‘Dune: Part Two’ Release Date Delayed to 2024

The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue to drag on and this event affects various upcoming movies. Due to the strike, actors will not be able to do press for any movies, which means even the highly anticipated ‘Dune: Part Two’ release date has to be delayed to 2024. All Dune cast would not have been on the press circuit for the big-budget film.

What Will ‘Dune: Part Two’ Be About?

Dune is a movie based on a 1965 science-fiction classic novel with the same title written by Frank Herbert. The first part of the movie (which covers the first half of the book) follows the emotionally epic adventure of Paul Atreides, a smart and talented young man with a big destiny he doesn’t fully grasp.

He has to journey to the most dangerous planet in the universe to protect his family and people. The planet holds a valuable resource that can unleash humanity’s potential, but only those who can overcome fear will make it through.

‘Dune: Part Two’ Release Date Delayed to 2024 (Image: Imdb)

The second part of the movie will focus more on Paul and Lady Jessica’s time with the Fremen. Chani will teach Paul the Fremen ways and support his fight for Arrakis. The story will also delve into how complex Arrakis is with their religious conflicts, where legends and prophecies are manipulated to influence the people through politics, technology, and the environment. ‘Dune: Part Two’ is going to be a more epic and action-packed war movie.

The Cast of ‘Dune: Part Two’

Cast of Dune Part Two (Image: Imdb)

In addition to Timothée Chalamet (Paul Atreides) and Zendaya (Chani), actors from the first part of the movie will come back again to play their prominent roles:

• Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck
• Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica
• Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban Harkonnen
• Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
• Javier Bardem as Stilgar
• Charlotte Rampling as Reverend Mother Mohiam

Meanwhile, the new star-studded cast members will include:

• Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan Corrino
• Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkkonen
• Christopher Walken as Emperor Shaddam IV
• Léa Seydoux as Lady Margot
• Souheila Yacoub as Shishakli
• Tim Blake Nelson

Zendaya’s character will be more important in ‘Dune: Part Two’. Through Paul’s visions in the first movie, we can see their future together leading the Fremen against House Harkonnen and the Emperor.

If the Release Date is Delayed, When Can We Expect ‘Dune: Part Two’ to Hit the Screen?

The release of ‘Dune: Part Two’ is being pushed again and the release of the sequel will potentially be on March 15, 2024. Watch the trailer below:

As reported by Variety on Thursday (24/8), this delay happened to have come from Warner Bros., which is both the production company and distributor of ‘Dune: Part Two‘. The upcoming movie is also produced by Legendary Entertainment, so both parties have to agree on a new release date.

204 days left #Dune #DunePartTwo pic.twitter.com/laMcW8nQs3

— Dune: Part 2 Countdown (@Dune2Countdown) August 24, 2023

Denis Villeneuve is returning to direct the sequel. The screenplay was co-written by Jon Spaihts (Prometheus). Greig Fraser (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) is responsible for the cinematography, and Hans Zimmer (Interstellar) is returning to compose the music. Craig Mazin (The Last of Us) will be acknowledged for his writing contribution in ‘Dune: Part Two‘ after helping with the screenplay rewrites.

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