Dune: Part Two Delayed As Godzilla vs. Kong Sequel Sets Release Date

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Warner Bros. has officially unveiled the expected release date for two of its upcoming cinematic sequels.Godzilla vs. Kong will trample into theaters on March 15, 2024, while Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two will be shifting from an October 2023 release to a November 2023 theatrical debut.

The theatrical release shift for Dune: Part Two places the film in the pre-Thanksgiving release window, hopefully leading to tremendous audience turnout for Villeneuve's film. The November release date, however, puts the film up against the developing prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which looks to debut on the same day. The two films look to engage in a box office tug of war unless changes push one closer to a Christmas holiday release.

Should Denis Villeneuve Adapt More Of The Dune Saga?

Villeneuve's Dune was released in October 2021 and debuted simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max due to concerns surrounding the pandemic. The film generated roughly $93 million domestically and was the thirteenth best-performing film at the box office that year. At the time, Dune was the highest-grossing project from Warner Bros. worldwide during the pandemic and was a critical success, earning six wins from its ten Academy Award nominations.

Dune: Part Two will see the return of Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, and other significant figures from Villeneuve's first film, alongside a talented array of newcomers primed to elevate the film. Recently, Warner Bros. announcedCrimes of the Future Léa Seydoux's inclusion in the sequel as Lady Margot, along with Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, andElvis star Austin Butler. It'll be intriguing to see the new cast and how their presence will affect the path of the story's main