Dune 2: The runtime of the big sci-fi sequel breaks a small record

Dune: Half 2 already beats its predecessor in a single respect: it’s longer. In truth, the sci-fi sequel is director Denis Villeneuve’s longest movie thus far

How lengthy will Dune 2 truly be? We most likely already know the precise reply to this query: the working time of the massive sci-fi sequel for 2024 is claimed to be 166 minutes, or 2 hours and 46 minutes in keeping with an entry within the Japanese movie database (through X, previously Twitter).

Dune: Half II would be the longest movie by its director Dennis Villeneuve with a runtime of 166 minutes, in keeping with Japanese movie regulator “The Movie Classification and Ranking Group”.DunePartTwo pic.twitter.com/2ugmpgO8eY

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So Dune: Half 2 breaks a small document: It’s the longest movie by director Denis Villeneuve thus far. As a result of Dune 2 is eleven minutes longer than Half 1 and two minutes longer than Blade Runner: 2049.

What else you need to learn about Dune: Half 2

After all, the working time of a film says nothing about its ultimate high quality, however Dune 2 might have sorely wanted the additional minutes. Director Denis Villeneuve himself describes his sequel as an epic struggle movie filled with motion, which brings extra mass, substance and dance 

with it.

As well as, a complete vary of latest characters similar to Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen (Austin Butler), Imperator Shaddam IV.  (Christopher Walken) or Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh) are launched, whereas loads of outdated acquaintances present up once more. For instance Gurney Hallek (Josh Brolin) or Stilgar (Javier Bardem).

What occurs after Dune 2?

Dune 2 additionally marks the top of the sci-fi epic in the intervening time, though Villeneuve has already held out the prospect of a 3rd movie&nbsp. Nevertheless, it is going to most likely not be launched for a couple of years anyway, because the director needs to commit himself to different tasks first and the ready time would slot in with the direct supply materials Dune: Messiah anyway.

However, Dune followers needn’t despair: As a result of not solely will half 2 begin in 2024, but additionally the TV collection Dune: Prophecy. This acts as a prequel and is ready round 10,000 years earlier than the occasions of the primary half.

Dune 2 is scheduled for launch in German cinemas on February 29, 2024 and in US cinemas on March 1, 2024. Initially, the movie ought to have been launched in November 2023. However since main movie and streaming studios refused for months to grant actors and screenwriters fairer wages and higher working circumstances, Dune 2 was additionally postponed within the wake of the massive Hollywood strike&nbsp.

What are your hopes and expectations for Dune: Half 2 and the way a lot did you want the primary movie? Are you cheerful that there’s a TV collection and a doable third film on the horizon alongside the sequel or might you do with out it with a transparent conscience? Tell us within the feedback!