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Dune 3 and Avengers 5 set for staggered mainland China releases
Dune 3 will open in mainland China on December 31, while Avengers 5: Doomsday is scheduled there for December 16. Both films have North American releases set for December 18, 2026. Denis Villeneuve returns to direct the final installment of his Dune trilogy, adapting Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah.
What to know
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Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya return, while Robert Pattinson joins the cast as a villain.
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Hans Zimmer returns to compose the score, and Linus Sandgren replaces Greig Fraser as cinematographer; the film will again be shot partly with IMAX cameras.
Why it matters
The films’ shared North American date and staggered mainland China openings highlight different release scheduling across the two markets.
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