Jason Momoa Hypes Timothée Chalamet’s Next Level Performance - “Wait Until You See Him in DUNE 3”
Timothée Chalamet is coming off a major high point in his career, fresh off his Oscars 2026 nomination for Best Actor for Marty Supreme, and according to one of his longtime collaborators, things are about to level up again.
As excitement builds for Denis Villeneuve’s third trip into the sands of Arrakis, Jason Momoa is making it clear that audiences should buckle up. If you think you’ve already seen the best Chalamet has to offer, Momoa says you’re wrong.
While speaking with Flip Your Wig, Momoa didn’t hold back when hyping Chalamet’s performance in Dune: Part Three. His enthusiasm wasn’t measured or polite. It was raw and very on-brand.
"Wait until you see him in Dune 3," Momoa said. "Maybe some of the best stuff I've seen him do – ever. I'm serious. Tape this interview, write this shit down, I don't give a f*ck."
That’s a strong endorsement from someone who’s shared the screen with Chalamet since the first Dune and is set to return as Duncan Idaho, despite the character’s very final fate in the original film.
Production on Dune: Part Three wrapped back in November, and all signs point to a movie that leans hard into the emotional and psychological cost of power.
Chalamet himself has hinted at just how different Paul Atreides will be this time around. The actor explained that this version of Paul is shaped by years of leadership, loss, and consequence. This isn’t the wide-eyed figure audiences first met on Arrakis.
"I don't want to say too much. But what I will say is Denis' been so incredibly spot on about realizing the challenge. I mean, a lot of the creative conversations Denis and I had – which are really his creative corner, and worldview and script development that I really have little to do with – were well aware of the challenges of making a third film."
The film adapts Frank Herbert’s Dune: Messiah and pushes the story into darker, more complex territory. Paul Atreides is older, heavier with responsibility, and haunted by the choices that brought him to power. It’s a role that demands restraint, intensity, and nuance, which likely explains why Momoa is so fired up about what Chalamet delivers.
Dune: Part Three is set for a massive theatrical showdown. The film hits theaters on December 18, the same day as Avengers: Doomsday. The release-date collision has already earned a nickname, with Doctor Doom actor Robert Downey Jr. dubbing it “Dunesday.”
Beyond Chalamet and Momoa, the film also stars Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert Pattinson, Josh Brolin, and Rebecca Ferguson, making it one of the most loaded ensemble sci-fi projects on the horizon.