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Dune 3 gets an exciting filming update which will reassure fans
Dune fans who are eagerly awaiting the third instalment will be pleased to hear that filming should be underway very, very soon.
According to Deadline, filming on Dune 3 will begin in July which tracks with previous reports that the production was aiming for a summer start.
Last July Dune 3's release date was confirmed for 18 December, 2026 and hopefully the film should still be on track to come out as planned.
Dune 3 will see Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Florence Pugh all returning to the franchise.
Pugh's character Princess Irulan is expected to take on a bigger role in the third instalment with director Denis Villeneuve previously comparing her importance to Zendaya's character Chani.
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He told Moviefone: "Of course, if there's a Dune Messiah as we plan, [Irulan will] become one of the prominent characters of that whole series. I'm doing a bit of what I did with Zendaya in the first movie.
"I introduced Chani in Dune and then she becomes one of the main characters in Part Two. I do the same with Florence, I just introduced her in Part Two and if there's a Dune Messiah, she becomes one of the main characters."
One more surprising name that will also be back is Jason Momoa whose character Duncan Idaho died in the first movie and was not present in the second.
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Dune 3 will adapt Frank Herbert's 1969 novel Dune Messiah where Momoa's character Idaho is cloned and brought back to life as an artificially created human known as a ghola.
The cast of Dune 3 may also have a big name addition as in April it was reported that Robert Pattinson had been offered a role, though his casting has not yet been confirmed.
Dune 3 will be released on December 18, 2026. Dune: Part Two is available to buy in the UK from , , and more.
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