Development began after Legendary Entertainment acquired film and television rights for the Dune franchise in 2016. Villeneuve signed on as director in 2017, intending to make a two-part adaptation of the novel due to its complexity. Production contracts were only secured for the first film before the second film was greenlit by Legendary in October 2021, subject to the success of the first. Principal photography took place in Budapest, Italy, Jordan, and Abu Dhabi between July and December 2022.
Delayed from a November 2023 release date due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, the film premiered at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on February 6, 2024, and was released in the United States on March 1 to critical acclaim. It set several box office records and grossed $714.4 million worldwide, surpassing its predecessor and making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2024 and the highest-grossing film in Villeneuve's career. A sequel based on Herbert's 1969 novel Dune Messiah is in development
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