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Image: Warner Bros.With shifting release dates and mandated radio silence due to the Hollywood strikes, the buildup to Dune: Part Two has been nothing short of eventful. While there’s still a few more months before audiences can see it, Warner Bros. is getting the promo ball rolling again with footage screened at CCXP to join the first looks for its other 2024 blockbusters, Furiosa and Kong x Godzilla: The New Empire.Picking up where the last Dune left off, Paul Atreides and his mother Jessica have been taken in by…

Dune: Part Two just had its release date moved up. Unfortunately, that date is not “tomorrow” but we’ll take what we can get.Spoilers of the Week April 24-29Originally scheduled for release on November 3, the highly anticipated sci-fi film was then moved to March 15, 2024. Now, it has been shifted slightly to March 1, 2024. Two weeks isn’t much, but it’s better than nothing.The original move was largely in response to the then ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike which would’ve stopped the film’s stars such as Timothée Chalamet and…

Olivia WIlliams attends The Crown season five world premiere on November 08, 2022 in London, England. Photo: Gareth Cattermole (Getty Images)With that exciting new trailer for Dune: Part II arriving this week, there’s no better moment to pile on more good Dune news. This time, it concerns the long-in-development Dune streaming series, Max’s Dune: The Sisterhood, which has added new cast members as it moves forward.Watch Chris Pratt and the Guardians of the Galaxy Cast Open Their Own ToysYou may recall some of the last…

Have you caught your breath yet? Warner Bros. just dropped an incredibly massive trailer for Dune: Part Two and it gives us an even better idea of all the awesomeness Denis Villeneuve is getting ready to drop on the world. If you haven’t seen it yet, you should definitely check it out at this link. Then, once your…Read more... Have you caught your breath yet? Warner Bros. just dropped an incredibly massive trailer for Dune: Part Two and it gives us an even better idea of all the awesomeness Denis Villeneuve is getting…

Paul Atredies is ready to embrace his destiny.Screenshot: Warner Bros.It’s time for Paul Atreides to fulfill his destiny. Dune: Part Two opens November 3 and it continues the story of Paul (Timothée Chalamet) as he goes deep into the deserts of Arrakis after the death of his father. Watch the new trailer now.Dune: Part Two | Official Trailer 2Watch Chris Pratt and the Guardians of the Galaxy Cast Open Their Own ToysRead more from io9:Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek…

At the Xbox Games Showcase, Xbox Game Studios and Asobo Studios announced an expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator based on Dune. The trailer shows a realistic House Atreides ornithopter flying over the Arrakis deserts. The Dune Expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator will be released on November 3, 2023, the same day as the premiere of Dune: Part Two.The creators of Flight Simulator have collaborated with Legendary and Warner Bros. Entertainment to provide an authentic Dune experience, incorporating the iconic design…

The moment we’ve all been waiting for since is finally here. When Dune: Part One hit theaters, it was fantastic, but it only told half the story. Everyone who saw it immediately wanted to see what was next—and now, we can. The first trailer for Dune: Part Two has arrived, and it’s glorious.Spoilers of the Week May 16-20Once again directed by Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two continues the tale of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and his time on the desert planet of Arrakis. It’s scheduled for release on November 3. Which,…

A Good Trailer. A truly excellent trailer. Smart, sharp, giving us just enough so that we know the plot (Paul unites the Fremen, revolts, fights Feyd-Rautha) while the rest of the political power-players (the Bene Gesserit, Irulan, and Harkonnen) scrabble for relevancy against literal giant sandworms and a nation of colonized peopel who are so fucking ready to do a murder.It’s going to be good. It’s going to be very, very good. A Good Trailer. A truly excellent trailer. Smart, sharp, giving us just enough so that we…

Dune: Part Two won’t be in theaters until November 3—but you can get a brief glimpse of it right now, plus a lot more tomorrow. Warner Bros. just released the first poster for the highly anticipated sequel, as well as a brief clip teasing the full trailer, which will arrive tomorrow.Spoilers of the Week May 16-20Once again directed by Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two continues the journey of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) who, along with his mother Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), is now under the protection of the…

In the second half of Frank Herbert’s Dune, there’s a moment that changes everything: when Paul Atreides, the left-for-dead son of a Duke, finally proves himself to the Fremen, the native people of the planet Arrakis who have been protecting him and his mother.Spoilers of the Week April 24-29 Book readers know, of course, exactly what happens. After months of preparation, Paul takes his hooks, runs along the top of a sand dune and, at just the right moment, fallsinto a storm of sand created by the huge sandworm that has…