- Dune Part 2 was released in theaters on March 1, 2024.
- To complete the story set up in Dune 2, the director of the movie Denis Villeneuve has confirmed that Dune Part 3 will be made.
- Dune Part 3 will be titled Dune: Messiah and will most probably be released by the end of 2026.
After the chart-breaking performance of Dune Part 2, people are now left speculating when Dune Part 3 might hit theaters completing the tale of Paul Atreides. Dune has been regarded as one of the best novel adaptations into live-action because of the best-in-class attention to detail given to the smallest things whether it be the costume design, dialogues, or the sets, you name it and Dune has aced it. So, it’s obvious why we are all eagerly waiting for Dune Part 3 so, in this article, find out about the possible release date, speculated plot, and cast of Dune 3.
What Could Be the Release Date of Dune 3?
If we talk about when Dune Part 3 can come out, in a press conference held in South Korea, Denis Villeneuve stated that Dune Part 3, or Dune: Messiah is currently being written. He stated-
“Dune Messiah is being written right now. The screenplay is almost finished but it is not finished. It will take a little time…There’s a dream of making a third movie…it would make absolute sense to me.”- Denis Villeneuve
Following this statement, in June 2024, Warner Bros talked to Deadline and confirmed that an “event film” by Denis Villeneuve would be released in cinemas in December 2026. However, they did not reveal what the title of this movie will be. However, a presentation carried out by IMAX Corporation confirmed that this movie is going to be a Dune movie. So, as of now, the release window we have for Dune 3 is December 2026.
Is There a Trailer for Dune 3
As of now, we don’t have a trailer for Dune: Messiah. Since, the movie is scheduled to release in 2026, we can expect the trailer for Dune 3 to drop sometime in late 2025 or early 2026.
What Could Be the Plot of Dune 3?
So, we all know that Dune has been strictly following the novel storyline sticking extremely close to the source material of the films. If you go through a recap for Dune Part One and have watched how majestic Dune Part 2 has been, you know that as of now, with the two movies, Dune has completed the first Dune novel ending with Paul becoming the emperor.
Now moving on to Dune part 3, director Denis Villeneuve has already confirmed that it will be based on the second novel, Dune: Messiah with the same title, and since Dune movies stick close to the source material we can certainly say that Dune part 3 will follow the same plot as the novel, Dune: Messiah.
The plot of the novel follows 12 years after Paul became the emperor. The novel majorly revolves around two things. Paul’s forces have waged a holy war across the galaxy spreading the religion of Arrakis across the galaxy. Amid this war, there’s a conspiracy to assassinate Paul by Bene Gesserit. The novel also shows us that Paul loses his vision and his eventual death. Now, we can’t say for sure if director Denis Villeneuve will kill off Paul in the movie or change a few things. So, we will have to wait till the release date of Dune Part 3 to see where the story goes.
What Is the Cast of Dune 3?
Dune Part 3 is going to bring back the cast previously seen in Dune Part 2. In major characters, we will get to see Timothée Chalamet in the role of Paul Atreides with Zendaya as Chani.
We will also get to see Rebecca Ferguson return as Lady Jessica and Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck. Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan Corrino is going to play a major role based on how things ended in Dune Part 2 and Javier Bardem as Stilgar will return as the general of Paul’s armies.
So, with that, there’s everything we know so far about the upcoming Dune 3 or Dune: Messiah, and as soon as there are further updates, we will let you folks know, Till then, stay tuned!
