Hans Zimmer News

Title of the movie is "Dune: Part Three"

Announced in 2024

Music composed by Hans Zimmer

One or more characters who died in the first two films are cloned/appear in the film as clones (or gholas)

Paul Atreides sits on a throne

Rated PG-13

Denis Villeneuve credited as Producer, Director, and Writer

IMDB rating over 8.1 one week after release

Guild Navigator shown (not fully obscured by suit or tank)

Released in 2026

Thinking machines directly referenced ("artificial intelligence", "machine in the likeness of a human mind", etc. counts as yes)

3 or more sand worms are on screen simultaneously

Mentat does an eye-flick calculation

At least one birth depicted on screen

Runtime over 2h 45m

At least three characters who died in the first two movies are depicted on-screen (can be flashback, spice dream, etc)

5 or more sand worms are on screen simultaneously

A named character will be cast as a different gender to their book gender (other than ones who appeared in previous movies eg Liet Kynes)

Runtime between 2h 30m and 2h 45m inclusive

Alia depicted on-screen as a toddler (not infant and obviously <6yo)

Hitler mentioned by name

Runtime under 2h 30m

The word "jihad" (not "holy war" or similar) is used

"Butlerian jihad" mentioned by name

”Messiah” is in the movie title

An actor for a named character is replaced by a different actor

Rotten Tomatoes critic score >90% two weeks after release

Scored by Ludwig Goransson

Shot entirely on IMAX cameras

July release date (for the US)

Reported budget (on Wikipedia) >$200 million

Rated R

Nominated for Best Picture (Oscars)

Longer than 2h50m runtime

Worldwide gross >$1 billion

Matt Damon is in the cast

Original story

A gun is shown on screen

Cillian Murphy is in the cast

Released in 2029

Passes the Bechdel Test

Tom Holland is in the cast

A smartphone is shown on screen

Worldwide gross >$1.5 billion

Wins Best Picture (Oscars)