When Dune: Part Two hits theaters on November 3, 2023, the story told in Frank Herbert’s first Dune novel will be over. But, the story of the Atreides family is much longer. While it’s pretty unlikely that Denis Villeneuve will make a bunch of Dune movies after Part Two, he has made it clear he wants to make Part Three and complete a Dune trilogy of movies. Now, with rumors swirling in the sand that this desire might actually turn into reality, let’s talk about why these Dune films need to become a trilogy.
