New look at Florence Pugh in 'Dune: Part Three'

The expected Dune: Part Three continues to prepare the audience for its theatrical release scheduled for December of this year.

The campaign of Warner Bros. y Legendary shared a new official look focused on Florence Pugh; The actress plays Princess Irulan Corrino, eldest daughter of Emperor Shaddam IV, and a skilled strategist and writer of imperial chronicles, who also functions as a political advisor to the crown. The character debuted in the sequel Dune: Part Two (2024), and returns for the third part.

The image is available at the end of the note (via Empire Magazine).

The next installment is described as the “epic finale” of the science fiction trilogy of the director Denis Villeneuveand the protagonist Timothée Chalamet.

In addition to Chalamet and Pugh, the cast features the returns of Zendaya, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rebecca Ferguson, Isaach De Bankolé, Jason Momoawith the addition of Charlotte Rampling, Robert Pattinson y Javier Bardemand the presentation of new talents Nakoa-Wolf Momoa e Ida Brooke.

Dune: Part Three will follow an exhausted Emperor Paul Atreides (Chalamet), 17 years after the events of the second part, as he struggles with the consequences of his holy war. Paul has the gift of seeing the future, but his mind has become clouded since he took control of the galaxy.

And Paul has a new adversary in Robert Pattinson as Scytale, a shapeshifter who wants to dethrone the emperor. “We plan to attack the core of imperial power,” says Scytale, making it clear that he seeks nothing less than regime change.

Dune: Part Three is directed by Villeneuve, from the script written by Villeneuve y Brian K. Vaughan.

Villeneuve has made it clear that the first two films complete his version of the story that adapts the science fiction epic of Frank Herbertwhile the third installment will offer an epilogue which draws heavily on Herbert's first sequel, the novel Dune Messiah.

Hans Zimmer is the composer of the original soundtrack, while Linus Sandgren is the director of photography, with Joe Walker like the editor.

The sequel includes sequences recorded with IMAX camerasa format whose relevance continues to rise.

Producers are Villeneuve, Cale Boyter, Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr., Brian Herbert, Kim Herbert, Tanya Lapointe, Byron Merritt, Mary Parent and Thomas Tull. Executive producers include Jessica Derhammer, John Harrison, Richard P. Rubinstein and Jon Spaihts.

Dune: Part Three in theaters and in IMAX on December 18, 2026.

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