A strike announced by the writers and actors could delay the film’s release. Dunes: Part 2, based on what’s leaked. He thought about reporting indiscretion diversitysaying that Warner Bros. Discovery Submit the idea for review. But Denis Villeneuve’s blockbuster may not be the only victim.
Hollywood is tense. Within a few weeks Writers Guild of America announced a strike of television and film scriptwriters and authors. Only recently, since mid-July too Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), a union representing the actors – led by Fran Drescher, Nanny famous sitcom – they joined the mobilizations of the “colleagues” of the writers.
This is the first joint action of two different categories of the audiovisual sector and also one of the most important strikes in the sector. In short, an event of epochal importance, which will undoubtedly have consequences both in the short and long term. Effects that were not long in coming, as evidenced by recent rumors about Dunes: Part 2. The second chapter of the sci-fi epic Denis Villeneuvewhose release was originally scheduled for November 1st in Italy and on November 3rd in US cinemas, it really could slip through.
Dunes: Part 2, blockbuster postponed due to strikes? Here’s what can happen
The strikes announced by the Writers’ Union and, more recently, by the Actors’ Union are causing increasing concern among studios. Top management knows this well. Warner Bros. Discoverywhich after removing the panel Godzilla x Kong: New Empire and canceled it out Dunes: Part 2 To Comic Con 2023they keep getting into trouble. OUR concerns about AI related to requests for contractual improvements at work are the subject of controversy from insiders who decide to stop working and advance their projects.
Because of this, many productions were postponed to a later date, given the commitment of many figures in show business to mobilizations. It is connected with all participants of the strike. cannot participate in promotions organized studios. How can a film be promoted without the faces that are part of it, especially an ensemble blockbuster like Duneswhat’s wrong with plaster Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Javier Bardem AND Josh Brolinamong other things?
By virtue of this, Warner Bros. Discovery would explore the possibility reschedule immediately to 2024 release of the film in the hope that the situation will defuse in the coming months. outside Dunes: Part 2they can also pay Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and reboot Purple, produced by Oprah Winfrey herself. Both are due out in December, they could hit theaters in 2024, according to speculation from diversity.
These issues affect other studios. lionsgate could have made essentially the same decision for the long-awaited prequel The Hunger Gamesthat is Ballad of the Nightingale and the Serpentif the strike continues past the summer.