2023-08-25 16:35:00
Warner Bros. Discovery studios have postponed the release of several films, including the highly anticipated sequel to ‘Dune’, due to the strike movement that has paralyzed Hollywood since May, according to several sources.
On the X social network (formerly Twitter) the accounts dedicated to ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ posted Friday morning both old and new release dates in dark rooms.
The screenwriters have been on strike since May and were joined in July by actors from the powerful SAG-AFTRA union.
The guidelines of SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 actors, stunt performers, dancers and other professionals on the small and big screen, prohibit all its members from filming but also from promoting their productions, in person or on social networks.
According to the new calendar communicated by WBD to AFP, the second part of ‘Dune’ is postponed to March 15, 2024, instead of November 3, 2023.
A discrepancy which is mainly explained by the fact that it is not possible to promote without the actors.
This adaptation, by Denis Villeneuve of Frank Herbert’s cult science fiction novel, notably includes Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Léa Seydoux, Christopher Walken and Florence Pugh in the credits.
We will have to wait a few more weeks to discover the new adventures of Godzilla and King Kong, with a release now scheduled for April 12 instead of March 15. The first installment was released in April 2021.
Both films are produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment.
Japanese Kenji Kamiyama’s animated film ‘The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim’ should only be viewable from December 13, 2024 instead of April 12.
The first images of the film, which will mark the return of the saga to the big screen ten years following the end of the ‘Hobbit’, have been unveiled at the international festival of Annecy in France. It is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema.
The social movement in Hollywood had already led to the postponement of the Emmy Awards ceremony, the most prestigious awards in American television. It was to be held on September 18, but is now scheduled for mid-January.
It also shut down all American film and television productions, with a few exceptions, such as reality TV shows and game shows.
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