{"id":5507069,"date":"2026-07-09T15:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=5507069"},"modified":"2026-07-09T15:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:15:07","slug":"dune-3-release-date-cast-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/dune-3-release-date-cast-trailer-5507069\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Dune 3&#8217;: Release Date, Cast, Trailer, On-Set Updates &#038; Everything Else We Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"content-paragraph-1\">The third and final installment of Denis Villeneuve&#8217;s &#8216;Dune&#8217; film franchise is almost here.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">Already dubbed &#8220;The Epic Conclusion&#8221; of <strong>Denis Villeneuve<\/strong>&#8216;s <em>Dune<\/em> film franchise, <em>Dune: Part Three<\/em> is almost upon us. Warner Bros. released new posters featuring original cast members <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/timothee-chalamet-photos\/\"  ><strong>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/strong> <\/a>and <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/zendaya-coleman\/\"  ><strong>Zendaya<\/strong><\/a> on March 16, 2026, along with news of its incoming trailer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Now that we&#8217;ve gotten the first look at <em>Dune: Part Three<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>Hollywood Life<\/strong> has compiled everything you need to know about the third and final installment of <em>Dune<\/em> below!<\/p>\n<h2>When Did the <em>Dune<\/em> 3 Trailer Come Out?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">The trailer for <em>Dune: Part Three<\/em> was unveiled on March 17, 2026. The second full trailer was released on July 8.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cForgive me for all I\u2019ve done.\u201d Experience the epic conclusion. Dune: Part Three only in theaters and IMAX December 18. <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/DuneMovie?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"  target=\"_blank\"  >#DuneMovie<\/a>  <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/FilmedforIMAX?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"  target=\"_blank\"  >#FilmedforIMAX<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x9Nftg9yXd\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >pic.twitter.com\/x9Nftg9yXd<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">&mdash; DUNE (@dunemovie) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dunemovie\/status\/2074915319253242203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"  target=\"_blank\"  >July 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><em>Dune<\/em> 3 Release Date<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\"><em>Dune: Part Three<\/em> will reach theaters on December 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Are you ready? <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/DuneMovie?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"  target=\"_blank\"  >#DuneMovie<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">Be the first to see the teaser, live on TikTok. Tomorrow at 9:00am PT \/ 12:00pm ET <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wCSTjceX4s\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >pic.twitter.com\/wCSTjceX4s<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">&mdash; DUNE (@dunemovie) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dunemovie\/status\/2033679708567769273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"  target=\"_blank\"  >March 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Who Is in the <em>Dune Part 3<\/em> Cast?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">Timoth\u00e9e reprises his role as Paul Atreides, the Padishah Emperor and the head of House Atreides, and Zendaya will return as Chani, Paul&#8217;s love interest and a rebellious Fremen warrior.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\">The rest of the cast includes <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/florence-pugh-pictures-then-now\/\"  ><strong>Florence Pugh<\/strong><\/a> as Princess Irulan, who is now Paul&#8217;s wife and is also the daughter of Emperor Shaddam IV; <strong>Anya Taylor-Joy<\/strong> as Alia Atreides; <strong>Rebecca Ferguson<\/strong> as Lady Jessica; <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/robert-pattinson\/\"  ><strong>Robert Pattinson<\/strong><\/a> as Scytale, a Tleilaxu Face Dancer; <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/jason-momoa\/\"  ><strong>Jason Momoa<\/strong><\/a> as Duncan Idaho; <strong>Javier Bardem<\/strong> as Stilgar; <strong>Isaach De Bankol\u00e9<\/strong> as Farok and<strong> Josh Brolin<\/strong> as Gurney Halleck.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is <em>Dune: Part 3<\/em> About?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-14\">The third <em>Dune<\/em> film is based on <strong>Frank Herbert<\/strong>&#8216;s <em>Dune Messiah<\/em>, the follow-up to his original book, <em>Dune<\/em>. <em>Dune: Part Three<\/em> will take us back to Arrakis 12 years after <em>Dune: Part Two<\/em>, with Paul now serving as the emperor and married to Princess Irulan. 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