Dune: Messiah Movie

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Dune: Messiah movie production status is currently Pre-Production

April 15, 2025 • Key talent and film crew being hired; budgeting, preparing and planning of production schedule; approving final shooting script. Filming to begin summer 2025.

Who's Involved:

Timothee Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts

Release Date:

Friday, December 18, 2026 Nationwide

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Runtime: N/A
Language: English

Plot: What's the story about?

Third installment in the Dune franchise.


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Who stars in Dune: Messiah: Cast List


Interstellar, Marty Supreme  


Thunderbolts*, Avengers: Doomsday  

... Scytale [Villian]
(In Talks)

Mickey 17, The Odyssey  

Who's making Dune: Messiah: Crew List

A look at the Dune: Messiah behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Denis Villeneuve last directed Dune: Part Two and Dune. The film's writer Denis Villeneuve last wrote Dune: Part Two and Dune.

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Production: What we know about Dune: Messiah?

Key Facts

  1. Robert Pattinson is rumored to be the villain in the film; he doesn't have an offer yet though. 2025-04-12
  2. 2024’s Dune 2 brought in about $714.6 million globally. 2025-04-12
  3. Deadline says 2026 release date now planned. They’re still working on script and locking cast, but it is the project Villenueve has been working on (6/28/2024).
  4. Sequel to the 2024 film and 2021 film.
  5. Director Denis Villeneuve said in an interview with Time that “Dune Messiah should be the last Dune movie for me (3/10/2024).”
  6. Based on Frank Herbert’s 1969 sequel of the same name.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2025 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Filming to begin summer 2025.

  2. 2025 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Expected to film this summer for 2026 release.

  3. 2024 - March: The film was set to Development  status.

    This is Denis Villeneuve's third and final Dune film.

Dune: Messiah Release Date: When is the film coming out?


Dune: Messiah is coming out as a nationwide release in 2026 on Friday, December 18, 2026. There is 1 other movie coming out on the same date, including Ice Age 6.

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