Momoa Says Chalamet's Emperor Paul Is Like an Atomic Bomb in Dune: Part Three
- Jason Momoa told Empire that Timothée Chalamet is so changed as Emperor Paul Atreides in Dune: Part Three that Momoa called him 'like an atomic bomb' and said Chalamet stands up to him on equal terms, physically and psychologically.
- Momoa returns as Hayt, an artificially created double of Duncan Idaho, the character he played in the first film and who died defending Paul and his mother.
- The third film is set 17 years after the previous one, with Paul now facing the consequences of his reign and a conspiracy against his power.
- The film is based on Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah, concludes Denis Villeneuve's trilogy, and opens worldwide on December 18, 2026.