Venom Sequel Delayed To October; Dune Moves Up A Month Earlier, Will Release In September

Venom: Let There be Carnage  had already been delayed a few times during earlier stages of the pandemic.

The latest decision to delay the movie is caused by the spike in Covid-19 cases due to the highly contagious delta variant, which led to a drop in consumer confidence in returning to the cinemas.

Taking over Venom: Let There Be Carnage’s Sept 16 slot now is Dune, Denis Villeneuve’s highly-anticipated adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi tome. The star-studded epic was originally slated to open on Oct 14; it will have its world premiere on Sept 3 at the Venice Film Festival.

In the US, Dune — which features an acclaimed cast, including Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Chang Chen, Javier Bardem — will open in cinemas and on HBO Max Oct 22. So good news for Singapore's Dune fans, they get to watch the movie more than a month earlier than the Americans.

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