A new trailer has arrived for Dune 3 and alongside it Timothée Chalamet and Denis Villeneuve sat down for a fan Q&A. During the conversation, Paul Atreides star Chalamet reflected on his experience filming the trilogy and how it feels to be letting it go.
"This was the most emotive, on a personal level," Chalamet said of the upcoming third film, per Gold Derby. "Not necessarily the character, but I've been living with this for so long. I'm so proud to live with it. I'm so proud to work with Denis and this family. So I felt there was a finality in the exercise that I was kind of nostalgic about living the moment, even though I was 29 when we shot this. I still felt like I was losing a part of me by getting through it."
He went on to add: "It felt like there was finality in it. And it was just moving. I felt melancholic to be moving on from this incredible family, incredible crew. And I just couldn't believe how quickly the experience came and went."
At the same event Villeneuve also teased Chalamet's performance. "I'm really looking for you all to see what Timothée did in this film," he said. "It's really impressive. It's like in the first movie he's like, you have a boy discovering a planet, second one someone becoming an adult and now he creates something very special. I was very impressed with Timothée brought to the movie again."
The actor lost out on an Oscar last year for his role in Marty Supreme. Could Dune 3 finally turn the dial for the star? We'll have to wait and see.
Dune 3 arrives in theaters on December 18, 2026, the same day as Avengers: Doomsday. For more, check out our guides to all the upcoming movies you need to know about.
