Villeneuve says Dune: Part Three has a different pacing and a world that has totally changed
- Director Denis Villeneuve told Empire that Dune: Part Three has a different pacing, with Paul Atreides living under the burden of what he created as he tries to escape a spiral of violence.
- Timothée Chalamet's Paul has gone from reluctant leader to ruthless tyrant, commanding a Fremen army that conquers one planet after another.
- Villeneuve co-wrote the screenplay with Brian K. Vaughan, adapting Frank Herbert's second novel, Dune: Messiah.
- The film opens in theaters Friday, Dec. 18, the same day as Avengers: Doomsday.
- Jason Momoa plays Hayt, a ghola of Duncan Idaho, and newcomers Robert Pattinson (Scytale) and Isaach de Bankolé (Farok) join the cast.