This “Dune: Part One” is just getting on its feet when the proverbial rug is pulled out from under the audience. But at least in those trilogies, the first film was a good stand-alone experience. But as of this moment, those future films have yet to be given the green light.Īdmittedly, given the success of the “Lord of the Rings” and “Star Wars” films, Hollywood’s clearly become comfortable doling out epic stories over any number of films. If those films do indeed come to pass, this first film may be judged in the context of its sequels and be given a pass. Banking on the presumed commercial success of this “Dune” film, Villeneuve is reportedly already working on a script for a sequel, and possibly on a third film to make a trilogy that encompasses the first two of the six “Dune” books.
In the long run, this may not matter much to audiences.
