Dune: Part Three teaser drops with Robert Pattinson as Scytale, Liwa desert shoot and Hans Zimmer returning
- Denis Villeneuve unveiled the first teaser trailer for Dune: Part Three, which the trailer and cast presentation frame as a darker, thriller-leaning chapter with larger-scale action and a stronger emotional focus.
- Robert Pattinson joins the cast as Scytale, with Zendaya, Anya Taylor-Joy and Javier Bardem appearing at the launch alongside him; Zendaya reprises the role of Chani.
- The film shot in Abu Dhabi's Liwa desert, and the Abu Dhabi Film Commission said it continues to collaborate with the production on the trilogy's finale.
- Hans Zimmer returns as composer with what the article describes as a new musical approach, matching Villeneuve's promise of a distinct final chapter.
- Villeneuve summed up the story as being about Paul and Chani, with Paul needing "to find a way out of the cycle of violence."