Dune : Part Three is an upcoming American epic space opera film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts. Based on Frank Herbert 's 1969 novel Dune Messiah, it is the sequel to Dune : Part Two (2024) and the third and final installment in Villeneuve's Dune film trilogy. Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson and Anya Taylor-Joy all reprise their roles from the previous films, with Robert Pattinson joining the ... Robert Pattinson discusses filming Dune : Part Three with Denis Villeneuve in Abu Dhabi, his role as Scytale, and upcoming projects including Die, My Love. Dune 3 , Dune III, or Dune : Part Three may refer to: Dune : Part Three, a 2026 film project by director Denis Villeneuve based on the 1969 novel Dune Messiah. Children of Dune , a 1976 novel by Frank Herbert, the third novel in the Dune series Dune III, a 1909 painting by Piet Mondrian that features divisionism Director Denis Villeneuve’s first two Dune movies adapt the first novel in the series, and Dune : Part Three news confirms that he will adapt the second, Dune : Messiah. Though there are more than two dozen books that comprise the Dune franchise, only the first six were written by original author Frank Herbert. The first two novels center on the character of Paul Atreides (Timotheé Chalamet), the crux of Villeneuve’s story as well. The Dune story has been adapted into movie and miniseries ...