Dune 3 trailer drops
The new Dune: Part Three trailer dropped ahead of a Dec. 18, 2026 release and the film will open day‑and‑date in IMAX, setting up a showdown with Avengers: Doomsday for premium screens. Zendaya has signaled she plans to take a break in 2027 after a packed 2026 that this film caps. ( )
Denis Villeneuve moved to Oscar-winning DP Linus Sandgren for the third film, a behind-the-scenes switch that the director says helped him retool the trilogy’s look and rhythm. (motionpictures.org) The production commissioned Atlas Lens Co. to hand‑craft bespoke spherical lenses expressly for large‑format capture, a package developed with Villeneuve and Sandgren to support native 70mm/IMAX film photography. (redsharknews.com) Studio bookings lock the film into an exclusive IMAX window stretching multiple weeks in December, a move industry trackers say leaves Marvel’s tentpole without U.S. IMAX play during its opening weekend. (themovieblog.com) The teaser trailer furnishes the first looks at Robert Pattinson as the Tleilaxu face‑dancer Scytale and shows Anya Taylor‑Joy’s Alia as an adult, while the trailer confirms Paul and Chani’s children will be played by Nakoa‑Wolf Momoa and newcomer Ida Brooke. (independent.co.uk) Villeneuve confirmed composer Hans Zimmer returns and described Part Three as a deliberately “more tense, more muscular” entry that leans toward a thriller tone rather than the previous films’ pacing. (motionpictures.org) Marvel and Disney have signaled a countermove: analysts report Avengers: Doomsday will emphasize other premium formats such as Dolby and 4DX and that studio insiders remain confident the film can reach a roughly $1 billion worldwide target even without a U.S. IMAX opening. (filmofilia.com)
