‘Dune: Part Two’ arrives October 20th, 2023

It failed to take lengthy to greenlight a follow-as much as Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. Legendary Pictures has showed plans to launch Dune: Part Two, announcing it was “excited to the keep the journey.” The studio expects the film to most desirable October 20th, 2023, and it is secure to presume Part Two will cowl the returned 1/2 of of Frank Herbert’s conventional novel.

The pass is not shocking. Villeneuve certainly desired to complete telling Paul Atreides’ story, however the film additionally fared higher than expected. Deadline stated that Dune racked up $forty one million on the home container workplace at some stage in its establishing weekend. That’s now no longer as sturdy as films like Shang-Chi ($71.four million) and a miles cry from pre-pandemic openings, however it is the nice establishing for a Warner Bros. film with simultaneous theatrical and HBO Max releases this year.

It’s now no longer but clean how tons the HBO Max release helped (or hindered) Dune’s theatrical most desirable. However, Villeneuve may not need to fear approximately a simultaneous streaming launch for Part Two. Warner Bros. is returning to theater-first openings beginning in 2022. Like it or now no longer, you will need to courageous the crowds and purchase tickets in case you insist on looking the follow-up as quickly as possible.