Dune Part Three Releases December 18, 2026

Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part Three, the final installment in his adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi saga, is scheduled for theatrical release on December 18, 2026, capping a trilogy that has captivated audiences with its sweeping vision of interstellar politics and desert warfare. Set 17 years after the events of Dune Part Two, the film draws primarily from Herbert's 1969 novel Dune Messiah and promises an epic conclusion to the story of Paul Atreides and Chani, amid the fallout of a galaxy-spanning holy war.

The movie features a returning ensemble led by Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Zendaya as Chani, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Charlotte Rampling as the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, Anya Taylor-Joy as Alia Atreides, and Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck. Jason Momoa reprises his role, but as the reanimated ghola Hayt rather than Duncan Idaho. New additions include Robert Pattinson as the Tleilaxu Face Dancer Scytale, a conspirator plotting against Paul; Isaach De Bankolé as the Fedaykin warrior Farok; and young actors Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Ida Brooke as the twins Leto II and Ghanima Atreides, born to...