Dune Messiah Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known—and feared—as the man christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne—and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence.

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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Denis Villeneuve last directed Dune: Part Two and Dune. The film's writer Denis Villeneuve last wrote Dune: Part Two and Dune.

Director

Denis Villeneuve

Screenwriter

Denis Villeneuve

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Key Facts

• Deadline says 2026 release date now planned. They’re still working on script and locking cast, but it is the project Villenueve has been working on (6/28/2024).
• Sequel to the 2024 film and 2021 film.
• Director Denis Villeneuve said in an interview with Time that “Dune Messiah should be the last Dune movie for me (3/10/2024).”
• Based on Frank Herbert’s 1969 sequel of the same name.

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