He was certainly hoping to get that work done earlier, but the pandemic stopped those plans in their tracks.
It’s possible that while we’re all watching the Dune trailer for the first time the director will be out doing some additional filming.
The director expects to be working right up until the release date to finish the film since the pandemic delayed his work, but not the film’s release.
Director Denis Villeneuve has revealed that, while principal photography on Dune is complete, he was hoping to get out to do some reshoots to finish up the film in a few weeks.