After the critical and financialsuccess of Dune: Part Two,director Denis Villeneuve can do whatever he wants.

What the fans want is Dune Messiah, a third part of his Dune saga.

But Villeneuvehas made it clear he needs a breakfrom sand for a while.

Denis Villeneuve picking his next project.

Denis Villeneuve picking his next project.Photo: Chung Sung-Jun (Getty Images)

Its coarse, gets everywhere, etc.

So, whats next?

Unfortunately, we dont know yet.

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Which, we imagine, would be after whatever is next.

Basically, a fictionalized version of the non-fiction book.

But, again, this is all just speculation with many more variables in between.

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We still dont know what Villeneuve is directing next.

We still dont know (for sure) if Dune Messiah is happening.

We dont know when which is happening.

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And so, who knows what the world, or Villeneuves workload, will look like at that time.

Either way, Nuclear War as a project sounds both interesting and terrifying.

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