Momoa followers, brace yourselves — your favourite warrior is coming again for Dune: Messiah! That’s proper, regardless of Jason Momoa’s character, Duncan Idaho, assembly a heroic finish within the first Dune (2021) movie, the Recreation of Thrones star has confirmed his return for the following installment of Denis Villeneuve’s epic sci-fi saga. And belief us, it is a comeback followers is not going to need to miss! Throughout a latest look on TODAY, Momoa made the thrilling announcement that he’ll be reprising his position in Dune: Messiah, a lot to the delight of his followers. “I’m making a comeback,” he casually stated throughout his chat with Craig Melvin, including, “You heard it first, proper right here with you, child.”
Now, right here’s the place issues get attention-grabbing. Since Duncan Idaho, who was the swordmaster of Home Atreides and a mentor to Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet), sacrificed himself to permit Paul and his mom to flee an ambush within the first movie, how may he presumably return? Properly, in case you’re conversant in Frank Herbert’s Dune ebook collection, you realize that Duncan doesn’t keep useless for lengthy. Within the novels, Duncan is introduced again as a clone, and evidently Dune: Messiah could be following swimsuit.
When requested if Duncan could be resurrected in the identical approach, Momoa cheekily responded, “Properly, I’m undecided if I’m going to get in hassle or not, however it’s the identical factor like Recreation of Thrones, you realize what I imply? Should you didn’t learn the books, it’s not my fault, proper? Yeah, there’s going to be…I’m going to be coming again.”
So, what can we anticipate from Dune 3?
Villeneuve has already given us a little bit trace. In October 2024, he shared that he was deep into the writing course of for Dune: Messiah, or regardless of the third installment is finally known as. Villeneuve teased, “As a way to save his pals, [Paul] has to begin a struggle.” Followers of the books will know that Dune: Messiah dives deep into the political intrigue, imperial court docket drama, and cultural clashes that unfold after Paul’s victory.
Whereas there isn’t a announcement concerning the returning forged, we’d not be improper in to hoping for a couple of acquainted faces: Timothee Chalamet as Paul, Zendaya as Chani, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, in addition to a number of different stars like Javier Bardem, Anya Taylor-Pleasure and Charlotte Rampling. With Duncan Idaho’s shock return, followers are extra excited than ever to see how this epic saga continues! The movie is about to hit theatres on December 18, 2026.
