Dune hasn't even hit theaters yet, and Denis Villeneuve is already thinking about how the movie could potentially evolve into a trilogy.

According to Collider, Villeneuve discussed his plans for Dune and the sequels it could spawn during an interview with CBC Radio Canada. He explained that, while the first two movies are planned to cover the first novel in Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi series, a third movie could serve as an adaptation of Herbert's 1969 sequel novel Dune Messiah.

"There is Dune's second book, 'The Messiah of Dune,' which could make an extraordinary film," Villeneuve teased, sharing his ambitions for the Dune franchise beyond the first movie, which is due out in October. "I always saw that there could be a trilogy; after that, we'll see. It's years of work; I can't think of going further than that."

The first book in Herbert's Dune series is an incredibly dense and multi-layered story, with many rival factions and characters, set against the backdrop of a futuristic human civilization. The sprawling saga has been notoriously difficult for filmmakers to adapt for the big screen, which is one of the reasons behind Villeneuve's decision to split the story across two films.

The filmmaker has addressed some of the changes that had to be made for the movie, such as keeping one of the villains, Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, in reserve for Part 2. "The book is so rich. There are so many fantastic details about the different cultures," he said. "In order to preserve and have the time to bring that to the screen, we had to make important choices."

Villeneuve recently shared his eagerness to work on Part 2, revealing that Zendaya's character Chani would emerge as the female protagonist of the adaptation's next installment. She would star alongside Timothée Chalamet's Paul Atreides who would remain the central focus of the sequel, in keeping with the scope of the roles set out in the original novel.

While Part 2 hasn't officially been greenlit yet, Villeneuve has already expressed optimism about getting to make the second part of his Dune movie. As it stands, Dune Part 1 is set to be simultaneously released in theaters and on HBO Max on October 22 following the movie's world premiere on September 3 at the Venice Film Festival.

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A lifelong fan of The Simpsons: Hit and Run has taken to remaking the game in Unreal Engine 5 and Joe McGinn, the lead designer on the original title, is impressed by the feat.

Reuben Ward, an Unreal developer, has seen recent success on his YouTube channel after remaking games in Unreal Engine 5. Following a polished-up version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the developer's latest project features a shiny new remake of The Simpsons: Hit and Run.

In a comment on the YouTuber's video, lead designer on The Simpsons: Hit and Run, Joe McGinn said "Amazing what you accomplished! Really gives a taste of what a full modern remaster could be. Impressive work!" - high praise for a project that apparently only took the developer a week.

Ward began his remake of The Simpsons: Hit and Run with its in-game map of Springfield. After importing the map using a tool created by another developer, Ward took a number of inventive shortcuts to reskin the game's outdated textures. Using AI-led image resolution enhancement software and a bit of DIY photoshopping, he was able to reskin the entire map and give it a more modern feel. The YouTuber even added in a few stylized trees to give Hit and Run's "New" Springfield a bit of extra life.

After the map, Ward got to work on other elements of the level. As the game's initial playable character, Homer Simpson received a few tweaks in the remake. The developer worked on coding advanced animations for the character and also enabled a first-person mode - because, as Ward so adequately puts it, "Why the hell not?"

The developer also made upscaled changes to the game's UI, added missions and collectables, ripped audio from the original game for voice work on his characters, and enabled ray tracing. The whole package was then released by Ward as a playable demo. Unfortunately, however, the developer has since had to remove the demo over copyright concerns. Despite not being able to play Ward's modern take on this Simpsons classic, you can still watch the full video detailing the changes the developer made to the game over on the Reubs YouTube Channel.

With Simpsons Hit and Run nearing its twentieth anniversary, fan-made remakes might be the closest we get to a true modern remaster. We recently spoke to Simpsons writer Matt Selman who explained why we might not see a remake anytime soon. Selman explained that whilst he "would love to see a remastered version of [Simpsons Hit & Run]", it would be "a complicated corporate octopus to try to make that happen.”

Ward's Hit and Run remake isn't the only fan-made content to come out of Springfield this week. We recently wrote about a fan-made Simpsons' TV set that has been brought to life by way of a miniature 3D-printed replica. The miniature set acts as a working TV and plays the show's first eleven seasons at random.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Netflix has shared the first images of its upcoming live-action Cowboy Bebop series starring John Cho. As an added bonus, Netflix announced that the live-action series will debut on November 19.

In the first images revealed for the upcoming Cowboy Bebop series, the three main members of the Bebop crew are front-and-center. There’s John Cho as Spike Spiegel, a gun-toting, martial arts expert bounty hunter; Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black an ex-cop and Spike’s partner; and Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine an erstwhile ally of the crew when she’s not off pulling off one of her own scores.

Check out the first-look images in the gallery below:

Also in the cast but not shown are Alex Hassell as Spike’s nemesis Vicious, and Elena Satine as Spike’s former lover Julia. No look, however, at Ed the Bebop’s resident hacker who the showrunners have confirmed will appear in the live-action series. But so far no casting has been announced for the role.

The first images, which you can see in the gallery above, are all very Bebop-y for sure. Cho is rocking Spike’s classic blue and yellow outfit, while Jet’s metal prosthetics are in full view. Faye has just the slightest bit of a wardrobe update where it seems like she’s just wearing the jacket she always has around her elbows. And if you peak closely you can see Ein the Corgi.

This is the cast since earlier this year when Netflix announced that original composer Yoko Kanno will return to make original music for the live-action series.

Based on the casting announcements so far, Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop series will be adapting episodes from the original anime. Though we won’t know how closely these adaptations will adhere to the anime until the live-action series premieres in November.

