08-07-2025
Fans are Reacting to Rumors of a Bald Timothee Chalamet for Dune: Messiah
Ever since Timothee Chalamet has been in the spotlight, he's more or less sported the same kind of hairstyle from Call Me By Your Name to Wonka . With work starting for Dune: Messiah soon, word is coming out that Chalamet is actually going bald this time.
The rumor comes from @SolaceCinema who says that Chalamet has shaved his head for Messiah , and that the movie is expecting a 'massive tonal and stylistic shift'. While no official photos of Chalamet have come out, several of his fans have already been reacting and the edits have also found their way to Twitter.
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— ⓖ 🇦🇺 (@agirlfromperth) July 7, 2025
So far this looks like a photo of Chalemet sporting a buzz cut, but it's not really the full head:
OMG BUZZ CUT!!??
— ⓖ 🇦🇺 (@agirlfromperth) July 7, 2025
While a buzz cut would be a new look for Chalamet, some fans think that it would be a thematic visual change, seeing that the Harkonnens were famously hairless in Villeneuve's Dune movies. Maybe Paul looking like a Harkonnen would be a subtle hint as his fall from grace.
With all the changes that Villeneuve has introduced in Dune: Part Two , a lot of fans are wondering just how Messiah will change things when it comes to the overall story. After all, a lot of people have said that the following books in the series, though weird, don't hold a candle to the first Dune book.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Dune: Messiah is expected to come out Dec. 16, 2026.