Dune: Part Three Official Site Confirms December 18, 2026 Theatrical Release and Full Cast
- Dune: Part Three opens in theaters and IMAX across North America on December 18, 2026, with the international rollout beginning December 16, 2026, distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and in China by Legendary East.
- The story is set nearly two decades after Paul Atreides seized control of the Imperium; Paul is now a ruthless Emperor facing betrayal and visions of imperial collapse, with Chani at the center of the unfolding conspiracy.
- The cast includes Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Isaach de Bankolé, Charlotte Rampling, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert Pattinson, and Javier Bardem.
- Denis Villeneuve directs and wrote the screenplay with Brian K. Vaughan, based on Frank Herbert's novels; Hans Zimmer returns as composer, Linus Sandgren as director of photography, Joe Walker as editor, and DNEG handles visual effects.
- The site's character section still shows lorem ipsum placeholder text under headings like CHARACTERS NAME 1, so no character details or plot specifics beyond the synopsis have been published.