Spice addicts should rejoice in the confirmation that "Dune" Part 2 will indeed be made, as Legendary Pictures has broken the news that "Dune" Part 2 is indeed in the works However, if you saw Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" - spoiler alert, we'll delve into the film's conclusion - it was clear that "Dune" Part 2 would be produced

The desire to make a "Dune" Part 2 had been in the works for some time At a screening attended by Tom's Guide staff, Villeneuve revealed that he not only intends to make "Dune 2," but also to make "Dune Messiah" after it The film will essentially be a trilogy

According to Deadline, "Dune" Part 2 is scheduled for October 20, 2023

Villeneuve has already begun work on the script; in an August 2021 interview with Total Film, the director said, "I'm writing [part 2] now and I feel like I'm eight years old again It is very unusual for me There are moments of deep appreciation and deep joy when I watch my film and I say, 'Thank you, life'

Dune Part Two was confirmed on Twitter by the official account of Legendary Pictures on October 26 This is just the beginning Thank you to all who have experienced @dunemovie so far and to those who will be going in the days and weeks ahead We are excited to continue our journey"

In a tweet announcing Dune Part Two, Legendary tagged the following cast members in the photo (you have to open the tweet and click on "Dune and 7 others")

The only problem is that the tweet tags two actors (David Dastmalchian as Piter de Vries and Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Dr Rhett-Caines) Their characters may return in flashbacks in "Dune Part 2," but it is unknown

Legendary also tagged Hans Zimmer, so we can expect his booming score to return as well

Two other characters are expected to return: Paul's antagonist Fayed-Lauta (played by Sting in David Lynch's Dune) and Paul's sister, Aria

But beware of spoilers below, as the events of "Dune" and "Dune Messiah" will come up

Also, Rebecca Ferguson returns as Paul's mother, Lady Jessica Stellan Skarsgård will also likely return as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen Flashbacks are a possibility, but I don't expect the late Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac) to return

Jason Momoa will likely return as Duncan Idaho Josh Brolin is also likely to return as Gurney Halleck This is because he was not actually killed in Harkonnen's raid on Atreides Castle in Araquois Tufia Hawat (Stephen McKinley Henderson) is also likely to return

Characters from other "Dune" films may be cast in due course

To discuss "Dune Part 2," we must first look at what happened at the end of "Dune" Paul and Jessica are on the run from Harkonnen when they finally meet the Freemen and Paul is able to see Chani, whom he saw in his vision They are led to Stilgar, who takes them in Jamis of the Fremen tribe opposes the call and fights Paul to the death, but Jamis is defeated

This moment cannot be overlooked In a vision Paul had during his fight with Jamis, he said, "Paul Atreides must die If you take his life, you will take your own" While Paul may have been involved in the deaths of the men on the plane when he used his "voice" to free his mother from the gag, Jamis was the first person young Paul had killed in one-on-one combat, signaling Paul's own dehumanization

What comes next is the question of how Paul will respond to the Freemen, who are devoted to him as messianic figures His and Chani's visions suggest that he sees a future as a leader in their war, but Paul at present seems neither ready nor interested in taking such a path

Meanwhile, on Arrakis, the Harkonen family has taken control of the situation The baron passes command of the planet to his nephew Laban, but will he be able to make enough money in the spice trade to pay for the war he has undertaken with Sardaukar?

Paul eventually meets his new sister Aria and a new rival, Feyd-Lauta, but I will leave their details for another time