Shooshmoo
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I remember it being what Shoo said. No sequel unless it does well. It’s not Dune Part 1.
But it was always going to be two movies. The first film was always going to be the first half of the book, and the second film was always going to be the 2d half of the book. I guess I just don't get it as a criticism.
There was a hesitance to go ahead and greenlight the second film right away because of the pandemic. If the first one had flopped, maybe they just scrap the second one and we don't get the complete story. Luckily that didn't happen. If there was no pandemic, I think they would have greenlit the two films at the outset and nothing would've changed.
And according to the link below, they had effectively greenlit part two by the time the first film was released. The article below also says:
"Denis Villeneuve has said from the start that he only signed on to direct “Dune” for Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. because they agreed to let him split Frank Herbert’s novel into two movies. The director originally wanted to film both “Dune” films back-to-back, but studio fears over the financial risks of the adaptation resulted in the wait and see approach."
https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/dune-part-2-release-date-cast-plot-details/