Cowboy Bebop isn’t the only anime Netflix is adapting for live-action. Along with Cowboy Bebop, Netflix is also working on a live-action adaptation of One Piece. And though not technically an anime, Netflix also revealed the live-action cast for its upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender series.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

The Simpsons' TV set has been brought to life by way of a miniature 3D-printed replica, which imitates the titular family's animated version.

A Twitter user brought the classic Simpsons screen to the screens of our many devices this morning by sharing a Reddit post that details the inner workings of the incredible replica, designed and printed by u/buba447. The accompanying video demonstrates the capabilities of the TV set, which "plays the first 11 seasons at random," and has working knobs too.

A Redditor has 3D printed a working replica of the Simpsons’ TV set.

It plays the first 11 seasons at random. The knobs work too!

“Inside is a raspberry pi zero with a 32gb and card. The Pi is connected to a 640x480 tft display. The Pi is running Jessie Lite” pic.twitter.com/LSAJbrygD5

— Jackie✨ (@hackingbutlegal) August 23, 2021

The creator revealed that the TV itself and all of its parts were designed in Fusion 360 and then printed on an Ender 3 Pro. "Inside is a raspberry pi zero with a 32gb and card. The pi is connected to a 640x480 tft display," the Redditor explained, sharing more information about the tech inside the 3D-printed model. "The pi is running Jessie Lite."

"The episodes were all compressed specifically for the screen and loaded onto the SD card," they added in the post, which has received more than 80,000 upvotes. "When the Pi is powered up, through the USB port on the back of the tv, it starts playing episodes at random. When [an] episode ends the next is randomly selected."

The video shows the TV functioning, with the top knob turning the screen on and off while also muting the volume, and the turning of the bottom knob to raise and lower the volume on the episode as it plays on-screen. The creator explained that the first button has been wired up to GPIO while the second is a POT that is connected to a speaker inside the model.

If you don't have a replica of The Simpsons TV set, then you may have to opt for a more traditional way to watch episodes of the long-running animated series. Fox has already renewed The Simpsons for seasons 33 and 34, ensuring the series will remain on the air until at least 2023 with lots of new episodes, including one with "wall-to-wall music."

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A new Star Wars comic has an Easter Egg that honors Declan Mulholland, the actor who played the original human version of Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars: A New Hope that never made it to the big screen.

For those unfamiliar, Jabba the Hutt was originally no more than a mention in Star Wars: A New Hope and made his first on-screen appearance in Return of the Jedi. However, there was a scene shot for the original film that had Jabba confronting Han Solo after he kills Greedo. Instead of being a giant slug-like alien, the scene was shot with actor Declan Mulholland playing a human version of the crime lord in a large fur shawl. You can see the original footage of the cut scene here.

Jabba as we know him didn't exist in 1977 as George Lucas hadn't quite created him yet, and he was portrayed as a human gangster after Han Solo. This cut scene was added in 1997's special edition version of A New Hope, but Mulholland was replaced with CG to keep it in line with Jabba's appearance in Return of the Jedi.

Now, in Star Wars #16, a new comic in the War of the Bounty Hunters crossover event, a character resembling Mulholland's Jabba the Hutt makes his brief debut. As reported by CBR.com, this unnamed character is aboard the Son-Tuul Pride War Cruiser Dark Syndicate and on his way to bid on the carbonite-frozen body of Han Solo.

In a bit of a twist, this character is a part of the Son-Tuul Pride Crime Syndicate, which is a rival gang of Jabba's.

Despite this not actually being a human version of Jabba the Hutt, it's a nice nod to Declan Mulholland. Unfortunately, Mulholland won't get a chance to read the comic as he passed away in 1999, but now his legacy will forever be cemented in that galaxy far, far away.

For more on the War for the Bounty Hunters comic, check out our exclusive look at Star Wars: Crimson Reign, a story that is set to continue the one that began with War of the Bounty Hunters, and one that will "reshape the history of the Star Wars Galaxy during the Age of Rebellion."

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

A new Star Wars comic has an Easter Egg that honors Declan Mulholland, the actor who played the original human version of Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars: A New Hope that never made it to the big screen.

For those unfamiliar, Jabba the Hutt was originally no more than a mention in Star Wars: A New Hope and made his first on-screen appearance in Return of the Jedi. However, there was a scene shot for the original film that had Jabba confronting Han Solo after he kills Greedo. Instead of being a giant slug-like alien, the scene was shot with actor Declan Mulholland playing a human version of the crime lord in a large fur shawl. You can see the original footage of the cut scene here.

Jabba as we know him didn't exist in 1977 as George Lucas hadn't quite created him yet, and he was portrayed as a human gangster after Han Solo. This cut scene was added in 1997's special edition version of A New Hope, but Mulholland was replaced with CG to keep it in line with Jabba's appearance in Return of the Jedi.

Now, in Star Wars #16, a new comic in the War of the Bounty Hunters crossover event, a character resembling Mulholland's Jabba the Hutt makes his brief debut. As reported by CBR.com, this unnamed character is aboard the Son-Tuul Pride War Cruiser Dark Syndicate and on his way to bid on the carbonite-frozen body of Han Solo.

In a bit of a twist, this character is a part of the Son-Tuul Pride Crime Syndicate, which is a rival gang of Jabba's.

Despite this not actually being a human version of Jabba the Hutt, it's a nice nod to Declan Mulholland. Unfortunately, Mulholland won't get a chance to read the comic as he passed away in 1999, but now his legacy will forever be cemented in that galaxy far, far away.

For more on the War for the Bounty Hunters comic, check out our exclusive look at Star Wars: Crimson Reign, a story that is set to continue the one that began with War of the Bounty Hunters, and one that will "reshape the history of the Star Wars Galaxy during the Age of Rebellion."

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.