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This movie can easily move to December 2021, regardless of Spiderman 3. That movie hasn't even set filming dates yet; this one is already a third of the way done with shooting.

Let's be real here, the first half of next year is still looking incredibly dicey. The schedule will still be in flux until at least the third or fourth quarter of 2021, guarantee it.

I think my main problem with the Dune trailer is one that has plagued a lot of recent underperforming sci-fi blockbusters; it already expects the audience to know and care about the plot, world, and characters of the property it's adapting. Time and again, studios (especially this one) keep mistaking the heaps of attention and praise they get from geeks and stans for something that will translate into significant real world numbers. It rarely does.

The Daily Mail is reporting that filming began last week. (Normally I'd take it with a grain of salt because it's the Mail, but they included pictures and actual details so I figured it was worth posting here.) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8654371/Tom-Cruise-58-leaps-speeding-motorbike-action-shot-Mission-Impossible-film.html

lol. As with all pre-release PR for blockbusters, the more accurate quote would be "we made sure to film most everything with practical effects... that we used as reference footage for the 1,500 VFX shots we ended up creating in post".

👀 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Happy 25th anniversary, MORTAL KOMBAT. This time next year you&#39;ll still be the best MORTAL KOMBAT movie.</p>&mdash; ViewerAnon Says Please Vote (@ViewerAnon) <a href="https://twitter.com/ViewerAnon/status/1295837635080941568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

You do realize that not all of those movies will be staying there, right? Not only are this year's movies still being pushed back but most of the ones scheduled for 2021 and 2022 haven't even finished/started production yet.

Moved to 2021. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hasbro-posts-quarterly-loss-as-pandemic-hits-eone-1304504

Guarantee this will be one of those movies like Crash or Life is Beautiful where in less than a decade people are going to be shocked that it won as many awards/got as much hype as it did.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">‘Quiet Place 2’ &amp; ‘Top Gun 2’ Moving To 2021 <a href="https://t.co/6Dwh9SUpra">https://t.co/6Dwh9SUpra</a> <a href="https://t.co/rLiVHJ5Bxy">pic.twitter.com/rLiVHJ5Bxy</a></p>&mdash; Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1286482373421363200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">‘Quiet Place 2’ &amp; ‘Top Gun 2’ Moving To 2021 <a href="https://t.co/6Dwh9SUpra">https://t.co/6Dwh9SUpra</a> <a href="https://t.co/rLiVHJ5Bxy">pic.twitter.com/rLiVHJ5Bxy</a></p>&mdash; Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1286482373421363200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Moved to December 4th. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">DISNEY/20TH CEN RELEASE DATE CHANGES:<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MULAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MULAN</a>, previously 8/21/20 is now UNSET<br><br>THE EMPTY MAN, previously 8/7/20 moves to 12/4/20<br><br>DEATH ON THE NILE, previously 10/9/20 moves to 10/23/20<br><br>THE LAST DUEL, previously 12/25/20 (Ltd) &amp; 1/8/21 (Wide) moves to 10/15/21</p>&mdash; Boxoffice Pro (@BoxOffice) <a href="https://twitter.com/BoxOffice/status/1286407271661043712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Moved to 2021. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">DISNEY/20TH CEN RELEASE DATE CHANGES:<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MULAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MULAN</a>, previously 8/21/20 is now UNSET<br><br>THE EMPTY MAN, previously 8/7/20 moves to 12/4/20<br><br>DEATH ON THE NILE, previously 10/9/20 moves to 10/23/20<br><br>THE LAST DUEL, previously 12/25/20 (Ltd) &amp; 1/8/21 (Wide) moves to 10/15/21</p>&mdash; Boxoffice Pro (@BoxOffice) <a href="https://twitter.com/BoxOffice/status/1286407271661043712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Moved to the 23rd of October. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">DISNEY/20TH CEN RELEASE DATE CHANGES:<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MULAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MULAN</a>, previously 8/21/20 is now UNSET<br><br>THE EMPTY MAN, previously 8/7/20 moves to 12/4/20<br><br>DEATH ON THE NILE, previously 10/9/20 moves to 10/23/20<br><br>THE LAST DUEL, previously 12/25/20 (Ltd) &amp; 1/8/21 (Wide) moves to 10/15/21</p>&mdash; Boxoffice Pro (@BoxOffice) <a href="https://twitter.com/BoxOffice/status/1286407271661043712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Honestly, if Disney does decide to take the plunge and release a movie in theaters internationally and on VOD in the US then this would be a pretty good test subject.