Villeneuve says Dune: Part Three will depart from Dune Messiah as his final Dune film
- Dune: Part Three is scheduled for December 18, 2026 and adapts Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah, according to the article.
- Denis Villeneuve told his crew, "I don't want us to walk into our own footsteps," which the article interprets as a sign that the film will depart from the novel.
- The article says the trailer places the story 17 years after Dune: Part Two.
- Villeneuve has said Part Three will be his final Dune film and does not plan to adapt later novels such as Children of Dune.
- Villeneuve called Dune Messiah "by far my favorite book of the series" and described the third film as among the most personal of his career.