Dune: Part Three: the final trailer is out, release on 16 December

On Tuesday 27 October 2026, Warner Bros. released the final trailer for Dune: Part Three, the last film in the Dune trilogy directed by Denis Villeneuve. The film adapts Dune Messiah, the second novel in Frank Herbert's series, and opens in French cinemas on Wednesday 16 December 2026, two days before its US release.

Dune: Part Three, the final trailer on video

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The video runs for about 2 minutes 50 seconds. Warner Bros. France posted it in the original version with French subtitles and in a French dub, along with a new poster for the film.

The trailer shows a plot to assassinate Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), who has become emperor. Scytale, a new character played by Robert Pattinson, and Chani (Zendaya) take part in it.

Paul Atreides as emperor, twenty years later

At the end of Dune: Part Two, released in 2024, Paul took control of the Empire. The new film picks up the story about twenty years later. According to the official synopsis, as old allies resurface, new threats emerge and betrayal lurks at every moment, Paul must face the consequences of his brutal reign. Haunted by visions of the fall of the Empire and of the return of someone he thought lost forever, he is drawn into a vast and mysterious conspiracy to which Chani may hold the key.

The trilogy began in 2021 with Dune. Denis Villeneuve has said this film will be his last in Frank Herbert's universe, even though the series of novels has further books: he is next set to direct the upcoming James Bond film. He wrote the screenplay with Brian K. Vaughan, Hans Zimmer is composing the score again, and the film was designed for IMAX screens.

Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya return as Paul and Chani. Florence Pugh plays Princess Irulan, Anya Taylor-Joy plays Alia, Paul's sister, Javier Bardem plays Stilgar, Josh Brolin plays Gurney Halleck and Rebecca Ferguson plays Jessica, Paul's mother. Jason Momoa also returns, as Hayt, even though his character, Duncan Idaho, died in the first film.

In cinemas on 16 December 2026, including IMAX

Dune: Part Three opens in France on Wednesday 16 December 2026, distributed by Warner Bros. France, and in the United States on Friday 18 December. In France, screenings are already open for booking, with times varying by cinema. The film comes out the same week as Avengers: Doomsday.

On the collectibles side, Funko has a range of figures for Dune: Part Three, and the novel the film adapts is being published as a graphic novel.

Funko POP 2026: Paul Atreides on a sandworm

The Funko range for Dune: Part Three has four figures numbered #2152 to #2155. The largest is a POP Moment, meaning a figure on a scenic base, measuring 6.3 in (16 cm): Paul stands on the back of a sandworm.

Alia Atreides #2154 wears a blood-covered white hooded robe and holds a knife. Paul #2152, in his brown coat, and Chani #2153, crouching with a dagger, complete the range.

Chani #2153 is about 3.5 in (9 cm) tall, Paul #2152 and Alia #2154 about 3.9 in (10 cm).

Books 2026: Dune Messiah as a graphic novel

French publisher Huginn & Muninn is releasing the first book of the graphic novel adaptation of Dune Messiah in France, a 128-page hardback. Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson wrote the adaptation, with art by Michael Shelfer.

In France, Frank Herbert's novel itself is available in a French paperback edition from Pocket and in a French hardback collector's edition from Robert Laffont.

Another Dune comic from this year, Dune: The Edge of the Crysknife came out in September 2026.

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