Villeneuve returns for Dune Part Three, saying he is tired of the material
- Denis Villeneuve is returning to direct Dune: Part Three, which releases in theaters this December, and he told Empire that he is tired of the material and wants to avoid being complacent with it.
- He has spent nearly a decade on his three Dune films, all of which he wrote and directed, and in 2024 he told Time that Dune Messiah should be the last Dune movie for him.
- He told Vanity Fair that he will not adapt Frank Herbert's later novels himself but is not closing the door on another filmmaker doing it.
- HBO Max renewed Dune: Prophecy for a second season, and Villeneuve's next project is directing the next James Bond film.