“Long live the fighters!” Finally, after three long years and those seemingly endless delays thanks to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strikes,Dune: Part Twois just over a month away from beginning its theatrical release. And fans can catch a sneak peek of the sequel toDuneone week before it drops in cinemas. Christopher Nolan made the announcement today in a statement (perEntertainment Weekly):
“Seeing the way audiences responded to our large format presentations of Oppenheimer, I’m thrilled that Warner Bros. is giving audiences a chance to see Tenet the way it was intended to be seen, on the largest IMAX and large format film screens, and I’m honored to have our movie warm up the film projectors for Denis’ jaw-dropping Dune: Part Two."
Nolan’sTenetwill return to theaters for a special one-week engagement beginning on Friday, February 23. The 2020 movie will be screened in 70mm IMAX, IMAX digital and 70mm IMAX, and the rerelease will include “exclusive footage” from director Denis Villeneuve’sDunesequel. And fans can check out theTenetrerelease trailer below:
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Dune: Part Two Special Sneak Peek
Dune: Part Two
Back in December of 2012, a special nine-minute sneak peek ofthe fan-favoriteStar Trek Into Darknesswas presented before IMAX screenings ofThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeyto promote J.J. Abrams' 2013 sci-fi sequel. Unfortunately, the statement released by Christopher Nolan aboutDune: Part Twodoesn’t include how long the “exclusive footage” will be. But directorDenis Villeneuvepromises theDunesequel will be an IMAX-worthy experience. Villeneuve said (per EW):
“As an audience member, I have always valued Chris’ [Nolan] forward thinking when it comes to shooting on film and especially in large formats. As directors, we are completely in sync; on Dune, we shot several sequences for IMAX, and I simply loved it, so for Dune: Part Two, we pushed it to 100 percent of the movie.
Working with the IMAX format was the only way to capture the experience of Arrakis, Giedi Prime, and the Imperium for audiences. That is why I am just as eager to see Tenet again, but now in 70mm IMAX, the way they filmed it, to fully appreciate his vision for this incredible film.”
The specialTenetscreenings withDune: Part Twofootage will drop in theaters on Friday, February 23 for one week only. AndtheDunesequelbegins its theatrical run on Friday, March 1. Plus, fans can check out the latest trailer forDune: Part Twobelow:
