Dune has become something of a phenomenon. Frank Herbert’s classic series of sci-fi novels have always been beloved by genre fans, but Denis Villeneuve’s two-part film adaptation of the first book has brought the saga of the Atreides and the Imperium to new fans.

Part Two, director and co-writer Denis Villeneuve is in the homestretch of realizing an ambition he’s had since age 14: to transfer his vision to a movie screen; to capture the survival of the Fremen in the inhospitable deserts of Arrakis amid the spice harvesters and ruthless House Harkonnen;

Javier Bardem even loves him enough to trek out to director Denis Villeneuve’s home and fight for his right to play the character if he has to. As written! Speaking of writing, Villeneuve told Deadline last month that he was “in the writing zone right now” on Dune: Messiah,