Dune Part 2’s epic final trailer teases new villains, all-out war on Arrakis, and a third movie

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The final trailer forDune Part 2has emerged from beneath the sand dunes of Arrakis – and, in news that’ll surprise no one, it looks absolutely epic.

One of 2024’s most anticipatednew movies, the Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel looks set to be the first blockbuster film of next year. That’s based on its new near-three-minute long teaser, which is as spectacular and dramatic as you’d expect.

There’s a lot packed intoDune Part 2’s third teaser, too. For starters, we’re treated to our best looks yet at new villains in Austin Butler’s Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen – how menacing does he look, by the way? – and Christopher Walken’s Emperor Shaddam IV, who’ll be front and center ofDune’s sequel alongside returning faces like Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides and Zendaya’s Chani. Other new characters, including Florence Pugh’s Princess Irulan, are shown at various points in the trailer, too.

If you’re wanting more bang for your buck from Villeneue’s next sci-fi flick, you’re also in luck.Dune Part 2looks like it’ll be even more action-packed than its predecessor, with numerous large-scale battles set to dominate its runtime. Indeed, we see all-out war erupting between The Fremen – lead by Paul, Chani, and Javier Bardem’s Stilgar – and House Harkonnen, with the former charging into one particularly big-budget fight on three (!) sand worms. I don’t know about you, but that’s going to make for a suitably epic sequence to watch on the biggest screen possible.

There’ll be plenty of ahem spicy drama laced throughout as well. There’s the growing romantic bond between Paul and Chani to be captivated by; Paul’s increasingly superpowered skillset, including his ability to use The Voice and see into the future; and even some story-based teases that suggest a thirdDunemovie could be on the way. Speaking during aSouth Korean press conferenceforDune Part 2on December 8, Villeneuve revealed that a screenplay forDune Part 3– set to be based on Dune: Messiah – is “almost finished”, so a third installment is all but confirmed at this point.

The visuals of ‘DUNE: PART TWO’ pic.twitter.com/jNUfsSfZBpDecember 12, 2023

We shouldn’t be surprised thatDune 3is on the cards.Dunewas positively received by fans and critics alike – in ourDunereview, we called it “an absorbing and visually striking sci-fi epic with one major problem” – upon its October 2021 release, with the movie going on to make over $400 million at the Covid-19 impacted box office. At the time, it received a simultaneous theatrical and streaming launch, with Dune landing onMax(formerly HBO Max), which drew criticism from Villeneuve in the months post-release, as the ‘day and date’ release affected ticket sales. Despite Villeneuve’s frustrations,Duneperformed well enough for Warner Bros. Picturesto greenlight a sequel in October 2021.

Dune 2began filming in July 2022and wrapped five months later.Dune Part 2’s first trailer was released online in May 2023ahead of its at-the-time November 3 release date, butDune 2was then delayed until March 15, 2024 due to the Hollywood actors strike.

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With that bout of industrial action ending in mid-November – ironically six days afterDune Part 2’s original launch date – the movie’s release was bumped up two weeks to March 1, 2024. Pleasingly, then, we don’t have much longer to wait to return to the staggeringly complex world thatDuneauthor Frank Herbert originally created in the 1960s.

Dune is currently available to stream on Max andNetflixin the US,Prime Videoin the UK, and Foxtel in Australia.

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