Denis
Villaneuve's
much-awaited
sci-fi
feature
Dune
will
now
open
in
the
US
theatres
three
weeks
late.
The
Warner
Bros
Pictures
and
Legendary
Pictures
epic,
based
on
Frank
Herbert’s
seminal
science
fiction
best-seller,
was
set
to
open
on
October
1
in
the
US
but
it
will
now
release
on
October
22,
reported
Variety.
Dune
will
feature
an
ensemble
cast
of
Timothee
Chalamet,
Rebecca
Ferguson,
Oscar
Isaac,
Josh
Brolin,
Stellan
SkarsgArd,
Dave
Bautista,
Sharon
Duncan
Brewster,
Stephen
McKinley
Henderson,
Zendaya,
Chang
Chen,
David
Dastmalchian,
Charlotte
Rampling,
Jason
Momoa
and
Javier
Bardem.
The
movie
will
have
its
world
premiere
at
the
Venice
Film
Festival
in
September
where
it
will
be
screened
out
of
competition.
The
highly
anticipated
film
was
originally
set
for
release
in
December
2020
but
was
delayed
by
a
year
due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Besides
Dune,
Warner
Bros
has
also
delayed
The
Sopranos
prequel
movie
The
Many
Saints
of
Newark
was
pushed
back
one
week.
The
movie,
earlier
scheduled
for
release
on
September
24,
will
now
open
on
October
1,
the
previous
spot
of
Dune.
Meanwhile,
Clint
Eastwood's
Cry
Macho
will
debut
in
theatres
and
on
HBO
a
month
early.
The
film,
which
vacated
its
October
22
release
spot
for
Dune,
is
now
scheduled
to
premiere
on
September
17.