Dune 3’s Release Date May Be Changed

Metaverse Planet December 2, 2025Last Updated: December 2, 2025

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The release date of Dune 3, which was normally announced to be released on December 18, 2026, may be changed. It is also on the agenda that the new Dune movie directed by Denis Villeneuve will be shown at a prestigious festival.

The Dune series, which won acclaim with its two movies released so far, will return to the silver screen with its third film next year. However, there are still question marks about exactly when this will happen. Although the release date of Dune 3 was announced as December 18, 2026, many people think this date will change.

This is because Avengers: Doomsday is also being released on the same day. It has been talked about for a while that Warner Bros. would not want to release Dune 3 on the same day as such a strong rival, so it could move the film to another date. With a statement made yesterday, this possibility has become even stronger.

Dune 3’s Release Date May Be Moved Forward

Venice Film Festival Director Alberto Barbera announced that he met with Denis Villeneuve to add the new Dune film to the festival program and that Dune 3 could make its world premiere in Venice. The Venice Film Festival is held at the beginning of September. Therefore, this statement shows that there is a possibility that the film will be ready for September.

Such being the case, the possibility of Warner Bros. holding the film until December and putting it up against Avengers: Doomsday seems even lower. That’s why the expectation in the sector now is that Dune 3 will be moved to October or November. Thus, the film can make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and meet the audience in theaters immediately after.

Dune: Messiah takes place approximately 12 years after the first book, in a period when Paul Atreides now rules as Emperor. It is unknown how faithful Denis Villeneuve will remain to this story while adapting the novel to the screen, but it is known that Dune 3, like the novel it is adapted from, will make a significant jump in time.

In Dune 3, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Jason Momoa, and Anya Taylor-Joy will return to their roles from previous films. The most important name joining them in the third film will be Robert Pattinson.