Dune 3 Is Officially Titled Dune: Part Three, Will Use Imax Cameras for Some Sequences
- Villeneuve's third Dune film is officially titled Dune: Part Three, not Dune Messiah, though it adapts Frank Herbert's 1969 book; it is listed under that name on Rentrak
- The film will include sequences shot with Imax film cameras but will not be shot entirely that way, unlike Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, the only film so far produced fully with Imax cameras
- Imax CEO Richard Gelfond said on CNBC that Villeneuve is filming the whole next Dune with Imax cameras, but the article reports he misspoke; a Legendary spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment
- Filming starts imminently with Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya reprising their roles and Jason Momoa returning after sitting out Part Two; release is expected in December 2026
- Villeneuve said the first two films were a diptych adapting the first book, and that a third would not be a trilogy completion but something with its own identity