Denis Villeneuve’s take on the legendary Frank Herbert franchise is coming to its promised end with Dune: Part Three. While the two first films covered the titular Dune, the first book in Herbert’s franchise, Part Three doesn’t.
The third Dune Villeneuve movie will mostly cover the events that unfold in Dune: Messiah, the second book in the franchise. The promised plan is to follow Paul Atreides’ story to its end, capping the trilogy.
Release Date
Dune: Part Three is coming to a theater near you on December 18, 2026. It comes less than two years following the release of Dune: Part Two, and a little over five years after the original Dune: Part One.
If the two previous entries in the trilogy were any indication, Part Three should stick around in cinemas for a while, and additional screenings of the first two parts are likely.
Trailer
Warner Bros released the first look at Dune: Part Three via a 2:29min trailer. Watch it below:
We see a different looking Paul Atreides reminiscing on his own mortality and on his offspring with Chani. The movie will feature a considerable time-jump at some point since the actor playing their son is 17 years old.
The trailer highlights a new distinct song and a return of the phenomenal visuals that have been the highlight of the trilogy thus far. It also gives us a look at the new additions to the star-studded cast.
Dune: Part Three Cast
While most of the cast in Dune: Part Three is returning from the two previous movies, there are some new exciting additions and a notable “revival”. Here is the cast:
- Timothée Chalamet: Paul Atreides
- Rebecca Ferguson: Lady Jessica
- Anya Taylor-Joy: Alia Atreides
- Zendaya: Chani
- Jason Momoa: Duncan Idaho
- Florence Pugh: Princess Irulan
- Robert Pattinson: Scytale
- Josh Brolin: Gurney Halleck
- Javier Bardem: Stilgar
- Léa Seydoux: Lady Margot
- Ida Brooke: Ghanima
- Nakoa-Wolf Momoa: Ghanima
- Isaach De Bankolé: Farok
Beyond the return of Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho and Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, both presumed dead given the events of the first two movies, Dune: Part Three comes with plenty of new faces.
Anya Taylor-Joy joins the cast to play Alia Atreides, Paul’s sister; Robert Pattinson is Scytale, the Dune: Messiah’s antagonist; Ida Brooke and Nakoa-Wolf Momoa (Jason Momoa’s son) play Ghanima and Leto II, respectively, Paul and Chani’s children.