2023-08-25 04:57:35
The long-awaited sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’, ‘Dune: part two’, will finally be released in March 2024 instead of November of this yearas planned, due to the actors’ strike that has paralyzed Hollywood since July 14.
The Warner Bros. company, producer of the film, confirmed this Thursday that the blockbuster was delayed, as were the films ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim’, collects the The Los Angeles Times newspaper.
Villeneuve’s film, with Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in the leading roles, is the most anticipated production to see its release date delayed due to the strike, which prevents actors associated with the SAG-AFTRA union from participating in the promotion of films, as well as acting in new projects.
Before Thursday’s announcement, Warner had already delayed the premiere of another long-awaited film, ‘Challengers’, by Luca Guadagnino, while producers such as Disney or Sony have done the same with the new installments of Marvel and Spider-Man.
And it is that the impossibility of the big film studios, grouped under the Alliance of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP), to reach a new collective agreement with the actors and scriptwriters of Hollywood (on strike since May) is completely paralyzing the entertainment industry in the country. Both screenwriters and actors seek improvements in their salaries -especially with regard to remuneration for the distribution of its content on streaming platforms- and that the uses of artificial intelligence be regulated, among other issues.
After a two-month standoff, the Writers Guild (WGA) began meeting with the producers in early August, though it’s unclear if they’re close to an agreement. The actors, for the moment, have not returned to the negotiating table.
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