SPOILER ALERT: This accommodates main spoilers for the ending of “Dune: Half Two,” now taking part in in theaters.

Readers of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel “Dune” have recognized the plot of the sci-fi epic for years, however followers who’ve solely watched Denis Villeneuve’s movies might have some questions in regards to the ending of “Dune: Half Two” and the way forward for the collection.

Younger protagonist Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) undergoes a drastic transformation by the tip of “Dune: Half Two” and turns into the brand new Emperor of the Identified Universe. His conquest is made doable by main the native, blue-eyed Fremen folks, who consider Paul and his mom, Woman Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) are a prophesied mom and son who will deliver peace to their planet Arrakis. Jessica’s Bene Gesserit sisterhood additionally consider Paul is the legendary Kwisatz Haderach, an omnipotent male inheritor who can see throughout area and time.

Mainly, Paul is essentially the most {powerful} being in existence.

Nonetheless, he doesn’t attain that time with no few sacrifices. Whereas Paul lives amongst the Fremen along with his mom, he lastly meets Chani (Zendaya), who had been showing in his visions. They fall in love as Paul earns the respect of the Fremen — who witness him journey one of many largest sandworms on the desert planet. As Paul’s energy grows, he guarantees to at all times love Chani…however when he overthrows Emperor IV (Christopher Walken), he pledges to marry his daughter, Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh). Indignant and heartbroken, Chani leaves Paul behind and rides a sandworm off into the sundown.

Paul makes loads of enemies throughout his rise to energy. Ultimately, it’s revealed that the opposite Nice Homes don’t settle for his ascendancy, so he begins his Fremen-backed holy conflict towards them. He additionally practically wipes out Home Harkonnen, the bald, former governors of Arrakis and enemies of Home Atreides. The Harkonnen management is killed one after the other: Baron Vladimir (Stellan Skarsgard) and his nephews Rabban (Dave Bautista) and Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler). Paul kills Feyd-Rautha in a dramatic knife battle after main a sandworm cost towards the Harkonnen forces.

Nonetheless, Paul realizes after consuming the blue Water of Life from a child sandworm that his mom is the daughter of Baron Vladimir, which means he has Harkonnen lineage inside him. Woman Jessica can also be pregnant with a daughter, named Alia, from her late husband Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac). She will talk along with her unborn daughter due to her Water of Life-given Bene Gesserit powers. Paul additionally has a imaginative and prescient of his sister sooner or later, the place she’s portrayed in a cameo by Anya Taylor-Pleasure.

Alia performs a bigger position in Herbert’s follow-up novel, 1969’s “Dune Messiah,” which takes place 12 years after the occasions of “Dune.” The e book continues the story of Paul’s reign as Emperor and the Fremen’s messiah. Lots of the surviving characters from “Dune” reappear in “Messiah,” and followers are clamoring for Villeneuve to adapt the novel as a 3rd film.

A 3rd “Dune” film hasn’t been greenlit by Warner Bros., however Villeneuve has already spoken about adapting “Messiah.” He stated a screenplay is being written, but when he had been to make “Dune Messiah” it will likely be his final “Dune” film, regardless of there being extra books in Herbert’s collection.

“I don’t know precisely when I’ll return to Arrakis,” Villeneuve stated. “I would make a detour earlier than simply to go away from the solar. For my psychological sanity I would do one thing in between.”

Composer Hans Zimmer has additionally that he’s making ready music for a 3rd movie.

He advised Selection, “Denis is available in on the second day of taking pictures, and wordlessly is available in and places ‘Dune: Messiah’ on my desk, and I do know the place we’re going and I do know we’re not achieved.”