Everything you need to know about 'Dune 3,' which Timothée Chalamet calls 'a true act of cinema'

There’s inactive 9 months to spell earlier audiences tin instrumentality to Arrakis. Until then, Warner Bros. has released a trailer to clasp america over.

“Dune: Part Three,” which takes spot astir 2 decades aft the events of the sequel, promises much governmental upheaval, introduces a ruthless caller villain and teases Paul and Chani’s aboriginal child, according to a trailer released Monday.

“Dune” stars Zendaya and Javier Bardem joined Denis Villeneuve to preview the trailer for the decision to his famed sci-fi trilogy. New formed members Anya Taylor-Joy and Robert Pattinson were besides successful attendance astatine the AMC lawsuit portion Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh and Jason Momoa sent video messages.

“It’s a trailer launch? It looks similar a premiere,” Villeneuve said during the event, which included a Q&A with the formed and was met by thunderous applause from the audience.

Zendaya, who stars successful the films arsenic Chani, a Fremen warrior, expressed excitement astir the upcoming film, saying the “movies person meant truthful overmuch to maine implicit the years. I’ve virtually been capable to turn up successful my full 20s doing them, and truthful they person specified a peculiar spot successful my heart.”

Here’s everything to cognize astir “Dune: Part Three.”

What is ‘Dune 3’ about?

The trilogy’s last installment picks up 17 years aft the 2nd movie, though the trailer hints astatine continued warfare and governmental turmoil successful Arrakis and beyond.

Paul Atreides, played by Chalamet, is dealing with the consequences of defeating the Harkonnens and becoming emperor, struggling with his relation arsenic the Fremen’s messiah.

The trailer hints astatine a imaginable aboriginal kid betwixt Paul and Chani. The pair, who are introduced arsenic imaginable emotion interests successful the archetypal movie, were divided up astatine the extremity of the 2nd film, with Paul marrying Princess Irulan, played by Pugh, successful a governmental determination to guarantee his ascension to the throne.

In the trailer, Chani asks Paul, “If we person a girl, what volition we sanction her?” hinting astatine a imaginable reconciliation. In a pre-recorded video played during the event, Pugh addressed the emotion triangle, and asked Zendaya what her quality thinks of Irulan’s matrimony to Paul.

“You guys volition conscionable person to spot for yourself what happens, due to the fact that it’s rather the journey,” Zendaya said during the event.

At the bosom of the 3rd movie, Villenueve said, is simply a emotion story, adding that “the heartbeat of the movie is inactive the narration betwixt Paul and Chani,” according to Deadline.

The trailer besides offers a sneak peek astatine continued battles successful the universe, adjacent years aft Paul, the “chosen one,” becomes emperor.

Jason Momoa returns arsenic Hayt successful “Dune: Part Three,” a clone of Duncan Idaho.

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When volition ‘Dune 3’ beryllium released?

The last installment of the trilogy volition deed theaters Dec. 18.

“Dune: Part Three” is inspired by “Dune Messiah,” the 2nd caller successful Frank Herbert’s “Dune” series. The archetypal 2 films were adapted from the archetypal novel.

Villeneuve had planned to temporarily measurement distant from the “Dune” universe, but “felt a work to decorativeness the story” aft seeing assemblage excitement for the 2nd film, which was released successful 2024, helium said during the trailer launch. The archetypal 2 movies were box-office hits, collectively grossing much than $1.1 cardinal worldwide. “Part Two” won 2 Oscars, and the archetypal movie earned six Oscars retired of 10 nominations, chiefly successful the method categories.

The 3rd movie “is a precise antithetic movie,” Villeneuve said during Monday’s event.

“It’s a bully thought to travel backmost to those worlds, not by nostalgia, but by urgency,” helium said. “If the archetypal movie was contemplation — a lad exploring a caller satellite — and the 2nd 1 is simply a warfare movie, this 1 is simply a thriller. It is action-packed and tense. More muscular.”

Robert Pattinson plays shape-shifting villain Scytale successful “Dune: Part Three.”

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What person ‘Dune’ stars said astir the film?

The trailer’s exclusive screening was introduced via a video connection by Chalamet, who said Villeneuve’s 3rd movie is “a existent enactment of cinema.”

“This movie would not beryllium without the maestro of cinema, the large creator that is Denis Villeneuve,” Chalamet said. “I’m not unsocial successful saying convey you to Denis for his dedication successful bringing the ‘Dune’ films to beingness — and present the ‘Dune’ trilogy to life.”

Momoa, who starred successful the archetypal movie arsenic Duncan Idaho earlier his quality was killed off, volition beryllium backmost successful the 3rd installment, helium announced successful a video astatine the event. Taylor-Joy, who had a little cameo successful the 2nd movie, volition instrumentality arsenic Paul’s younger sister Alia.

Pattinson volition instrumentality connected the relation of shape-shifting villain Scytale. Pattinson said helium got the occupation conscionable months aft helium asked Zendaya however helium could articulation the “Dune” formed portion connected acceptable filming their achromatic drama “The Drama.” (The A24 movie opens April 3.)

“Everybody wants to enactment with Denis. He’s a master,” Pattinson said during the event. “When you spot the scope and standard and ambition of these movies, similar connected set, you get wherefore they consciousness similar this connected the screen. It’s conscionable extraordinary.”