The highly-anticipated sequel to 2021 epic blockbuster "Dune" has officially been delayed for global cinematic release by co-producers Warner Brothers and Legendary Entertainment.
It was announced just last Thursday that the sci-fi tentpole, directed by Denis Villeneuve, would be delayed until March 15th 2024, 4 months later than originally intended.
The delay is due to occur because of the recent strikes performed by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA members throughout the writing and acting community.
Dune: Part Two has by far the most star-studded cast to come out of any major production over the last few years, with huge names such as Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Lea Seydoux and more.
And with large casts, also come large press tours.
But following the recent strikes performed by the SAG-AFTRA community, this would mean that the actors with their name attached to the movie would fail to partake in any worldwide press tours in the build up to the films release.
This would inevitably result in the profits of Dune: Part Two to take a wounding stab to the heart, which would see the project fall extremely short to the success that the original project saw in 2021.
Co-producing parties, Warner Brothers and Legendary Entertainment, have high hopes that the films release in March 2024 will come following the end of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, meaning that the actors attached to the movie will take part in any worldwide press tours leading up to the films release.
It goes without saying that Dune: Part Two is one of the biggest movies of the year, if not the biggest. So any lack of publicity is certainly unacceptable for a film of this calibre.
But the question now looms, will March 15th be long enough for the SAG-AFTRA strikes to come to an end?
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