Dune fans bemused by Warner Bros’ decision to delay Part 2

Dune fans have been left bemused by Warner Bros’s decision to delay the forthcoming sequel.

On Thursday (24 August), after weeks of hypothesis, it was introduced that Dune: Part Two will formally be pushed again due to the actors’ and writers’ strikes happening in Hollywood.

The information comes regardless of IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond stating only one month in the past that reviews of the movie’s doable delay had been “not true”.

“I really feel fairly strongly that it’s not going to transfer,” he mentioned of the movie’s earlier launch date of three November 2023, including that it will be a questionable transfer due to the movie’s six-week window of IMAX exclusivity.

This window would have seen Dune: Part Two be screened on IMAX screens regardless of competitors from The Marvels, a Captain Marvel sequel starring Brie Larson. The movie will now be launched on 14 March 2024.

Fans are shocked that the delay was introduced contemplating the movie will most likely not obtain such a profitable IMAX displaying in March 2024.

“Dune legitimately may’ve pushed for a billion with its earlier date,” one particular person wrote, including: “It had IMAX display exclusivity for the whole thing of the winter and subsequent to no competitors. Now it’s gonna be fortunate to cross $500m.”

One other said: “WB noticed the success of Oppenheimer within the IMAX format and seemed on the six week run that Dune Part Two would have in November and mentioned, ‘Nah. We good.’”

“Feels unwise to delay it given the field workplace revenues for main Hollywood blockbusters during the last month,” an extra cinemagoer wrote.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has additionally been delayed, transferring from March to 12 April 2024. Nonetheless, the studio will push forward with its huge December 2023 releases: Wonka (15 December), Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom (20 December) and The Shade Purple (25 December).

Timothée Chalamet performs the lead function of Paul Atreides within the movie franchise primarily based on Frank Herbert’s traditional sci-fi e-book saga of the identical identify.

New forged members to be a part of the sequel embrace Oscar nominee Austin Butler, who’s unrecognisable because the fearsome Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, youthful nephew and inheritor of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård).

Léa Seydoux additionally joins the forged as Woman Margot, a Bene Gesserit, as does Souheila Yacoub as a Fremen warrior and Tim Blake Nelson.

Reprising their roles from the 2021 movie are Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling and Stephen McKinley Henderson.

Shortly after the “jaw-dropping” first trailer was unveiled at CinemaCon this yr, Zendaya reassured fans about her screen time in the forthcoming film.

“She’s not simply in goals this time,” the actor mentioned, hinting at earlier complaints about her restricted look within the first film, regardless of the promotion main closely on her function.

Villeneuve has described the sequel as “an epic battle film” and “far more dense” than the primary.

“Dune: Part Two will discover the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen whereas on a warpath of revenge towards the conspirators who destroyed his household,” the movie’s official logline reads.

“Dealing with a selection between the love of his life and the destiny of the recognized universe, he endeavours to forestall a horrible future solely he can foresee.”

The actors’ strike is at the moment in its second month after the 160,000 member-strong SAG-AFTRA union voted to be a part of putting Hollywood writers who’re preventing for higher compensation and assurances that they won’t lose work to synthetic intelligence (AI), amongst different calls for.

In a current interview, Pose star Billy Porter mentioned that he had already had to promote his home as a repercussion of the strikes.