Timothee Chalamet faces war and bloody battles in Dune: Part Three trailer
By Carla Feric, Press Association Entertainment Reporter
Timothee Chalamet returns as Paul Atreides amid scenes of intergalactic war and bloody battles in a first-look trailer for Dune: Part Three.
The upcoming film is the final instalment in the hit sci-fi franchise, and will take place 17 years after the events of the second film as it follows the consequences of Atreides’ rise as galactic emperor.
The dramatic, war-ridden trailer was released by Warner Bros on Tuesday and opens with the Hollywood star, 30, in an embrace with his partner Chani, played by Zendaya.
The pair discuss what they would call their baby, and Chani says: “If we have a girl, what would we name her?”
Atreides says he would call their daughter Ghanima, which is a name native to the fictional Fremen people in the film, meaning “spoils of war”.
He adds: “She would need to be strong like her mother.”
Chani then says if the pair have a boy, she would name him Leto “so that he would have the wisdom of his grandfather”.
The trailer then shows a glimpse of a baby’s head, before cutting to Atreides in body armour and wielding a sword while his voice can be heard saying: “War feeds on itself.”
Atreides is then seen in conversation with his mother Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) and says: “The more I fight, the more enemies fight back.”
Chanting can then be heard in the background as clips show British actress Florence Pugh reprising her role as Princess Irulan, removing the hood of her cloak.
Another clip shows Robert Pattinson sporting a platinum blond buzzcut and staring menacingly in his role as Scytale, who is a new addition to the films and is described as wanting to dethrone Atreides.
As the chanting grows louder, the trailer leads into scenes of violence and fighting and Chalamet’s voice whispers: “I’m doing the best I can to protect my family.”
The chanting stops and cuts back to Atreides speaking to Lady Jessica, and he asks: “How did father do it?”
To which she responds: “Your father never started a war.”
The trailer then cuts to more gory scenes of battle, war and fighting and shows a glimpse of American actress Anya Taylor-Joy, who will be joining the star-studded cast as Atreides’ sister Alia.
US star Jason Momoa is also seen in the trailer at the centre of the action, during a fight scene, as Hayt, a resurrection of his character Duncan Idaho who died in the first film.
Spanish actor Javier Bardem will return as Stilgar for Dune: Part Three.
Chalamet’s character then climbs to the top of a plinth in front of a crowd, and in a voiceover he says: “I’m not afraid to die. But I must not die, yet.”
The trailer ends with a dramatic clip of Chani running towards an unseen adversary, before fading to black.
In between clips, text on screen reads: “This December, experience the epic conclusion of the Dune trilogy.”
The film, directed by Denis Villeneuve, is the third instalment in the franchise, which is based on the eponymous 1960s sci-fi novel series by author Frank Herbert.
Dune: Part Three is set to be released in cinemas across Ireland on December 18th.
