Fans of the adventures of Frank Herbert will have to wait even longer: Dunes: Part 2the ambitious second part of the sci-fi saga, relaunched by the director Denis VilleneuveIt was actually supposed to hit theaters in November 2023, almost exactly two years after the first film’s release. Instead, Warner Bros. over the past few hours has confirmed that the debut rescheduled to March 2024. Even the previous Dune had its release date postponed several times, but at that time the reasons were related to the Covid pandemic and the closure of cinemas; in this case, however, it is necessary to indicate the reason writers and actors strike it hurts Hollywood. In particular, the protest of the Sag-Aftra translators union stipulates that member actors will not even be able to promote their films through festivals and previews: in the case of this film, which provides for an all-star cast with names such as Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson and many more. refusing to promote the main characters would be too important a loss.
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So Dune: Part 2 is moving, and so is she. Godzilla x Kong: New Empirethe last chapter of the Monsterverse that will make room for him: it was supposed to release in the US on March 14, 2024, and now he will have to wait a month and debut April 12, 2024. As a result, Warner Bros. will also reschedule another of its most anticipated releases to next year: The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrimhighly anticipated animated spin-off of the saga of Lord of the Ringswill move from April to December 2024. However, other games planned by Warner later this year, such as Color Purple AND Aquaman and the Lost KingdomBoth laws, expected in December 2023, should remain in place for now.
Sony is also among the studios making changes to their release calendar: the Spider-Man spin-off. Kraven the Hunter And continuation Ghostbusters: Afterlife both have been pushed back to 2024, although there is no longer an official release date. Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Versethe conclusion of the animated trilogy about Miles Morales, which was supposed to debut in March 2024. Other films from different studios such as Equalizer 3, Miracles AND Wonka – the last one again with Timothée Chalamet will instead stay at the originally scheduled dates, respectively, in September, November and December 2023. Finally, the screening of another film has also been postponed. ZendayaWhat Applicants Luca Guadagnino which was supposed to open the next Venice Film Festival but was also rescheduled the following year instead.