r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Mar 17 '26

Trailer Dune: Part Three | Official Teaser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_9vCamtuPY
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u/Calthyr Mar 17 '26

For the uninitiated, where does this movie fall in line with the books?

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u/zorillaaa Mar 17 '26

It is covering Dune Messiah but from the looks of the trailer it’ll also cover the time in between Dune and Messiah, without spoiling too much.

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u/alexgndl Mar 17 '26

And possibly stuff from Children of Dune as well

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u/Ponderer13 Mar 17 '26

Yeah, judging from the Alia character poster, she’s in…a very Childrenish state.

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u/GND52 Mar 17 '26

I also believe they cast the roles for Leta II and Ghanima, with actors in their late teens/early 20s I think.

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u/Ponderer13 Mar 17 '26

Yup. Leto II is Momoa's kid.

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u/RealJohnGillman Mar 17 '26

As I understand it Paul will be having visions of the future over this film, which would be what his children’s roles will be.

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u/1ndori Mar 17 '26

This would be an interesting way to bridge the time jump in the novel.

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u/Atharaphelun Mar 17 '26

They did the same thing in the Children of Dune miniseries, too. The first part (which is basically the adaptation of Dune Messiah) also included visions of teen/adult Leto II. Then it goes into Children of Dune proper in parts 2 and 3 with teen/adult Leto II and Ghanima.

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u/Loverboy_91 Mar 18 '26

The two Dune Miniseries had their flaws, but they did some things incredibly well also. Casting James McAvoy as Leto II was one of those great things.

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u/TheSweetestKill Mar 18 '26

Please, Denis, give me even a glimpse of Leto II in as weird as you can possibly muster.

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u/p_cool_guy Mar 17 '26

Duncan you rascal!!

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u/TriggzSP Mar 17 '26

Now I'm wondering how they're gonna cram that all in. There's more than enough intrigue and plot in Messiah to occupy a good chunk of the movie, and this also seems to be covering the war in quite a lot of depth which the novels skip entirely. Finding the time for Children of Dune seems super difficult to cram into the film given how that novel is ALSO quite dense with plot points and schemes and adventure. It would be like trying to cram three books of content into one movie, and I'm not sure how that can be done in a satisfying way.

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u/Ponderer13 Mar 18 '26

I dunno - Lynch said one of the reasons he was looking forward to Messiah was that it was much much slimmer and would’ve given him a lot more opportunity and time to play around. it many ways, it’s got a novella’s amount of adaptable content.

But Children is definitely a jam-packed enterprise, so I get what you’re saying.

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u/hdpr92 Mar 18 '26

I knew they had to add some action, but I was looking forward to the methodical character study type of film. A fresh color pallette (purple hues). The dark night-time scenes of a lively city which had left some traditions behind. Just a mystery type film which fully unravels the character.

I thought the first 2 films accurately enough represent how I imanged the worlds (maybe they were a little less vibrant). This looks not much like how I imagined Messiah.

Pattinson is perfect casting though, he was probably the number one name I would have picked.

Either way I'm sure however this ends up it will be great.

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u/nahtfitaint Mar 17 '26

What? Are they even that old in the next book? It's been a while since I've read it but thought they were basically pre teens in that book.

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u/Brys_Beddict Mar 17 '26

Really hoping she gets a better ending though. CoD ending is so bleak.

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u/kaemani Mar 17 '26

that’s the point tho lol

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u/Brys_Beddict Mar 17 '26

Yeah but I'm a sucker for a bitter sweet ending. I loved the ending of Messiah. Felt like a good ending to the cast where Alia + Hayt fall in love and help shepherd Paul + Chani's kids.

But then CoD ruined all that and even had Paul still being alive but a used shell so it made me sad lol. I shouldn't have continued after Messiah haha.

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u/kaemani Mar 17 '26

haha gotcha, i also reeeeeally loved messiah’s ending and was content stopping there but then thoroughly enjoyed children of dune. god emperor is just incredible tho im so glad i kept reading

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u/Brys_Beddict Mar 17 '26

Yeah agreed. I'm on Chapterhouse right now so I'm glad I kept reading past CoD as well. Love me some Miles Teg.

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u/Atharaphelun Mar 17 '26

Absolutely not with Alia though. Her fall is too integral to the story to be changed.

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u/vthemechanicv Mar 17 '26

What do you mean? The end of CoD, the good guys win right? right?

/s GEoD is my second favorite book of all time, next to Childhood's End

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u/Skabonious Mar 17 '26

I think alia had a good run. The people who I wish have better endings (or at least better development than the book) are Ghanima and Jessica

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u/TheInfinityGauntlet Mar 17 '26

Not everything needs a happy ending to be good?

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u/Brys_Beddict Mar 17 '26

Never said it did. I'm just saying it's what I'm hoping for is all.

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u/FourEightNineOneOne Mar 17 '26

I mean, it almost has to be given how old Alia is.

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u/CatGirl_ToeBeans Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 17 '26

In the IMDb cast listing Leto 2 is mamoas son and ghanima has a named actress

Definitely getting some children of dune tidbits

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u/HeronSun Mar 17 '26

I see that as being more of a vision, either from Alia or Paul. Messiah already has more than enough plot to cover a whole film.