Dune 2 was expected to put Denis Villeneuve in contention for a Best Director Oscar win, but the latest developments in awards season end those hopes.

Much like Christopher Nolan, Villeneuve brought his artistic sensibilities to the blockbuster. First with Arrival. Then Blade Runner 2049, Dune, and Dune: Part Two. Nolan won Best Director at the 76th DGA Awards because Oppenheimer was a perfect combination of the two approaches. Mass-appeal, big-budget, nuanced, creative.

Hans Zimmer, who won the Best Original Score Oscar for Dune in 2022, has been disqualified from the same category for Dune 2 at the Oscars this year.

Credit: Warner Bros Denis Villeneuve is returning to Arrakis to adapt Dune: Messiah – but he's confirmed again that it will be his last Dune movie. "When I saw Part Two finished, finally, I realized that that was it,

Denis Villeneuve has confirmed that he's keen to helm another 'Dune' movie.

Director Denis Villeneuve reveals his continued passion for the Dune universe, expressing excitement for his anticipated return for Dune: Part Three.

Part Two," director Denis Villeneuve did the unthinkable. He made a Hollywood sequel — really, the second part of his adaptation of Frank Herbert's influential 1965 novel — that was more satisfying than the first.