Dune director Denis Villeneuve explained why the sci-fi epic doesn't include a post-credit scene.
"I don't like post-credits scenes," Villeneuve said in an interview with NME. "There is a very specific final emotion that I was looking for with the final frame [of Dune] and I don't want to mess with that. So no, I don't use post-credits scenes. I've never done that and I would never."
Later in the interview, Villeneuve responded to Dune star Jason Momoa campaigning for an extended director's cut of the space opera. "I love Jason but such a thing doesn't exist!" he said. "The Director's Cut is what people are watching in theatres right now. There will be no other cut. Yes I could have made a much longer, more contemplative movie, but that was not the plan."
Villeneuve recently criticized the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which are well known for their use of post-credit stingers. "The problem today... Well, if we're talking about Marvel, the thing is, all these films are made from the same mold," he said. "Some filmmakers can add a little color to it, but they're all cast in the same factory. It doesn't take anything away from the movies, but they are formatted."
Meanwhile, Villeneuve was rumored to be among the filmmakers shortlisted to direct DC's The Batman prior to Matt Reeves signing on. However, the director recently said he didn't recall being approached for The Batman, noting, "[Warner Bros.] knew that I was deeply busy doing Dune." Still, he admitted that Batman is the only DC superhero he relates to, saying, "From what I read, like Arkham Asylum, a book like that, I got in contact with when I was an adult. It's for me, the character that I could connect to."
Dune, which is currently playing in theaters and available to stream on HBO Max, adapts roughly the first half of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel of the same name. Villeneuve recently said he's ready to begin shooting the sequel as soon as next year, but he's waiting on Warner Bros. to give it a green light. Ultimately, the odds of Villeneuve getting to adapt the second half of Herbert's novel will depend on the box office performance of Dune, combined with the film's viewership on HBO Max. Luckily, the film got off to a solid start, earning $5.1 million from its Thursday preview screenings. Dune is expected to gross $30-40 million in its first three days of release.
Source: NME