Ten cities around the globe got to partake in a special DUNE: PART THREE Global Fan Event today, including Toronto where the livestream took place at Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. Moderated by Podcaster Brittany Broski, Canadian Writer/Director Denis Villeneuve and star Timothée Chalamet fielded questions from fans around the world.

Villeneuve reveals his process how he was far ahead of schedule making this third film, adapted from Frank Herbert‘s DUNE MESSIAH.

Villeneuve: “I went back home and two things happened. I kept waking up at night with these images that would get stronger and stronger. Also something important I have to say is that when we were filming Part Two, I felt an appetite, a desire to finish that story and I was planning to film Part Three a few years from now. But I asked, would it be a better idea instead of going there by necessity, go by the images that are coming to my mind right now? I wrote the Movie right away and here we are, DUNE: PART THREE is based on the second book DUNE MESSIAH. It was my favourite and it was an honour for me to bring it to the screen.”.

On what to expect, he says “It is a Dune movie but it is very different. Written in a more intense way.”.

Chalamet professes his respect and admiration for Villeneuve and his Co-stars.

Chalamet: “I’m a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and that was the last time someone knocked-out three things so consecutively. In Denis we trust.”.

He adds, “Zendaya as you guys see in that Trailer, such a fantastic performance in this as usual. Anya (Taylor-Joy) is actually terrifying and amazing. Rob (Pattinson), I knew how good he was.”.

Highlights from the Global Fan Event:

DUNE: PART III is in theatres December 18, 2026, in IMAX.

See the Trailer here.

From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes Dune: Part Three, bringing Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s epic trilogy to a breathtaking conclusion.

Dune: Part Three only in theatres and IMAX December 18. 2026.

Dune: Part Three is set nearly two decades after Paul Atreides seized control of the Imperium. Now a ruthless Emperor, Paul must face the consequences of his reign as old allies return, terrifying new threats emerge, and betrayal lurks in every shadow. Haunted by visions of Imperial collapse and the reappearance of his long-lost love, Paul is drawn into a sweeping conspiracy, with Chani at the heart of its unfolding mystery. As rebellion brews and enemies close in, Paul must confront the true cost of power and the fate of those he loves the most.

The film stars Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Oscar nominee Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Isaach de Bankolé, with Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling, with Anya Taylor-Joy, and Robert Pattinson, and Oscar winner Javier Bardem.

Villeneuve directs from a screenplay by Villeneuve and Brian K. Vaughan, based on the novels written by Frank Herbert. The film is produced by Oscar nominees Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Villeneuve and Tanya Lapointe, and Joe Caracciolo, and executive produced by Joshua Grode, Thomas Tull, Herbert W. Gains, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt, Kim Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Richard P. Rubinstein, John Harrison and Jessica Derhammer.

Joining Villeneuve behind the camera are Oscar-winning director of photography Linus Sandgren, Oscar-winning production designer Patrice Vermette, Oscar-winning editor Joe Walker, Oscar nominated costume designer Jacqueline West, Oscar-nominated casting director Francine Maisler, and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer.

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Present A Legendary Pictures Production, A Film By Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Three, only in theatres and IMAX® across North America on December 18, 2026 and internationally beginning 16 December 2026. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and in China by Legendary East.

DUNE: PART THREE is in theatres on December 18, 2026. Today we get a new teaser and character posters!

About the Film

Directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Villeneuve and Brian K. Vaughan, Dune: Part Three is based on the novel Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert and delivers the epic conclusion to Villeneuve’s trilogy. The film stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Isaach De Bankolé, with Charlotte Rampling, with Anya Taylor-Joy, and Robert Pattinson, and Javier Bardem, and features newcomers Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Ida Brooke.

It was a huge night for ANORA, which after some early buzz that seemed to have faded, only to gain momentum over the past few weeks to take the throne at the 97th Academy Awards tonight in Los Angeles!

The Sean Baker Dramedy centering on a sex worker who is swept off her feet by the son of a Russian oligarch, took five of the six awards which it was up for including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Mikey Madison), Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing. Baker, winning for the first time tonight, took to the podium to make a battle cry for brick and mortar cinemas, after more than 1,000 theatres had closed since the Pandemic. He made his case to Filmmakers to continue releasing films theatrically, before wishing his mother a Happy Birthday. His mother took him to the theatre for the first time when he was five-years-old.

Brady Corbet‘s THE BRUTALIST also did quite well, taking three Oscars including Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Cinematography and Best Original Score. Meanwhile, WICKED, DUNE: PART TWO and EMILIA PEREZ each took home two Oscars each.

Funnyman Conan O’Brien hosted the Awards for the first time ever at the ceremony which saw much humour, yet also took moments to remember the likes of the late Quincy Jones, and two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman who had passed recently.

