Dune: Part 3 Trailer Showcases the Epic Conclusion of Denis Villeneuve's Trilogy and a First-Look at Robert Pattinson's Villain

The archetypal trailer for Dune: Part 3 has arrived, and it gives america our champion look yet astatine the epic decision of Denis Villeneuve's trilogy, which stars Timothée Chalamet's Paul Atreides, Zendaya's Chani, Robert Pattinson's villainous Scytale, Anya Taylor-Joy's Alia Atreides, Jason Momoa's Hayt, and galore more.

Dune: Part Three is acceptable to beryllium released successful theaters the aforesaid time arsenic Avengers: Doomsday connected December 18, 2026, and it takes spot 17 years aft the events of the 2nd film. It is besides an adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel, 'Dune: Messiah.'

The footage kicks disconnected with Paul and Chani discussing the sanction of their aboriginal child.

"If we person a girl, what volition we sanction her?" Chani asks.

"Her sanction should beryllium Ghanima," Paul responds. "She volition request to beryllium strong, similar her mother.

"What if it's a boy?" Chani says.

"I would sanction him Leto, truthful helium would person the contented of his grandfather," Paul says.

That past enactment feeds into the remainder of the trailer, due to the fact that we spot Paul struggling with his actions successful Dune: Part Two and the beatified warfare that followed. Paul says that the much helium fights, the much enemies combat back. He adjacent asks his mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), however his father, Leto, did it.

"Your begetter ne'er started a war," she responds, stating the Paul is successful uncharted waters present and going against each who person travel before.

As reported by Variety, we learned much astir the movie during a trailer motorboat event, including that this 3rd portion volition consciousness antithetic from the others.

"If the archetypal movie was much of a contemplation, similar a lad exploring a caller world, and the 2nd 1 being a warfare movie, this 1 is much action-packed and tense,” Villeneuve said.

“[Paul is] dealing with the consequences of having excessively overmuch power, and helium is trying to fig retired however to get retired of this rhythm of violence,” Villeneuve explained. “As an Emperor who tin spot the future, he’s benignant of invincible. But determination are radical trying to overthrow him.”

Despite each of this, Paul and Chani’s emotion volition stay the “heartbeat” of the film.

Pattinson besides talked a spot astir Scytale, saying, “you can’t truly archer whose broadside he’s on. That’s benignant of what makes him rather interesting. I wouldn’t accidental he’s a accepted atrocious guy, arsenic such. He mightiness adjacent beryllium a bully guy. Who knows? I volition besides find retired erstwhile I spot the movie. It’s an highly amusive quality to play and the look of it is rather extraordinary.”

For more, work much astir what other to expect from Dune: Part 3, our explainer of the ending of Dune: Part 2, and immoderate of the different biggest movies coming retired successful 2026.

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