Dune: Part Three
Spoilers are ahead for Dune : Part Two and Dune Messiah .
Summary
Dune : Part Two , the second half of Denis Villeneuve ’s two - part epic , adapts the latter part of Frank Herbert ’s classic sci - fi novel , Dune . interpret the intimately 700 - page book to the filmdom require Villeneuve to make some all important changes . Not only was runtime a factor , butthe director had to streamline certain plotlines and character to makeDuneandDune 2more digestible for movie - go interview . That said , Dune 2 ’s al-Qur’an changesare completely sane , especially considering the unique need of the medium of picture show . Still , the alteration will have a monumental encroachment onDune 3 .
Set to adaptDune Messiah , Herbert ’s firstDunesequel , Villeneuve’sDune : Part Threewill likely pick up years afterDune 2 ’s conclusion , and chronicle how the newly strike Emperor Paul Atreides ' ( Timothée Chalamet ) role as the Fremen messiah unleashed a bloody holy warfare across the Known Universe . Paul ’s throttlehold over spiciness output , and the one million million defeat in his name , push the Bene Gesserit sisterhood to team up with unlikely allies in ordination to dethrone Paul . While the patch seems direct - forward on the surface , Villeneuve’sDune 2will drastically exchange several fundamental plots and characters inDune 3 .
5Dune 3 Must Introduce The Spacing Guild
The Guild Plays A Crucial Role In Dune Messiah That Wasn’t Really Set Up In Previous Dune Movies
Without a doubt , Dune 2 ’s openhanded book deletion create a major problemforDune 3 ’s story . With so much to squeeze into his two - part sci - fi epic , Villeneuve decide to cut the Spacing Guild from his films . Crucial to the Known Universe ’s political and economical structures , the Spacing Guild tries to spoil theBene Gesserit ’s Kwisatz Haderach planand Paul ’s boost to exponent in Herbert’sDuneafter realizing thatthe Atreides heir lay a scourge to the Guild ’s monopoly on faster - than - visible light space travel , transportation , and interstellar banking .
The Spacing Guild wo n’t have the same storied comportment it does in the leger .
Despite being an interstellar shipping and trade conglomerate , the Spacing Guild — also known as the Guild of Navigators — wields power equivalent to the Imperium andDune ’s Great Houses and factions . The sequel take in the Guild aligning with the Bene Gesserit and Tleilaxu organization for dethrone Paul . In peculiar , a Guild Navigator refer Edric , who shields his prescience from Paul ’s visions , plays a crucial role inDune Messiah . While Dune 3 can still give the Spacing Guild a proper introduction , the group wo n’t have the same storied bearing it does in the playscript .
Paul Atreides has many dreams and vision of the time to come in Dune : Part Two , providing tease of events that will or could happen to the universe .
4Chani Won’t Be Paul’s Concubine In Dune 3
Dune 2’s Ending Sees Chani Leaving Paul Behind After He Accepts His Role As Messiah
At theend ofDune 2 , Chani ( Zendaya ) abandons Paul . Although she loves him , Chani ca n’t suffer Paul ’s decision to booze the Water of Life and become the prophesied Fremen messiah . In Herbert’sDune , Chani is less vital of Paul ’s actions , and stands by him as he claims the Emperor ’s pot . Although Paul marries Princess Irulan ( Florence Pugh ) for political gain , Chani stay his " concubine,“and the two try on to conceive children together . That said , Chani’sDune 3role will change drastically in lighting of Villeneuve ’s option to have the Fremen warrior walk away from Paul .
3Princess Irulan’s Plot Will Change Without Chani
In Dune Messiah, Irulan Thwarts Chani’s Attempts To Become Pregnant
InDune Messiah , Irulan stay an agent of the Bene Gesserit , working closely with Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam ( Charlotte Rampling ) to moderate her married man ’s influence . While Irulan is married to Paul , the couple do n’t render to believe an inheritor . In lodge to see Paul does n’t have children with Chani , Irulan secretly gives contraceptive equipment to Chani . despairing to carry on the Bene Gesserit breeding platform , and fortify her stead in Paul ’s imperium , Irulan peril Chani ’s life . Although Paul is aware of Irulan ’s patch , he does n’t blockade her ; his prescient visions have hinted at Chani ’s death during childbearing .
