Dune: Part Three set for December 18, 2026 release

Dune: Part Three is scheduled to reach cinemas on December 18, 2026, completing Denis Villeneuve’s film trilogy. Cast members have described the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah as both faithful to its source and different in tone from the earlier films. Zendaya, who returns as Chani, said the film contains material that is true to the novel but also includes departures. Her comments were about the adaptation, rather than a detailed account of which story elements have changed. Timothée Chalamet, reprising his role as Paul Atreides, described the new installment as its own work compared with the first two films. Robert Pattinson, who joins the cast as Scytale, said the finished film differed from what he expected after reading the script. He characterized it as more emotional and as a political and moral story with a focus on parenting. The final trailer, released ahead of the film, showed Paul and Chani’s twin children, Leto II and Ghanima, according to the trailer description. Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Ida Brooke play the children. Other returning cast members include Anya Taylor-Joy as Alia Atreides and Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan; Jason Momoa also returns in a...