When is 'Dune: Part Two' coming to streaming? David Zaslav teases release date on Max

After being delayed due to the strikes, ‘Dune: Part Two’ arrived in theaters on March 1 to become the biggest hit of the year so far. The sci-fi epic, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Timothée Chalamet, has grossed over $157 million domestically, and $367.5 million globally so far. However, many people wonder when the film will be released on streaming.

The movie, produced by Legendary Films and distributed by Warner Bros., will be available for streaming on Max. Before the release date was confirmed, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav joked during a fourth-quarter earnings conference that the movie could arrive in spring 2024.

Typically, movies usually become available on digital platforms and VOD within 30 to 45 days after theatrical release. So, “Dune: Part Two” will have its big streaming debut on on May 21.On the other hand, Warner Bros. Discovery has also licensed films to Netflix, but they arrive much later on the platform.

‘Dune: Part Two,’ the biggest hit for Chalamet and Villeneuve

In “Dune: Part Two”, Chalamet reprises his role as Paul Atreides for “Dune: Part Two,” which adapts part of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name. The first one ended when the young Duke and his mother Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) were left to die in the desert of Arrakis.

In the sequel, Paul learns how to live in the desert with the tribe Fremen, who think he could be their awaited messiah. Talking to IndieWire, Villeneuve explains that the first film is “more contemplative” than the second, in which Paul “becomes a man, a guerrilla fighter falling in love, and wants to avenge his father, and it’s more of an action movie.”

“We are confronted with the guerrilla warfare and the technology of the opponent. That will transform the old story and transform it into a war zone,” the director added. Apart from Chalamet and Ferguson, the movie stars Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgard, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken and more.

While a third film, which would adapt the second book of Herbert’s series, hasn’t been confirmed, Villeneuve is already working on the script. “The screenplay is almost finished but it is not finished. It will take a little time,” Villeneuve said to the South Korean press.