After Denis Villeneuve completes Dune 3, an adaptation of the novel Dune Messiah, he will have essentially wrapped up the story of Paul Atreides. Yet, for fans of the books, Messiah is hardly the end of the story of Arrakis — rather, it’s the prelude to an even bigger epic. While Villeneuve has repeatedly made it clear that he done with the film franchise after the upcoming third movie, that doesn’t mean there won’t be additionally sequels after he steps away. In fact, though unconfirmed publicly, there are rumors that Legendary Pictures is already thinking about possible directions for Dune 4, which would adapt Frank Herbert’s third novel in the series, 1976’s Children of Dune. And now, it seems that the director being considered for Dune 4 would actually be the perfect person to take over for Villeneuve and steer the unwieldy story of Paul and Chani’s kids.
According to Hollywood insider Daniel Richtman, it’s possible that none other than other than Gareth Edwards may take the Dune 4 director’s chair. “Legendary Pictures / WB are interested in Gareth Edwards (Rogue One, Godzilla) to direct Dune 4. Right now he's just being eyed, not sure if there were discussions yet,” Richtman posted.
