Overview
- Principal photography began on July 10, 2025, with Villeneuve sharing the first set photo of Arrakis on the film’s official X account.
- Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy and Jason Momoa will reprise their roles, with Robert Pattinson joining the cast as the new antagonist.
- Filming in Hungary is scheduled to continue through early 2026 and will incorporate IMAX cameras to enhance the desert vistas.
- Visual effects artist Gerd Nefzer returns after earning three Oscars for the previous films to lead the production’s VFX work.
- Warner Bros. Pictures has set a December 18, 2026 release date for Dune: Part Three to conclude Paul Atreides’s epic saga.