DUNE Has Reportedly Been Pushed Back From This December To THE BATMAN's Current Release Date

DUNE Has Reportedly Been Pushed Back From This December To THE BATMAN's Current Release Date

There's more bad release date news for you today, as it's been claimed that Denis Villeneuve's Dune is being shifted by Warner Bros. from this December to a much later date in 2021. Read on for details...

By JoshWilding - Oct 05, 2020 12:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Dune
Source: Collider

With COVID-19 not going anywhere, most of November's movies have now vacated that month for 2021. We still had some big releases coming towards the end of the year with Dune set for December 18th and Wonder Woman 1984 slotted in for Christmas Day, but it seems Warner Bros. has decided to shift the former into next year based on a report shared by Collider

They claim that Denis Villeneuve epic sci-fi movie has been pushed all the way back to October 1st, 2021 - a  major delay, but one that honestly doesn't come as a surprise. That's The Batman's current release date, so the DC Comics adaptation is either moving up or being delayed...again. 

The site notes that the news Regal Cinemas is closing its chains both in the U.S. and the UK (where it's known as Cineworld) took the industry by surprise. Now, it's clear that between a limited number of theaters being open and concerns over COVID-19, studios know they can't turn much of a profit.

Christopher Nolan's Tenet has struggled, so it's likely Dune would face an even greater uphill challenge.

Right now, Wonder Woman 1984 remains scheduled for December 25th, while Pixar's Soul is on track for a theatrical release in November (despite rumours of a "Premier Access" Disney+ debut). It's easy to imagine things changing for both, however, especially with studios committed to that big screen experience. For what it's worth, Villeneuve is said to be on board with this delay. 

Warner Bros. has yet to make this official, but we'll keep you updated.

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GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/5/2020, 12:34 PM
"What's in the box?"


"A Late 2021 Delay."
soberchimera
soberchimera - 10/5/2020, 12:41 PM
@BlackBeltJones -
"barbed wire and salt"
Origame
Origame - 10/5/2020, 12:49 PM
@BlackBeltJones - Gwyneth Paltrow's head.
LameLuka
LameLuka - 10/5/2020, 12:35 PM
Question is, will theaters be alive by the time 2021 rolls in. Cause studios are killing theaters with these delays.
LameLuka
LameLuka - 10/5/2020, 12:36 PM
@LameLuka - also this delay is way to far
DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 10/5/2020, 12:39 PM
@LameLuka - Its an awards contender. It has to come out closer to the end of the year in order to stay fresh in the minds of the academy.


I assume it'll premiere at something like TIFF
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 10/5/2020, 12:47 PM
@LameLuka - and theatres aren't safe for new releases either. it's a lose-lose situation for everyone involved. see: Tenet.
LameLuka
LameLuka - 10/5/2020, 12:57 PM
@DannRamm113 - yeah most likely
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/5/2020, 1:26 PM
@LameLuka - if theaters opened people still wouldn’t go.
LameLuka
LameLuka - 10/5/2020, 2:39 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - I would, heck I was ready to watch 4 movies in one day in december.
JDL
JDL - 10/5/2020, 2:44 PM
@LameLuka - Not really, it's audiences staying at home.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/5/2020, 3:15 PM
@LameLuka - I watched Tenet last night, with my kids. But there were only 2 other groups in the whole showing. It was sad. My first time in theaters since Onward🤮
WeaponXCII
WeaponXCII - 10/5/2020, 12:42 PM
Was looking forward to this one after seeing the trailer. Guess it was expected, though.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 10/5/2020, 12:43 PM
not going to the movies dressed like this. Glad they delayed it.

Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 10/5/2020, 2:50 PM
@Goldboink - That's CASUAL WEAR for me.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 10/5/2020, 2:52 PM
@Feralwookiee -
It's a whole other level of committment to wear it to the movies...

Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 10/5/2020, 4:44 PM
@Goldboink - Naw. The way things are going in what's left of our "society"; people would probably just look at you and be like, "There's a man who thinks ahead of the curve!" 😝
Goldboink
Goldboink - 10/5/2020, 6:16 PM
@Feralwookiee -

Yea, the Avant Garde lasts about 8 minutes these days. Cutting edge has turned into the absence if ink and piercings
MarvelDCAllDay
MarvelDCAllDay - 10/5/2020, 12:44 PM
Take Batman away from me again I dare you
JaKBaLLTV
JaKBaLLTV - 10/5/2020, 12:50 PM
most theaters will probably go bankrupt by the time any of these movies come out
rexlincoln
rexlincoln - 10/5/2020, 12:52 PM
At this rate, if it's not on streaming and they're committed to a theatrical release, just stop advertising stuff. I'm looking forward to all of these as much as the next guy but at this point they know it's not happening until next year.

Releasing trailers and everything a year in advance (not their fault, I get it) is just killing the hype for these things.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 10/5/2020, 12:52 PM


I mean probably inevitable but it still completely sucks. This thing has been handled so poorly from the beginning. Now we all just suffer and wait. Once upon a time Dune was the only major genre release in December and I thought that fact gave it a chance to find an audience. Hopefully now it still can.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 10/5/2020, 12:52 PM
No WB you can't do that
rexlincoln
rexlincoln - 10/5/2020, 12:53 PM
And while I saw Tenet twice in a theatre and have seen a few of the re-releases of some older movies, I get that there's clearly loads of people who aren't going to take the risk.

Just hold off until the vaccine.
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