On the same day Denis Villeneuve's Dune departs HBO Max, new details about its Blu-ray release have been revealed. Going into October, there was much interest in seeing how Villeneuve's sci-fi epic would fare. Dune is a notoriously difficult bit of source material to tackle, and the movie's hefty budget cast its financial success in doubt. Additionally, it was unclear if casual audiences would be interested in checking out the cerebral movie, even with an impressive cast attached.
Luckily, Dune managed to surpass all expectations. It was greeted with positive reviews after making its festival debut, and audiences helped propel it to a better than expected box office total in its first weekend. Currently, Dune's worldwide total stands at $367 million, which is a solid number for the pandemic era. The movie also found itself aided by its dual HBO Max release; Warner Bros. was evidently so pleased with Dune's performance, it greenlit Villeneuve's planned second part days after it premiered. Dune: Part 2 is currently scheduled to arrive in late 2023, and it's expected to see the returns of stars like Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.
Monday marked the day Dune departed HBO Max in accordance with WB's 2021 plan, but the studio isn't leaving fans in the lurch for too long. Warner Bros. announced that Dune will arrive on digital on December 3 before heading to 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD on January 11. The physical copies of the movie will include some intriguing special features, which are listed down below:
“Dune” 4K UHD combo pack and Blu-ray contain the following special features:
The Royal Houses
Filmbooks: House Atreides
Filmbooks: House Harkonnen
Filmbooks: The Fremen
Filmbooks: The Spice Melange
Inside Dune: The Training Room
Inside Dune: The Spice Harvester
Inside Dune: The Sardaukar Battle
Building the Ancient Future
My Desert, My Dune
Constructing the Ornithopters
Designing the Sandworm
Beware the Baron
Wardrobe from Another World
A New Soundscape
“Dune” DVD contains the following special features:
The Royal Houses
The 4K and Blu-ray editions of Dune are arguably the better deal seeing as they contain the most special features. Dune has received special praise for its production values, and it'll be incredible to get a behind the scenes peek at how everything came to together. Surely the special features will include direct insight from Villeneuve himself, and perhaps even some interviews from the movie's stars. In other words, any Dune fan would do well to get their hands on a physical copy of the film as soon as possible.
This is just the beginning for Villeneuve's take on Dune. In addition to the forthcoming sequel, the director has expressed interest in adapting the second book in author Frank Herbert's series. Whether that will ever happen remains to be seen, but if fan enthusiasm for Dune persists over the next few years, audiences can likely expect to see a lot more of Arrakis and the people who populate it. First things first, though: The home release of Dune, which will arrive sooner than fans might've initially expected.
Source: Warner Bros.
