After a long wait, Denis Villeneuve's Dune is finally close to its theatrical release. Besides that, the American science fiction film will be available to stream on HBO Max, and here's everything you need to know about its release schedule.
Dune is an upcoming science-fiction film based on Frank Herbert's novel that came out in 1965. The movie flaunts an incredible cast, including Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and many more.
Legendary Entertainment acquired the rights for the Dune movie back in 2016 and announced to cover the entire story in two parts. The studio concluded filming the first part in July 2019, which had an early screening at the Vince International Film Festival in September 2021. And now, it's finally time for the rest of the world to experience the movie.
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Dune Release Date and Time For HBO Max Revealed
Warner Bros' Dune is scheduled to release on Friday, October 22nd, 2021, in theatres (United States). And initially, the creators planned on releasing the movie on HBO Max the same day. However, it was recently confirmed that the film would come out on the streaming platform a day early. So, you can now stream Dune on HBO Max on Thursday, October 21st, 2021, at 3 PM PDT (Pacific Timing). Of course, the timing may vary depending on your region. So, to make sure you don't miss the movie here's the release time for these time zones:
- Pacific Timing: 3 PM
- Central Timing: 4 PM
- Eastern Timing: 6 PM
- British Timing: 11 PM
Is There an Additional Cost to Watch Dune on HBO Max?
Fortunately, you don't have to bear any additional cost to stream the Dune film on HBO Max. You can watch the movie by getting an ad-free subscription to the streaming service, which costs $14.99/month. However, it's important to note that the movie won't be available for subscribers with the ad-supported subscription ($9.99/month). So, it's best to upgrade if you want to watch the movie as soon as it is available on the platform.
What's The Plot of Dune?
The premise of Dune is set in the year 10191 when Duke Leto Atreides takes charge of mining Melange, a mineral that's also known as Spice. The most valuable mineral in the entire universe extends human life and also makes faster-than-light travel possible.
However, Arrakis desert planet is the only place where the mineral is available. Also, giant sandworms make extracting this Spice a lot complicated. Nevertheless, Duke takes his son, Paul, and concubine Lady Jessica to the planet and still begins mining. Surprisingly, things take a difficult turn when Paul and Jessica run into a group of people living on Arrakis, Fremen.
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Cast of Dune
Here are the cast members you'll see in the upcoming Dune movie:
- Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides
- Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica
- Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides
- Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck
- Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.
- Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban
- Chang Chen as Dr. Wellington Yueh
- Stephen McKinley Henderson as Thufir Hawat
- Zendaya as Chani
- David Dastmalchian as Piter De Vries
- Charlotte Rampling as Gaius Helen Mohiam
- Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Dr. Liet-Kyne
- Benjamin Clementine as Herald of the Change
- Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho
- Javier Bardem as Stilgar
- Babs Olusanmokun as Jamis