: Messiah is one of the most highly anticipated sequels in recent memory and filmmaker Denis Villeneuve has now shared an update on where things stand with the movie and who it will focus

Denis Villeneuve speculates Dune Messiah will arrive sometime in 2026 as he is still working on the script after a long break.

Now, Villeneuve himself has revealed that, after a short hiatus, he is back in Frank Herbert’s world. Denis says he will “go back behind the camera faster than [he] think [s].” “I’m in the writing zone right now,

Even though he initially said he would be taking a break from the franchise after releasing 'Dune: Part Two' in March, director Denis Villeneuve has now revealed he will likely "go back behind the camera faster than [he] thinks" to make the third film in the sci-fi series.