Dune: Part Three's New Posters Are Here, and Alia Is Not Okay

Warner Bros. just released a new set of character posters for Dune: Part Three, and they set a very heavy tone for Denis Villeneuve's final chapter. The posters cover Zendaya's Chani, Anya Taylor-Joy's Alia, Jason Momoa's Hayt and Robert Pattinson's Scytale, and every one of them carries the same tagline, "The Epic Conclusion" (Fiction Horizon).

The final trailer is close behind, since DiscussingFilm reports that it arrives tomorrow, October 27 (SuperHeroHype).

What do the new Dune: Part Three posters show?

They're mostly tight, uncomfortable close-ups that put each character's emotions right in your face. Chani is caught mid-embrace with her eyes closed, which fits the heartbreak she goes through in Dune Messiah. Alia gets the most intense one, a blood-spattered shot of her screaming at something off-screen (she is not having a good day). Paul's poster shows a striking blue eye and an injured face (Comic Basics).

Who are Hayt and Scytale?

Both are new faces from Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah, the book Part Three adapts. Hayt is a ghola, a clone grown from the dead swordmaster Duncan Idaho, which is how Jason Momoa gets back into the story after his character died in the first film. Scytale is a shape-shifting Face Dancer and one of the villains plotting against Paul, and this is Robert Pattinson's first look in the franchise (Fiction Horizon).

When does Dune: Part Three come out?

Dune: Part Three hits theaters and IMAX on December 18, the same day as Avengers: Doomsday. The story picks up 17 years after Part Two, with Paul now ruling the Imperium as emperor. Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh and Javier Bardem are all returning for the final chapter as well. Tickets are already on sale, and we covered where to see it in IMAX 70mm earlier this month.

My read is that these posters are Warner Bros. telling fans exactly what kind of movie this is. Dune Messiah is a tragedy, and nobody on these posters looks like they're winning. Tomorrow's trailer should show us how far Villeneuve is willing to lean into that darker material.

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Header image is the official Dune: Part Three character poster for Paul Atreides from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures.