Insert “ the spice must course … by and by ” joke here . Warner Bros. has shaken up its2021 sacking agenda , movingDuneonce again further down the line . However , this time it is n’t as dramatic . It ’s only by three week .
As reported byVariety , Warner Bros. has detain Denis Villeneuve ’s version ofDunefrom October 1 to October 22 . This mark the fourth release appointment for the sci - fi epos , based on the groundbreaking novel by Frank Herbert . It was originally schedule for November 11 , 2020 , then got shifted slightly to December 18 of that year . However , the new coronavirus pandemic caused a major shift key in film release engagement and Dune gravel a significant holdup , moving all the style to October 2021 . It ’s still in that month , just a lilliputian later than anticipate .
This comes as more hoi polloi ( hopefully ) get vaccinated and eagerly return to movie theaters . picture show like A Quiet Place : Part II and Fast and Furious 9 are seeing success at the box office , the the likes of of which was missing for over a class . Still , that has n’t stopped Warner Bros. from persist in to reenact its “ give up everything on HBO Max simultaneously ” architectural plan this class , which the studioannounced suddenlyin December 2020 and include Dune , The Matrix 4 , and the already released Wonder Woman : 1984 . This move prompted a mint of disconfirming feedback from actors , producers , and filmmakers — most notably Villeneuve himself , whoreleased an op - edclaiming the determination “ might have killed the Dune dealership ” before it was set to begin .
Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya) survive in the desert.Photo: Warner Bros.
Villeneuve has been vocal about require Dune to be a theatrical waiver only , but it look like Warner Bros. is n’t budging , at least for now . It might be because it wants to keep promoting HBO Max , or perhaps the studio is still concerned about a revitalization of the virus as land stay to elevate restriction even as large swaths of their population go unvaccinated . Only meter will narrate how the box office ( and country as a whole ) look by the time Dune add up out in theaters on October 22 .
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