… it ’s not clear how Villeneuve and his team will resign Paul and Chani ’s crucial human relationship .
All of that said , Irulan ’s role inDune 3will change along with Chani ’s . Since Chani leave Paul at the terminal ofDune 2 , it ’s not clear how Villeneuve and his team will conciliate Paul and Chani ’s crucial relationship . While Irulan is clearly going to stay a Bene Gesserit agent , her role in serve the ordering might change . Interestingly , Dune 2retained Lady Margot Fenring ’s subplot in which she make Feyd - Rautha Harkonnen , suggesting thatthe Bene Gesserit may have other plans for their carefully curated bloodline in Villeneuve ’s version of theDuneuniverse .
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2Chani’s Dune Messiah Death Might Be Avoided
The Fremen Warrior’s Life Is Endangered By Her Pregnancy
In add-on to change — and effectively complicate — Paul and Chani ’s relationship , Villeneuve’sDune 2cuts Paul and Chani ’s first sonfrom its narrative . To avoid runtime bloat and unnecessarily confusing story element , the director wisely circumnavigate the sudden birth of Leto II , who is pretty abruptly killed as an infant during a Corrino raid . WhileDune 3could expose that Chani gives birth to Paul ’s shaver ( or fry ) in the interim , it ’s undecipherable how the third film will treat Paul and Chani ’s fractured family relationship .
Chani ’s tragical death in Dune Messiah ravage Paul …
InDune Messiah , Chani subverts Irulan ’s tampering by starting on a Fremen birth rate dieting . However , since she was long - exposed to Irulan ’s contraceptive measures , Chani is badly weakened , which jeopardise both her gestation and her life . at last , Chani dies during childbirth , leaving Paul with similitude — Leto and Ghanima — who have inherited his access to ancestral computer storage . Chani ’s tragical decease devastates Paul , pushing him toward his desert - wandering destiny . Moreover , the deprivation of Chani signify that the twins uprise up with their aunt , Alia ( Anya Taylor - Joy ) and Irulan . Dune 3 , however , has the chance to change Chani ’s story .
Dune: Part Three continues the epic saga, adapting Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah. It follows Paul Atreides as he navigates political intrigue and prophecy, consolidating power in a universe shaped by spice, religion, and betrayal. This entry deepens the exploration of power dynamics and the complexities of leadership in a vast interstellar empire.
As a prequel set centuries before the events of Paul ’s fib , Dune : Prophecy can properly set up a satisfying end to the core eight - book Dune Saga .
1Alia Atreides Must Be Properly Introduced In Dune 3
Alia’s Role Changed Significantly In Dune 2
Instead of properly introducingAlia Atreides — Paul ’s younger sisterwho is born a full Reverend Mother — Dune 2wisely teased the grapheme ’s future character in the enfranchisement through Paul ’s visual sensation . ThroughoutDune 2 , Lady Jessica ( Rebecca Ferguson ) is also able to telepathically communicate with her unborn child , adding a kind of looming threat to Alia ’s fictional character . Canonically speaking , Dune Messiahis set 12 years after the first record , but it ’s hard to imagineDune 3sticking with a similar timeline . That , of course , poses a likely problem where Alia and Paul ’s ages are worry .
Frank Herbert ’s Dune dealership originated with the 1965 novel , but the writer preserve to compose about House Atreides and the fallout of Paul ’s story .
Apart from that long time - interruption issue — Taylor - Joy and Chalamet are like ages , make a 12 - year - gap a little cunning to navigate — Alia ’s backstory will be quite different . In Herbert’sDune , Alia drink down Baron Harkonnen , while Villeneuve gives that honor to Paul . give Alia ’s future Baron - center on plotline inChildren of Dune , the change vex some thematic issues and undercuts Alia ’s out - of - the - gate ruthlessness . Alia , the regent for Paul ’s twins , is fundamental toDune 3 ’s story , which have in mind Villeneuve will have to cautiously consider her right entry into the franchise .
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Dune : Part Three continues the epic saga , adjust Frank Herbert ’s Dune Messiah . It follows Paul Atreides as he navigate political machination and divination , consolidate major power in a universe shaped by spice , religious belief , and betrayal . This entry deepens the exploration of mogul dynamics and the complexities of leadership in a vast interstellar empire .
