Javier Bardem Calls 'Dune 3' a Masterpiece, Says Runtime Currently Exceeds 3 Hours
- Javier Bardem told Entertainment Tonight that 'Dune 3' is 'going to be a masterpiece' and that director Denis Villeneuve wants to push the story 'farther and farther' than the second film did compared to the first.
- Sources say Villeneuve's current edit of 'Dune 3' runs over three hours.
- Bardem said the film's ending goes beyond the events of Frank Herbert's novel 'Dune: Messiah,' calling it 'something extraordinary.'
- Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Ida Brooke have joined the cast as Leto II and Ghanima, the children of Paul Atreides and Chani, signaling a time jump and material drawn from 'Children of Dune.'
- 'Dune 3' features an ensemble including Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Bardem, Florence Pugh, Robert Pattinson, and Anya Taylor-Joy, and is set for release on December 18.