Dune 3 First Looks Show Timothée Chalamet as a Very Different Paul Atreides and Robert Pattinsons Villain

Everybody ready to forget that ballet and opera mess?

After Timothée Chalamet released an intense first-look photo (below) of Dune 3, which is officially titled Dune: Part Three, the official Instagram account for the Dune franchise dropped several more first-look images.

The first image shows Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, a close-up of his eyes as he wears a Fremen stillsuit. The character looks rather different from how he appeared in the first two films, with wrinkles around his eyes and red scarring.

In addition to Chalamet, Robert Pattinson can also be seen for the first time (below) as new villain Scytale, as well as Zendaya as Chani, Jason Momoa as Hayt, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Florence Pugh as Irulan, Anya Taylor-Joy as Alia Atreides and Isaach De Bankolé as Farok.

The images come ahead of the expected release of the film’s trailer later this week, where it’s presumed to appear along with Project Hail Mary.

Denis Villeneuve once again returns as director for the Warner Bros. title, which will hit theaters Dec. 18, 2026.

The director has said Part Three will be his final Dune film and that he doesn’t see the three films as a trilogy, exactly. “It’s important that people understand that for me, it was really a diptych,” Villeneuve said in an interview withVanity Fair. “It was really a pair of movies that will be the adaptation of the first book. That’s done and that’s finished. If I do a third one, which is in the writing process, it’s not like a trilogy. It’s strange to say that, but if I go back there, it’s to do something that feels different and has its own identity.”

The film also stars Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Florence Pugh and Anya Taylor-Joy, who reprise their roles from the second film. Jason Momoa reprises his role from the first film, after not being in Part Two. In addition, Robert Pattinson has joined the cast.

The previous Dune films have collectively made $1.1 billion at the box office worldwide.