Apr 14, 2026 7:12pm PT

‘Dune 3’ Wows CinemaCon With 7-Minute Opening Scene Featuring Brutal Battle as Timothée Chalamet Dominates the Galaxy

Brent Lang, Rebecca Rubin

Courtesy of Warner Bros

Heavy is the head that wears the crown.

Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides may be firmly ensconced as the Padishah Emperor, but as thrilling new footage from “Dune: Part Three” that Warner Bros. and Legendary released at CinemaCon on Tuesday makes clear, ruling the galaxy comes at great cost. Particularly if that means you can’t run off into the sunset with the woman you actually love, Chani (Zendaya), and instead have to be trapped in a marriage of political necessity to Florence Pugh’s Princess Irulan. Oh, and your followers have launched a jihad in your name that’s causing the body count to climb to dizzying heights.

'Dune 3' Wows CinemaCon With 7-Minute Opening Scene Featuring Brutal Battle as Timothée Chalamet Dominates the Galaxy