Complete list of winners below:

BEST PICTURE
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

BEST ACTRESS
WINNER: Mikey Madison, Anora
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown

BEST ACTOR
WINNER: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
WINNER: Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
Volker Bertelmann, Conclave
John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
Clément Ducol and Camille, Emilia Pérez
Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
WINNER: I’m Still Here, Brazil
The Girl With the Needle, Denmark
Emilia Pérez, France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Germany
Flow, Latvia

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: Lol Crawley, The Brutalist
Greig Fraser, Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume, Emilia Pérez
Edward Lachman, Maria
Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
WINNER: I’m Not a Robot
A Lien
Anuja
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

BEST SOUND
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
WINNER: No Other Land
Black Box Diaries
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
WINNER: “El Mal,” Emilia Pérez
“The Journey,” The Six Triple Eight
“Like a Bird,” Sing Sing
“Mi Camino,” Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late,” Elton John: Never Too Late

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
WINNER: Wicked
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave

BEST EDITING
WINNER: Sean Baker, Anora
Dávid Jancsó, The Brutalist
Nick Emerson, Conclave
Juliette Welfling, Emilia Pérez
Myron Kerstein, Wicked

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
WINNER: The Substance
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Wicked

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WINNER: Peter Straughan, Conclave
Jay Cocks and James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WINNER: Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David, September 5
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER: Wicked
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Beautiful Men
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
WINNER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Yura Borisov, Anora
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Following IMAX screenings of Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two, the Academy Award–nominated French-Canadian filmmaker invites you into his creative process in adapting the conclusion of Frank Herbert’s epic saga for the screen.

Having reconciled profound and deeply relevant human themes with an intimate and layered narrative, Villeneuve will share insights into the cinematic craftsmanship and collaboration that led to this visionary artistic achievement.

Public tickets go on sale Wednesday, August 28 at 10AM on the TIFF website. 

It’s a monstrous opening for GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE, taking a smashing $75 million from 3,861 theatres for Warner Bros. It gets 55% on the Tomatometer and bests 2021’s GODZILLA vs. KONG by more than double, that one bowing with $31 million.

GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE finds itself in second with $15.5 million from 4,345 theatres for Sony Pictures, a two week total of $73.2 million.

Third spot goes to DUNE: PART TWO with $10.6 million, a total $251 million domestically, over five weeks for Warner Bros.

Fourth is KUNG FU PANDA 4 with $10 million, a four week run of $151 million for Universal Pictures.

IMMACULATE rounds this Top Five out with $3.2 million, a two week total $11 million for NEON/Elevation Pictures.

GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE fires in its debut with $42 million for Sony Pictures. Best opening in the franchise still goes to 2016’s female-led installment with $46 million, but this is close. It gets 47% on the Tomatometer.

DUNE: PART TWO lands in second with $16.9 million, taking its tally domestically to $232 million for Warner Bros.

In third is KUNG FU PANDA 4 with $15.9 million from, total $131 million for Universal Pictures, over three weekends.

IMACCULATE starting Sydney Sweeney, debuts in fourth with $5 million for Neon and Elevation Pictures, earning 73% on the Tomatometer.

In fifth is ARTHUR THE KING with $4.1 million for a two week tally of $14 million for Lionsgate.

It’s another smashing weekend for KUNG FU PANDA 4 which takes top spot again with $31.5 million from 4,067 theatres for Universal Pictures, bringing its total to $109.2 million.

DUNE: PART TWO takes $28 million from 3,847 theatres on week three for Warner Bros. Over three weekends, it has grossed $205 million.

Third is ARTHUR THE KING with $8 million from 3,003 theatres for Lionsgate. The Film starring Mark Wahlberg is playing only in the U.S., but manages a passing 64% on the Tomatometer.

IMAGINARY is in fourth with $5.3 million for Lionsgate/Cineplex Pictures, a total $18.8 million grossed over two weeks.

CABRINI rounds things out with $2.8 million for Angel Studios, bringing its two week run to $13 million.

KUNG FU PANDA 4 debuts with a chop-kick with $55 million this weekend from 4,035 theatres for Universal Pictures! It dethrones DUNE: PART TWO, and also has the distinction of being the second highest debut for the Kung Fu Panda franchise, its best belonging to its first film in 2008. Above this, it gets a passing 69% on the Tomatometer.

Second is last week’s decisive champ DUNE: PART TWO, with a strong $44 million in its second weekend, taking it to $154.7 million for Warner Bros.

Third spot goes to the opening Horror, IMAGINARY with $9.3 million from 3,118 theatres for Universal Pictures. It gets 30% on the Tomatometer.

In fourth is CABRINI with $8 million from 2,840 theatres for Angel Studios. The faith-based Film explores the early immigrant experience for Italian-Americans. It gets 90% on the Tomatometer.

Fifth is BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE with $4.4 million for Paramount Pictures, taking it to $89.7 million ahead of its at-home release later this month.

DUNE: PART TWO opens to huge numbers this weekend, with a $75 million debut from 4,071 theatres for Warner Bros. The Denis Villeneuve-directed Blockbuster garners a stellar 95% on the Tomatometer from Critics. This his almost double its 2021 predecessor’s $41 million opening.

In second is two-week champ BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE with $7.9 million for Paramount Pictures, bringing it to $83 million over three weekends.

Third spot goes to THE CHOSEN: SEASON FOUR EPISODES 7-8, pulling in $4 million for Fathom Events.

ORDINARY ANGELS gets fourth with $3.1 million, a total $11.4 million over two weekends for Lionsgate.

Rounding things out is MADAME WEB with $2.6 million for Sony Pictures, bringing it to $39.7 million.