Dune Part Three Footage Debuts at CinemaCon

At CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday, director Denis Villeneuve and stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and Jason Momoa unveiled the first seven minutes of footage from Dune Part Three, the concluding chapter of Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's epic sci-fi saga. The film, set for release on December 18, 2026, picks up 17 years after the events of 2024's Dune Part Two and centers on Emperor Paul Atreides grappling with the fallout of the holy war he unleashed.

The screened footage opens aboard a dropship amid a stormy sky, where Fremen warriors loyal to Paul chant in preparation for battle. As the ships descend onto a rain-soaked alien planet, the soldiers express awe at the unfamiliar precipitation, a stark contrast to their desert homeworld of Arrakis. Led by Javier Bardem's Stilgar, they deploy carrying shield-piercing devices, only to face an immediate ambush. Enemy lasers and gunfire decimate their ranks, destroying ships and forcing survivors to seek cover. Towering structures emerge from the ground, equipped with weaponry reminiscent of a sandworm, unleashing further devastation as the Fremen struggle to advance.

Subsequent clips introduce additional tension,...