Young and rising star Timothée Chalamet is all over the news for his back-to-back appearances in social media-shattering films – Wonka and Dune: Part Two. Although the former film failed to make an impression at the box office, the latter one is already skyrocketing its box office numbers.
Thus, following the massive success of Dune: Part Two, Legendary and Warner Bros. finally breathed a well-deserved sigh of relief. Witnessing a staggering box office collection, Legendary CEO Josh Grode even revealed plans for the third sequel. But while THR reported Grode’s statement, fans got concerned for a different reason.
Legendary CEO’s Promising Update About Dune 3
Featuring Timothée Chalamet in the lead role, alongside Zendaya, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Dave Bautista, and others, Dune: Part Two turned into a highly anticipated movie. According to THR reports, released on March 1, 2024, the sequel managed to earn a staggering amount within the first opening weekend. Following this success, Legendary and Warner Bros. are finally breathing a sigh of relief.
Previously delaying the release of the sequel in order to star Austin Butler and Florence Pugh, Dune 2 seemingly performed flawlessly at the box office. Opening to a surprisingly well domestic collection of $82.5M and $100M overseas, Dune: Part Two got an overall global start of $182.5M. It is believed that the movie is set to sail past its breakeven benchmark of $500M and earn somewhere between $600M – $700M.
Following the major success of Denis Villeneuve‘s magnum opus, Legendary CEO Josh Grode shared a promising update about the third installment. Although the filmmaker previously noted that he would prefer taking a break after the second sequel, Grode enthusiastically suggested that positive news about the third sequel might drop anytime soon. “We’re all actively engaged in Dune: Part Three. That’s what I’ll say for right now.” Grode shared.
The promising update from Grode seemingly sparked hope among fans, who have been eagerly waiting to unravel the riveting story about Paul Atreides’ quest for power.
Fans are Concerned About the Third Dune Sequel
Although Grode announced via THR about the progress of the third sequel, fans seemed to be worried about a different thing. Right after the outlet shared the news via X, netizens gathered in the comment section and expressed their concern over the report. Although they seemed excited about the update, fans were notably concerned about the title of the third installment.
Sparking debate online, fans addressed the fact that Josh Grode called the third sequel “Dune: Part Three”. Claiming that the title of the film plays a significant role, especially when it’s being adapted from a piece of literature, fans argued that the third installment should be named accordingly. Instead of Dune: Part Three netizens claimed that the movie should be named Dune: Messiah.
hope they don't actually plan on calling it that. Dune: messiah is such a cool title.
— Jeremy MacKinnon (@_jmackinnon) March 5, 2024
Please don't call it Dune: Part 3, that would be so lame.
— Mike Castle (@realsonofgod23) March 6, 2024
Look, I’m the kind of Dune nerd that if they call the next film DUNE: PART THREE and not DUNE MESSIAH I’m gonna be upset. https://t.co/4O6wvTuS3H
— Paul is tired (@HuginsPL) March 5, 2024
Dune Messiah needs to happen. https://t.co/USXZh9GYJd
— Mr Lawrence🇬🇧🇬🇩🌸 (@Mr_Lawrence4) March 5, 2024
Claiming that it would be lame to call the potential sequel as Part Three, fans begged in the comment section to name it Dune: Messiah instead. Considering that Frank Herbert named the 1969 sequel of his original 1965 novel as Dune Messiah, fans believe it is only right to call the third installment by the same name. So far fans’ concerns haven’t been addressed by the studio or the ones associated with the film.
Dune: Part Two is currently running in theatres worldwide.
