'Dune: Part Three' Drops Third and Final Trailer Ahead of December 18 Theatrical and IMAX Release
- Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures released the third and final trailer for Dune: Part Three; the film opens in theaters and IMAX on December 18, with international rollout starting December 16 and Legendary East handling distribution in China.
- The film adapts Dune Messiah and picks up the story 17 years after Dune: Part Two (2024), with Paul Atreides having ruled the Imperium as a ruthless emperor for nearly two decades before visions of its collapse and a conspiracy centered on Chani pull him back in.
- Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Jason Momoa and Charlotte Rampling return, while Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, Isaach de Bankolé and Robert Pattinson round out the cast.
- Denis Villeneuve directs from a screenplay he wrote with Brian K. Vaughan, with Hans Zimmer returning to score, Linus Sandgren as director of photography, Patrice Vermette as production designer and Joe Walker as editor.
- DNEG is the lead VFX partner, with Paul Lambert back as production visual effects supervisor, Mag Sarnowska alongside him, Gerd Nefzer as special effects supervisor and Paul Molles as production VFX producer; Rodeo FX, Territory Studio, Soho VFX, Clear Angle Studios and Wylie Co. also contribute. Dune: Part Two won the Best Visual Effects Oscar in March 2025.