Actor Javier Bardem has spilled some details regarding his return as Stilgar in Dune: Messiah, AKA Dune 3. Denis Villeneuve, the director of the trilogy, confirmed the threequel in an interview in October 2024.

Javier Bardem has shared a worrying update about Denis Villeneuve’s third Dune film. In the franchise, the actor plays Stilgar, the leader of the Fremen tribe. He was introduced Villeneueve’s first movie in the franchise,

Javier Bardem even loves him enough to trek out to director Denis Villeneuve’s home and fight for his right to play the character if he has to. As written! Speaking of writing, Villeneuve told Deadline last month that he was “in the writing zone right now” on Dune: Messiah,

Dune has become something of a phenomenon. Frank Herbert’s classic series of sci-fi novels have always been beloved by genre fans, but Denis Villeneuve’s two-part film adaptation of the first book has brought the saga of the Atreides and the Imperium to new fans.

Javier Bardem expects to be involved in Denis Villeneuve's third Dune film. In October, the director revealed he was working on an adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel Dune Messiah and his film will star returning actors Timothée Chalamet,