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Villeneuve intended to make a two-part adaptation of the novel, and by November 2019, [[Jon Spaihts]] left his position as showrunner on ''Dune: The Sisterhood'' to focus on writing the sequel film.<ref name="two-part" /><ref name="dune sisterhood spaihts">{{cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=November 5, 2019 |title=''Dune: The Sisterhood'' Showrunner to Exit HBO Max Series |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/dune-sisterhood-showrunner-exit-hbo-max-series-1252449 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216003641/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/dune-sisterhood-showrunner-exit-hbo-max-series-1252449 |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |access-date=January 12, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Villeneuve felt that Warner Bros.' decision in December 2020 to simultaneously release their 2021 films through [[HBO Max]] alongside a theatrical release due to the [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema]] could compromise the film's financial performance, resulting in the cancellation of the sequel, though Warner Bros. assured him a sequel would be greenlit as long as the film performed well on HBO Max.<ref name="VilleneuveHBOMax" />
 
In February 2021, Eric Roth stated that he has written a full [[Film treatment|treatment]] for the potential sequel,<ref>{{cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=April 12, 2021 |title=''Dune'' Co-Writer Eric Roth Says the Sci-Fi Adaptation Is 'Spectacular', Talks Sequel |url=https://collider.com/dune-movie-update-eric-roth-interview/amp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412170454/https://collider.com/dune-movie-update-eric-roth-interview/amp/ |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |access-date=April 12, 2021 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |language=en-US}}</ref> with writing beginning that August.<ref>{{cite web |last=Massuda |first=Lauren |date=August 19, 2021 |title=''Dune 2'' Script Is Being Written, Reveals Denis Villeneuve |url=https://collider.com/dune-2-movie-script-denis-villeneuve/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819040755/https://collider.com/dune-2-movie-script-denis-villeneuve/ |archive-date=August 19, 2021 |access-date=August 19, 2021 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref> Following the success of the film, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures officially greenlit ''Dune: Part Two'' in October 2021.<ref name="thr villeneuve dune2 greenlit interview">{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dune-2-denis-villeneuve-part-two-1235038791/ | title = Denis Villeneuve on ''Dune'' Success and the Road to ''Part Two'' | first = Brian | last = Davids | date = October 28, 2021 | access-date = October 28, 2021 | work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] | archive-date = October 28, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211028202141/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dune-2-denis-villeneuve-part-two-1235038791/ | url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lang |first1=Brent |last2=Shafer |first2=Ellise |date=October 26, 2021 |title=''Dune: Part 2'' Officially Greenlit, Release Date Set for 2023 |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/dune-part-2-sequel-1235094974/ |access-date=October 26, 2021 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026182115/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/dune-part-2-sequel-1235094974/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |last2=Kroll |first2=Justin |date=October 26, 2021 |title=''Dune'' Sequel Greenlighted By Legendary & Warner Bros; Pic Will Get Theatrical Window in October 2023 |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/dune-sequel-greenlit-by-legendary-warner-bros-theatrical-release-1234862383/ |access-date=October 26, 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026180937/https://deadline.com/2021/10/dune-sequel-greenlit-by-legendary-warner-bros-theatrical-release-1234862383/ |url-status=live}}</ref> After the sequel was greenlit, Villeneuve's main concern was to finish the production, which would benefit from all the work on the first part.<ref name="thr villeneuve dune2 greenlit interview" />
 
Preliminary filming started in Italy in early July 2022, with primary filming in Budapest to begin later that month.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2022/07/dune-part-two-production-italy-1235057506/ | title = 'Dune: Part Two' Ramping Up Production This Month | first = Anthony | last = D'Alessandro | date = July 3, 2022 | access-date = July 3, 2022 | work = [[Deadline Hollywood]] | archive-date = July 4, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220704223528/https://deadline.com/2022/07/dune-part-two-production-italy-1235057506/ | url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220718005284/en/Warner-Bros.-Pictures-and-Legendary-Pictures-Return-to-Arrakis-for-Denis-Villeneuve%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9CDune-Part-Two%E2%80%9D|title=Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Return to Arrakis for Denis Villeneuve's "Dune: Part Two"|website=Business Insider|date=July 18, 2022|access-date=July 18, 2022|language=en|archive-date=July 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718150259/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220718005284/en/Warner-Bros.-Pictures-and-Legendary-Pictures-Return-to-Arrakis-for-Denis-Villeneuve%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9CDune-Part-Two%E2%80%9D/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film is scheduled to be released on March 15, 2024.