Zendaya Says She Would “Of Course” Return for ‘Dune 3’: “Anytime Denis [Villeneuve] Calls It’s a Yes”

With Denis Villeneuve‘s upcoming Dune: Half Two, Zendaya has shared that she would completely be all the way down to return for a third movie within the franchise.

Throughout a solid interview with Fandango, posted on-line Friday, the Euphoria actress revealed she would “of course” reprise her position of Chani in a potential Dune Messiah movie.

“Would we be down? I mean of course,” Zendaya stated. “Anytime Denis calls it’s a yes from me, at least. I’m excited to see what happens. I started Messiah and I was like, ‘Woah, I’m only shooting the first movie. Let me just go back to the first one.’ It’s so much to take in, and I think there’s no better hands with better care and love for it than him [Villeneuve].”

Dune: Half Two, which additionally stars Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Josh Brolin and Rebecca Ferguson, is ready to hit theaters on March 1. As for the way forward for the film franchise, Zendaya added that she’s “just excited to see … It’s just anticipation.”

She continued, “Whenever he is ready. I know he’s a perfectionist in many ways and doesn’t want to share things unless he’s fully ready to do that. So [I’m] respecting that and waiting until he’s ready.”

Whereas a third movie hasn’t been confirmed, Villeneuve advised Empire journal final yr that he’s very involved in creating a third film based mostly on Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah, the second guide in his Dune collection.

“If I succeed in making a trilogy, that would be the dream,” the director stated on the time. “I will say, there are words on paper [for a third film].”

Dune, launched in 2021, grossed greater than $402 million on the worldwide field workplace. It additionally gained six Oscars, together with greatest achievement in movie enhancing and greatest authentic rating.