Denis Villeneuve’s Dune wraps filming

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Denis Villeneuve's big-budget reboot of Frank Herbert's DUNE began shooting at locations in Budapest and Jordan earlier this year. And today we have word via author Frank Herbert's son Brian Herbert over on Twitter that filming has wrapped on the first new DUNE movie.

Brian Herbert tweets:

Filming on the first Dune movie has been completed, is "in the can," and there's been a wrap party.  Some actors are already working on other projects, and saying great things about how Denis Villeneuve ran the movie sets.

As you see, he points out that shooting on only the "first" movie has been completed. So I guess this further serves as proof that this new DUNE movie will actually be a two-film (at least) saga. Plus, you know, Legendary CEO Joshua Grode confirmed the rumor back in April. So there's that too. 

How excited are YOU for Denis Villeneuve's two DUNE movies? Let us know below! Meanwhile, here's the official synopsis for Villeneuve's DUNE:

A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

The killer cast for the film includes – wait for it because this shite is crazy – Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho, Dave Bautista as Rabban, Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Harkonnen, David Dastmalchian as Piter De Vries, and Charlotte Rampling as Reverend Mother Mohiam.

Villeneuve directs this new take on DUNE from a screenplay he co-wrote along with Eric Roth and Jon Spaihts. Villeneuve is also producing with Mary Parent, and Cale Boyter, with Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt, Thomas Tull, and Kim Herbert executive producing. Kevin J. Anderson serves as a creative consultant. DUNE will be hitting your local multiplex in both 3D and IMAX the weekend before Thanksgiving November 20th, 2020.