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Originally Posted by nik-
I didn't mind that it was all setup because it was so entertaining and beautiful to look at.
I will admit I was pretty miffed when I found out they haven't started shooting, or even greenlit, the second movie. That makes me uncomfortable. It's already at 220 worldwide, so it should be ok, but that's not slam dunk territory yet. The movie budget was 160, but who knows what the advertisement budget was. Plus the other Hollywood bull####. Hollywood doesn't seem to be happy if they don't hit 800 million with tent pole movies now.
They should have taken the gamble and shot both parts at the same time and had a tight release window between them. That would have dissuaded a lot of the complaints. But it's Warner Bros and they've pretty clearly demonstrated with their DC movies that they don't know what the #### they're doing.
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It's reported that in WB's original plans, the box office numbers are less important than streaming numbers.
They hope to make Dune something that brings people to HBO Max. There's already a prequel series planned around the Bene Gesserit called Dune: Sisterhood. (Denis Villeneuve might or might not also be involved in that too.)
Obviously if Dune is a surprise box office hit, it's worth their time to make another movie regardless of the streaming numbers, but the expectation for Villeneuve movies is good reviews and award attention but at best mediocre box office success.
Who knows, maybe they're even considering the option of making the movie sequels streaming only.