Shubhabrata Dutta
Timothée Chalamet has masterfully balanced mainstream appeal and artistic depth in recent years. With a moving breakout performance as an LGBTQ+ character in ‘Call Me by Your Name,’ he slowly and steadily garnered international acclaim with his roles in ‘Little Women,’ ‘Dune,’ ‘Wonka,’ and ‘A Complete Unknown.’ As he progresses in his promising career, we bring you his upcoming movies and TV shows that are bound to get you hyped up.
1. Dune: Part Three (December 18, 2026)
Denis Villeneuve is currently helming the post-production of ‘Dune: Part Three.’ The story will have Chalamet’s character, Paul Atreides/Muad’dib, bring to fruition an ancient scheme to create a superbeing ruler among men. We will also see the return of Zendaya as Chani, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, and Anya Taylor-Joy as Alia Atreides. Ida Brooke will star as the character Ghanima, while Robert Pattinson is rumored to play a character named Scytale. Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts adapted the screenplay from Frank Herbert’s novel. The movie will be released on December 18, 2026. You can watch the teaser trailer here.
2. Wonka 2 (TBA)
Chalamet will be back as Willy Wonka soon, as ‘Wonka 2’ has been greenlit and is in development. Paul King will be back to direct the sequel, with Saoirse Ronan currently being considered for a role. The cast of ‘Wonka’ includes Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Colman, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, and Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa. King, Simon Farnaby, and Simon Stephenson are working on the script. Filming is reportedly expected to begin in August 2026.
3. Playground (TBA)
Chalamet is the first in line to star in Warner Bros. feature ‘Playground,’ based on the Times bestselling novel of the same name by Richard Powers. The biographical drama follows Todd Keane and his two best friends from the University of Illinois through the Silicon Valley tech boom to a phosphate-mined Polynesian island, exploring love, friendship, and AI. Further details, including the director, the rest of the cast, and production, are awaited.
4. High Side (TBA)
Chalamet has been roped in for James Mangold’s feature film ‘High Side,’ backed by Paramount. The actor will play a former MotoGP racer, whose career ended due to a crash, and he is haunted by a family legacy of abandonment. He runs a garage and tends to his drug addict father. When the latter dies, his urge for racing pulls him back into the world of high-speed risks and extreme danger. How? He is recruited by his estranged brother, on the run from the FBI, for a series of bank robberies on superbikes. The film is written by Jaime Oliveira, who based it on his original, unpublished story. Chalamet is the only revealed cast member. ‘High Side’ has yet to begin production and awaits more details.
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