As Hollywood prepares for a fall movie season filled with uncertainty caused by the ongoing Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Warner Bros.
Discovery has officially delayed several of its biggest upcoming blockbusters.The studio, in partnership with Legendary, has announced that Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” will not be hitting theaters on its original November 3 release date, and has instead been pushed to March 15, 2024.
It takes the release date previously occupied by its other title with Legendary, “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” which will now open on April 12, 2024.
As a result, the animated “Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” is being moved from April 12 to December 14, 2024.The move takes “Dune: Part Two” out of the 2023 Oscar race (and likely makes a 2024 campaign more difficult), but places it closer to the beginning of the summer blockbuster season.
As a source close to Warner Bros.
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