Denis Villeneuve explains why he’s not interested in directing Star Wars film despite once being ‘obsessed’
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Denis Villeneuve has revealed why he would never write or direct a Star Wars film. Denis Villeneuve says he believes that the Star Wars franchise was derailed by Return of the Jedi As far as the other popular science fiction franchise Star Trek is concerned, Villeneuve has a simpler answer: “I’m not a Trekkie.” The Oscar-nominated director is reportedly developing Dune Messiah, the third and final entry in that franchise. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free “As precious as the spice of Arrakis itself, it’s the ultimate payoff to 2021’s great gamble, when filmmaker Denis Villeneuve chose to adapt half of Frank Herbert’s foundational sci-fi novel, with no guarantee a sequel would ever be made. Despite its release at the height of the pandemic, with a same-day launch on streaming services, Part One earned a hefty $400m at the box office and 10 Oscar nominations.” The Dune series, an adaption of Herbert’s best-selling science fiction novels, follows Paul Atreides as his family is thrown into a war for the inhospitable desert planet Arrakis.
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