Dune 3: We Know When Filming Begins, And We’ll Have To Wait!

The third Dune film, adapted from another novel by Frank Herbert, the messiahWill definitely see the light of day. Filming is set to begin in early 2026, we learned today The Hollywood Reporter.

Director Denis Villeneuve explained that this will be his last film in the franchise and that it will be very different from the two installments.

The work, published in 1969 and presented as a sequel to Dune, takes place twenty years after the events of the previous novel. It concludes the story of Paul Atreides, played on screen by Timothée Chalamet. in the interview Vanity FairThe director recently revealed some details about the latest chapter.He is currently writing“:

“It is important to understand that these two films were a diptych for me, it was an adaptation of the first book. It’s over now, it’s over. So the third one, which is currently being written, I would say that for me it is a different object.

It’s almost not a trilogy, it’s strange to say, but I really want – if I come back – to do something different and with its own identity. Let’s say Messiah will be something new that I will approach with its cinematic philosophy.”

The release date has already been announced: December 16, 2026 in France.

Released last March, Dune: Part II established itself as one of the biggest critical and commercial successes of this year. In France, the film attracted more than 4 million attendees, making it the 5th biggest success of the year to date.

Will Messiah be Denis Villeneuve’s next film? The director points out that he is working on three projects at the same time: an adaptation of a science fiction book Meeting with RamaMovie about Cleopatra and Dune: Messiah. “Let’s see what happens next.“Will it be used in 2025 to mix other filming?”

Dune: Part Two is available on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD.