Overview

• Deadline has confirmed newcomer Nakoa-Wolf Momoa as Leto II and Ida Brooke as twin sister Ghanima in the upcoming film.
• Warner Bros. and Legendary have moved the project into pre-production, targeting a principal photography start in summer 2025 in Québec.
• Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya are expected to return as Paul Atreides and Chani, while Jason Momoa will reprise Duncan Idaho in ghola form.
• Villeneuve plans this to be his final Dune installment, adapting Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah set 12 years after Part Two and potentially extending into Children of Dune territory.
• Dune 3 is scheduled for release on December 18, 2026, as the franchise builds on its $1.12 billion global box office and eight Oscar wins.