Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE Moving to Late 2021!?
Mike Sprague
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Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming sci-fi epic based on Frank Herbert’s novel Dune is still set to be unleashed this December. But today we hear that Warner Bros. and Legendary might be moving the movie to October 1, 2021.
Collider reports “the delay has nothing to do with the movie itself, and Villeneuve is said to have been supportive of the decision having made it for the big screen, which is where Warner Bros. and Legendary felt it should premiere.”
If this is true, it opens the same day as The Batman with Robert Pattinson.
Villeneuve directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Eric Roth and Jon Spaihts, based on the novel by Frank Herbert. Chalamet, Ferguson, and Brolin’s co-stars include Oscar Isaac, Stellan Skarsgård, Javier Bardem, Charlotte Rampling, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Jason Momoa, Stephen Henderson, and Zendaya.
In the far future of humanity, Duke Leto Atreides accepts stewardship of the dangerous desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune, the only source of the most valuable substance in the universe, “the spice”, a drug which extends human life, provides superhuman levels of thought, and makes foldspace travel possible. Though Leto knows the opportunity is an intricate trap set by his enemies, he takes his Bene Gesserit concubine Lady Jessica, young son and heir Paul, and most trusted advisers to Arrakis. Leto takes control of the spice mining operation, which is made perilous by the presence of giant sandworms. A bitter betrayal leads Paul and Jessica to the Fremen, natives of Arrakis who live in the deep desert.
It (may) hit on December 18th. Excited? Make sure to hit us up and let us know what you think in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!
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