The first teaser for Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Three, has been released. The upcoming science fiction film is set to release theatrically on December 18.
Dune: Part Three is written by Villeneuve and Brian K Vaughan, who adapt Frank Herbert's Dune: Messiah, which was published in 1969. Linus Sandgren is serving as the cinematographer, taking over from Greig Fraser. Two time Oscar winner, Hans Zimmer returns to compose music for the film.
Return from the previous films are Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atriedes, Zendaya as Chani, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, Rebecca Ferguson as Jessica, Charlotte Rampling as Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohaim, Anya Taylor-Joy as Alia Atriedes, and Javier Bardem as Stilgar. Jason Momoa who portrayed Duncan Idaho in Dune (2021), returns as a ghola clone of Duncan, now called Hayt. Robert Pattinson plays the antagonist, Scytale, a Tleilaxu face dancer. The cast also features Isaach de Bankole as Farok, Momoa's son Nakoa-Wolf Momoa as Leto II, and Ida Brooke as Ghanima. The latter two being children of Paul and Chani.
The story of the upcoming film follows an allyship formed to overthrow Paul, now emperor of the universe, who wages a war that encompasses most of the universe.