Robert Pattinson loves his wild 'Dune 3' look, Zendaya dodges baby question

Bryan Alexander, USA TODAYTue, March 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM UTC

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LOS ANGELES — "Dune: Part Three" stars showed up in force to promote the first teaser trailer of the hugely anticipated third and final film in the franchise.

Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Javier Bardem and Anya Taylor-Joy joined director Denis Villeneuve for a promotional event at Los Angeles' AMC Century City IMAX theater to kick off the teaser trailer March 16. The trailer dropped on YouTube March 17.

Timothée Chalamet, who plays Paul Atreides in the series based on Frank Herbert's "Dune" sci-fi novels, sent a video message of support the morning after a disappointing Oscar night.

Timothée Chalamet Stuns in epic first look at 'Dune: Part Three'

Robert Pattinson in "Dune."

Pattinson, who joins the cast for the first time as the character Scytale, said he loves the wild look of the complex character.

"He's an extremely fun character to play," said Pattinson. "And the look for it is extraordinary."

Pattinson said he was filming "The Drama" with Zendaya, and lobbied his costar to get on board Villeneuve's franchise with the third film based on Herbert's 1969 novel, "Dune Messiah."

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"I've absolutely adored these movies, saw them multiple times in theaters," said Pattinson, adding of fan-favorite Scytale. "He's an unusual character in the book. You can't say he's a conventional bad guy. He might even be a good guy. Who knows? I will also find out."

Zendaya was asked if her character Chani, a Fremen and lover of Paul Atriedes, would have a child in third film. The actress quickly deferred that question to Villeneuve.

"Over to you director," Zendaya said with a laugh. The child question was not answered, but the teaser does strongly allude to a child between the couple.

Florence Pugh, who plays Chani's rival Princess Irulan in the series, appeared onscreen to ask Zendaya cheekily, "At the end of the last movie, you ran away, I got Paul (Atriedes). Where are we now? Are you still mad at me? Do you kind of like me?"

Zendaya responded by saying she regretted that the duo only had one scene together in "Dune: Part 2."

"I hope we get more, but I don't want to tease anything," said Zendaya. "You guys will have to see for yourself."

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