A 3rd Dune movie is now in development, with Denis Villeneuve, the legendary director responsible for movies like ‘Prisoners’ and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ set to direct it, as he did the first two films in the sci-fi franchise.

Paul Atreides can see the future in Dune books and films, but is this spice induced foresight a sort of strange magic? Or something more . .

In early January, a terminally ill man expressed his final wish to see Dune Part Two before its release. This caught the attention of the director, Denis Villeneuve, who arranged an early screening of the film for the dying fan more than a month before its theatrical release.