Dune 2018 (19,20,21...)
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With the Godzilla deal done & a date change for it WB has put out a new trailer for 1st day theatrical and digital. Noticeably no shots from Dune are used (as previous articles revealed they don't have the rights to use images from Dune in promos for HBOMax) the title card only briefly flashes on the screen and a print caveat "Films and release dates are subject to change" now appears at the end.
You're assuming it's actually going to get released this year.
Yes? It's almost 9 months away, barring a new, vaccine proof strain, things should be re-opening by then with the vast majority of the population vaccinated (at least among those willing to take the vaccine).
The Matrix already has the Christmas slot so if they push Dune there they have to push it as well. Otherwise they, what, skip it to next spring? Summer? Christmas 2022 against Avatar/Star Wars?
Shit can happen of course but Oct isn't an outlandish expectation, unlike the Dec 2020 date that wasobviously not going to happen.
Even assuming vaccinations are in full swing and October is a relatively safe time to go to the theatre again, now that the movie will be in direct competition with James Bond there's a very real possibility it might get rescheduled to a time when it will have less competition. Expect this to happen especially if any more movies currently scheduled for the spring get moved to October.
Except that there isn't a time with less competition. With almost the entire 2020 slate pushed back to the second half of 2021/2022 plus the movies already planned for the second half of 2021/2022 the schedule is packed. Like the rest of my post said, where do you move it too? Unless you pull The Matrix, and even then you're competing with the billion dollar juggernaut that is Spider-Man.
The schedule is packed. No matter where it gets placed, it's against some major competition.
I still wouldn't rule another postponement out. Sad reality is, the major blockbusters are basically playing musical chairs with their release dates these days.
Of course. I'm not saying it's impossible it won't move, I'm saying at this point there is nothing wrong with assuming the scheduled release date will be the actual release date, and until/unless things change should proceed as such. Unlike last year when the Dec 2020 release date was definitely not going to happen regardless of WB saying otherwise.
It's really not worth debating at this point. All of these release dates are liable to be in flux until further notice. Indeed I suspect the only reason for announcing these release dates at all is just to try and boost shareholder confidence until the next quarter. Like a carrot on a stick...
I mean remember last March when the prevailing attitude was "...well this will all be over by the end of July!"
I mean remember last March when the prevailing attitude was "...well this will all be over by the end of July!"
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In March, I was thinking it would be over by June. By April, I conceded it wouldn't be until after July. I've now just learned to accept it isn't ending anytime soon.
Back in March, I thought I was being cynical by presuming it wouldn't be "over" until at least December. Technically correct I guess, but I thought we'd at least be *close* by now.
Depends on the eventual deal with Legendary and the cast/crew whose compensation is partially in back end points. They may want it moved to another date to maximize theatrical profits - Villeneuve in his open letter said he was part of the negotiations for the Oct 1st date.
Sony tried to sell Bond to streaming services but none would pay what they wanted
