Is Dune 3 on the cards? Denis Villeneuve says Florence Pugh's character will flourish in Dune Messiah

Director Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part 2 has released in theatres worldwide, and the dystopian drama is getting a staggering response from the audience. With the stunning ensemble cast comprising Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Bulter, Florence Pugh, and many more, Dune 2 follows the events of the second chapter of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel.

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The ending of Dune: Part Two teases a third film wherein the holy warwill happen. It has perfectly set the stage for a third Dune film likely to be calledDune Messiah, which is already on the director's plan.

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Many of the surviving key characters of Dune will be reprising their roles in the third part of the movie. Amidst this, the director has himself given a few updates related to Florence Pugh's character, and how her character will take centre stage in the upcoming part.

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During an interview with Moviefone, Denis talked about Florence's character,Princess Irulan and how even though the role was small in the second film, it is going to get bigger in the third part.

“I wanted to create a character that will have inner strength and that will never be perceived as a victim. I wanted an actress that could convey only with the way she’s listening,” Villeneuve said.

“I wanted someone with a strong presence that the audience could see just in the way she was witnessing events or listening to other characters, that they feel her presence on her own journey, but she’s more of a witness in this story,” he added.

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Villeneuve said that similar to the way Zendaya's character, Chani evolved from the first to the second film, Florence's character will also follow a similar trajectory.

“Of course, if there’s a Dune Messiah as we plan, she’ll become one of the prominent characters of that whole series. I’m doing a bit of what I did with Zendaya in the first movie. I introduced Chani in Dune and then she becomes one of the main characters in Part Two. I do the same with Florence, I just introduced her in Part Two and if there’s a Dune Messiah, she becomes one of the main characters,” he said.

Notably, Pugh's character in the movie appears for a very short time.

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Meanwhile, if we talk about Dune:Part 2, the movie has received an outstanding responsefrom the audience and critics alike, who have praised the impressive VFX work, and cinematography in the movie. The movie has made around $12 million in previews, as per the Variety.

The movie was projected to make around $70 million and $80 million in its opening weekend. Itended up amassing $81.5 million in its domestic debut. In India, the film has made $874,000(Rs 7 crore) on its first weekend.

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WION's film critic Shomini Sen wrote that director Villeneuve's second film in the franchise maintains the same tonality that one saw in the first film, yet makes it larger and bigger.

''Prince Paul Atriedes (Chalamet) and his mother Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) are on the run after Baron Vladimir Harkonnen's men destroyed their home and killed the Duke. They are now on the run and have the Fremen tribe guarding them. At the behest of Fremen's leader- Stilgard (Javier Bardem) Jessica takes the place of the Reverand mother and sips the water of life. The process puts the child in her womb initially at risk, something that first the herd is shocked to learn about but eventually as Jessica gains consciousness, she finds herself talking to her unborn child,'' she wrote. Read the full review here.