Doomsday’ for your vacation

Prepare for a potentially busy time at the movies next year: both Dune: Part 3 And Avengers: Apocalypse arrive on December 18, 2026.

If the dates of these two films are not new, what East is it that Dune, at least, currently sticks to this date. According to journalist Jeff Sneider in a recent “Hot microphone“In this episode, Warner Bros. currently has no plans to delay the film, and journalist Matt Belloni recently mentioned this separately on his own podcast”The city» that “neither one nor the other” moves on the date. doomsday released one of its four teasers to the general public, it seems that we will have another Barbenheimer-type the phenomenon in “Sunday“, as Marvel actor Simu Liu recently said.

Avoid this being Sunday is another Barbenheimer in the making – this is not the case, they are two sides of the same coin where barbie And Oppenheimer were on different ends of the blockbuster spectrum – the big question is whether both films will keep the same date or whether one will move. Certainly, WB was the first studio to set a date for Dune: Part 3, and it’s certainly a brave move to pit its young sci-fi franchise against the more established MCU. But as Sneider pointed out, early information about the release schedule might as well not matter in the court of public opinion:Avengers: Apocalypse has teasers to promote its next release, with a countdown, and Dune doesn’t even have a poster or anything to tease.

On the other hand, Disney had no problem move release dates of several Marvel films, doomsday Understood. Back when it was still subtitled Kang Dynasty, it was supposed to come out last May, and even after the title change, it was pushed back to May 2026 before being released. pushed again to the current December slot. So it wouldn’t be surprising if it had to be moved once again, even if it’s weeks before Dune to steal some of his limelight. In fact, there is a good chance that one or the other can progress: apart from Spider-Man: No Way Home, MCU films tend to end in early November, while Dune films have landed (or tried to) in September or October of their respective years.

At the time of writing, Dune: Part 3 And Avengers: Apocalypse will be released in theaters on December 18, 2026. Let us know which one you plan to see, if not both, or which one you think will elude the other.

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