Timothee Chalamet's Dune 3 First Look Unveiled After Oscar 3 Snub; Internet Reacts

Timothée Chalamet released the first glimpse of Dune: Part Three. The makers unveiled first-look posters of other characters in order to build excitement for Denis Villeneuve's science fiction trilogy. In the epic climax, Robert Pattinson will be joining Zendaya as the new cast member, and she will also be returning as Chani. Jason Momoa features as Duncan Idaho in the third and final part.

Timothée Chalamet had a stern, concentrated expression with a bruised face in Dune 3 first look. His character Paul donned a mask, suggesting that he might be approaching a darker and more difficult stage of the narrative in third and final part.

Are you ready? #DuneMovie

Be the first to see the teaser, live on TikTok. Tomorrow at 9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET pic.twitter.com/wCSTjceX4s

— DUNE (@dunemovie) March 16, 2026

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Timothée Chalamet fans' interest in what will happen in the last installment of the trilogy has grown as a result of the new appearance. A user wrote, "Just gonna be a 3 hours of bad vibes and everyone having a miserable time. can’t wait."

Another user said, "Folks, I know the vibe is still super salty about Timothée Chalamet and everything involving him, but I just wanna give a heads-up that I'm 100% Team Dune and nothing can dampen my hype for Dune Messiah."

A third user wrote, "I don’t think people are going to be prepared for how dark this one gets. And judging by these posters they aren’t going hold back."

The “fallout” from Timothee Chalamet not winning at #Oscars will be short lived. About 36 hours to be exact.

One of year’s biggest events gets a first look trailer tomorrow. If Academy has any balls or common sense Chalamet will get a nomination for Paul Atreides next year. https://t.co/QRAEihaWSM pic.twitter.com/cHkFj6wiTu

— Jeff D. Lowe (@JeffDLowe) March 16, 2026

DUNE THREE MOVIE OF OUR LIVES!!!!!!! https://t.co/VyaunaOIyk

— Kyle | CalderDune (@CalderDune) March 16, 2026

https://t.co/HtprhQSpfb pic.twitter.com/VenFY97z8D

— Seb (@sabooschin) March 16, 2026

i am pulled over in my car shouting at my phone and hyperventilating https://t.co/OFBTNCGVit

— Paul Muad’Dib (@trygraptor) March 16, 2026

A trailer release is anticipated to be drop soon. The udpate comes soon after Timothee's snub. He had a lot of energy from his performance in Marty Supreme when he and partner Kylie Jenner came at the ceremony. Despite being one of the most nominated movies of the year, the movie ultimately came away empty-handed.

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Frank Herbert's 1969 book Dune: Messiah served as the basis for Dune 3. Herbert's 1965 novel Dune served as the basis for the first two films in the trilogy, Dune: Part One (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024). It centered on the noble House Atreides, led by Paul Atreides (Chalamet), seizing power on the desert planet Arrakis.