With Dune 3 already on the 2026 movie release calendar for a December premiere, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve and the cast are getting started on filming the exciting sequel. Jason Momoa is among the returning cast, and he just filmed himself shaving his iconic beard to get ready to play Duncan Idaho again. Spoiler alert: he prefers facial hair.
Jason Momoa Shaves His Beard For The First Time In Years For Dune 3
The Aquaman actor is well known for rocking a beard, but as you might recall, he was actually clean-shaven for a few scenes in the first Dune movie as Duncan Idaho. Now that Jason Momoa is set to return to the storyline, it seems as though Denis Villeneuve has asked him to ditch the facial hair again, and he’s obliging. Check out the below video from Momoa’s Instagram:
he was empowered by the reception of Dune: Part Two, and went right into writing the next movie.
Dune 3 is a big deal for Jason Momoa specifically because his son Nakoa-Wolf Momoa was cast to play the son of Paul Atriedes and Chani. Momoa has said that he didn’t actually want him to act, but he got the part “all on his own.” The Momoas join Zendaya, Florence Pugh and reportedly Robert Pattinson in the role of the movie’s villain.
Jason Momoa might not like his new look, but it gets us stoked for the return of Duncan Idaho. We’ll be able to see the clean-shaven actor in the sci-fi role when the next Dune movie hits theaters on December 18, 2026, yes, on the same day as Avengers: Doomsday’s release.