Dune 2 was expected to put Denis Villeneuve in contention for a Best Director Oscar win, but the latest developments in awards season end those hopes.

Credit: Warner Bros Denis Villeneuve is returning to Arrakis to adapt Dune: Messiah – but he's confirmed again that it will be his last Dune movie. "When I saw Part Two finished, finally, I realized that that was it,

Director Denis Villeneuve reveals his continued passion for the Dune universe, expressing excitement for his anticipated return for Dune: Part Three.

Part Two," director Denis Villeneuve did the unthinkable. He made a Hollywood sequel — really, the second part of his adaptation of Frank Herbert's influential 1965 novel — that was more satisfying than the first.