The Dune sequel will be eating the release date of a recently vacated Marvel movie and will arrive a few weeks earlier.
It was announced earlier today that Marvel will pause Blade as it searches for a new director, removing the vampire movie from its November 2023 release date. Now, Dune Part Two will be jumping in to take its place. The sequel will be released on November 3, 2023, instead of the originally announced date, November 17, 2023.
This is a two-week jump forward for the sequel and exciting news for fans who enjoyed Denis Villeneuve’s cerebral take on the classic sci-fi novel.
Dune Part Two has already begun filming and will include new cast members like Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, and Christopher Walken. The sequel will premiere exclusively in theaters, and will not be released simultaneously on HBO Max like Dune Part One.
In an official plot synopsis, the sequel will explore “the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.”
The film was originally set to be released in October 2023 but was delayed to November 17. Now the sands shift again as Dune Part Two moves forward two weeks.
Check out IGN’s review of Dune Part One here for our take on one of the best movies of 2021.
Matt T.M. Kim is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.