Squire Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 21 minutes ago, filmlover said: I reached the "acceptance" stage (if we want to call it that heh) that this would be delayed a while back as the rumors of this being headed to 2024 have been building cause where there's smoke there's fire, it's just a question of when the announcement will be (could be this week ahead of National Cinema Day next Sunday, could be the Friday before Labor Day as a "have a nice long weekend bye" news drop) and where they'll move it to (summer has been the obvious rumor but imagine if they decided to sit on it for an entire year and hold it for November 2024 ala the early days of the pandemic). I don’t want to see it delayed, but if it’s gonna happen, I’d like it to get Furiosa’s current date in late May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderByte Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Furiosa seems the most likely date if it moves for sure. We should have a final decision on if it moves or not within the next couple weeks. If they release a TV spot, it means they're sticking to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude391 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Delaying it would be bad, for the movie itself and the industry. No way they're getting 6 weeks exclusive IMAX on another date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderByte Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Industry is saying TMNT took a 15 percent hit from not being able to do press, and that was with a much less star studded cast than this. It's very possible that the hit from no press could be more than the loss of a few extra weeks of IMAX would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Theaters Enjoyer Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Some new photos going around on Twitter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wild Eric Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 21 hours ago, Cmasterclay said: I long thought this wasn't going to be delayed, but at this point all the noise and leaked buzz makes me believe it will be by the end of the week Hold up what leaked buzz? Is this a legit source saying it’s getting delayed?????? Say it isn’t so!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Don't delay! Giving up 6 weeks of IMAX exclusively just so Zendaya and Timmy can do interviews is moronic. Tweens don't care about Dune, they care more about Barbie memes. Besides if strikes end by mid September and they already moved, they will have a big egg on their faces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasNicole Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 17 minutes ago, Eric Reyes said: Hold up what leaked buzz? Is this a legit source saying it’s getting delayed?????? Say it isn’t so!!!!! No, there’s nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Only good thing about Dune moving to 2024, is that WB can go all in at pushing Barbie for all the major Oscars. Can WB really afford to push Dune and Barbie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Train Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Doubt it gets delayed, WB has been releasing a fair amount of promotion. Aquaman is more likely to be delayed, but delaying that would be a major mistake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 26 minutes ago, Mojoguy said: Only good thing about Dune moving to 2024, is that WB can go all in at pushing Barbie for all the major Oscars. Can WB really afford to push Dune and Barbie? That, and Oppenheimer just looks like an unstoppable force come award season. No matter how good Part 2 is, I think a lot of the awards Dune could win will go to Oppenheimer (BP, director, special effects, score, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Barbenheimer to headline the Academy Awards in 2024 for hype and ratings. You know they won't be able to resist. But Dune 2 wins everything like it should have done with the first movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLurking Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Squire said: That, and Oppenheimer just looks like an unstoppable force come award season. No matter how good Part 2 is, I think a lot of the awards Dune could win will go to Oppenheimer (BP, director, special effects, score, etc.). Talking about "unstoppable force at award season" before we're even in september is at best ignorant and at worst foolish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Pushing this will be an even worse result for the box office than I think it’s already headed for. This was meant to be an instant follow up thing with the way the movies are split. The longer you wait, the more momentum is lost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, JustLurking said: Talking about "unstoppable force at award season" before we're even in september is at best ignorant and at worst foolish So churlish. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 (edited) There hasn't been official word on this getting punted to next year beyond the headlines yet but there's definitely been a wind in the air, especially with regards to stuff like that report about the impact of the strikes on the box office where it was revealed that Legendary is (apparently) pretty insistent on this being released with the starry red carpet premieres and such. Which probably makes sense since I doubt they spent the money on landing big casting coups like Austin and Miss Flo (+ a much bigger role for Zendaya) only for them to be banned from acknowledging this even exists. IMO it's all going to come down to what their producers (and also Villeneuve, the only other major creative force involved in this they are in touch with these days) want vs. the CEO of IMAX begging them not to delay it in the press, and they're going to have to make that difficult decision soon as exhibitors start breathing down their neck to give them confirmation. Edited August 22, 2023 by filmlover 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLurking Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Squire said: So churlish. lol Look man, I'm just telling you out of all films that were considered "favorites" this time of the year...very few won, let alone swept maybe oppenheimer wins, maybe it doesn't, but talking about "unstoppable forces" this early is just wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 minute ago, JustLurking said: Look man, I'm just telling you out of all films that were considered "favorites" this time of the year...very few won, let alone swept maybe oppenheimer wins, maybe it doesn't, but talking about "unstoppable forces" this early is just wrong That’s why I said “looks like” an “unstoppable force” and not “is” an “unstoppable force.” You don’t need to be rude in how you respond. I enjoy friendly and civil discussion. This forum isn’t Reddit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasNicole Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 While the delay is not certain (far from that tbh), it’s still the movie with the most chances to ended up in 2024 tho Disney isn’t delaying anything, they’re promoting all their movies already The horror and smaller movies seems all very ready to release as well The award movies are changing a little but not much and all keeping dates this year, so unless Oscar is delayed, they won’t either Only Dune and Hunger Games seems in danger for the rest of the year, talking about relevant movies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Theaters Enjoyer Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 @keysersoze123 Sorry to bother but you mentioned on the tracking thread that you were feeling good about this film's opening. Are you seeing some encouraging metrics in terms of trailer views and social media? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...