Overview

• The film will adapt Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah novel and advance the story roughly 12 years beyond the previous installment.
• Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya return as Paul Atreides and Chani, joined by Jason Momoa reprising Duncan Idaho.
• Select sequences will be captured with IMAX cameras to enhance the visual scope, though the entire production will not use the format.
• The first production still, shared by Denis Villeneuve on the official Dune X account, shows the Arrakis dunes as principal photography kicks off.
• Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment have locked in a December 18, 2026 theatrical release date for the third installment.