In the early months, we got Denis Villeneuve’s much-anticipated Dune: Part Two, a thunderous adaptation of the second half of Frank Herbert’s novel. Then came the news that Villeneueve is, indeed, hard at work on a Part Three,

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

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,

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

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:

The director of Dune Part One and Part Two has changed his tune about taking a break from the Frank Herbert franchise.