Regardless of being delayed a lot of instances as a result of pandemic and a basic pre-release skepticism surrounding it, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune ended up being a popular movie when it dropped in 2021. And even with a identical day launch on then-HBO Max, it ended up making a $402 million in theaters and securing several nominations and wins in the course of the awards circuit. So it wasn’t stunning when Warner Bros. gave the green light for a sequel to be made and set for a late 2023 launch.
All the way in which again in 2021 when the sequel was first introduced, Warner Bros. staked an October 20, 2023 launch date for Dune: Half Two. However like its predecessor, it couldn’t assist however being delayed: first to November 17, then to November 3, each as WB tried to account for fluctuating releases from different studios, particularly Marvel’s Blade (then primed to launch on November 3) and The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Trolls 3 (each hitting on November 17). A bit disappointing, however hey, not less than we obtained a trailer and poster to make up for it, proper?
Then the Hollywood strikes occurred, and every part obtained thrown out of whack. Unwilling to cede floor to the striking writers and actors, WB and different studios determined to push a lot of their late 2023 releases into 2024, Dune included. The sequel is now set to launch in March 2024—not less than, at time of writing and assuming one other delay isn’t within the works ought to the actors proceed placing. (In a couple of days, the WGA can have reached an agreement with studios a full month in the past.) The movie’s newest trailer was all the way in which again in late June, and WB has just about been quiet about it since—lead actor Timothée Chalamet solely just lately opened up in regards to the movie, and that was from an interview carried out months earlier than the strikes started.
No matter when it finally ends up popping out, Dune: Half Two will find yourself being a giant deal, just because it’s a giant film starring a bunch of sizzling ticket actors like Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, and Austin Butler. But it surely’s fascinating to see how delays and circumstances outdoors of the management of these engaged on it have ended up being part of the legacy of those new Dune movies. Hopefully it doesn’t proceed to be a pattern if extra of Frank and Brian Herbert’s novels find yourself being tailored for the large display screen.
Dune: Half Two is presently scheduled to launch solely in theaters on March 15, 2024.
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