May the spice flow… for one day. IMAX announced today that it would play Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part One in select theaters for just one day, and those who can snag tickets will also be treated to an “exclusive sneak peek” of Dune: Part Two.
The event, which will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24 at select IMAX theaters, is, of course, part of the promotional lead-up to the release of Dune: Part Two, which is set to premiere in theaters on March 15, 2024. What will be part of the “exclusive sneak peek” at this screening is unclear, though it’s likely to be scenes from the upcoming film, which chronicles the second part of Frank Hebert’s iconic sci-fi novel, Dune.
Dune: Part One takes place through the first part of Hebert’s book, up to the moment when Paul (Timothée Chalamet) and his mother (Rebecca Ferguson) have joined the Fremen after the Harkonnens have murdered Paul’s father (Oscar Isaac) and reclaimed rule of the desert planet, Arrakis (aka Dune).
The second film, according to Villenueve, will be more emotional than the first. “Part One was like the promise of something, but Part Two delivers on that,” the director said in an interview this summer with Empire, later adding that, “the first movie was more contemplative—a young man discovering a world. Here, it’s a war movie.”
Part Two will also bring some of the book’s major characters to the big screen, including Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler), Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh), and Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV (Christopher Walken).
Whatever we have in store for us in Part Two, the opportunity to see the first film on an IMAX screen (again) before the second movie comes out is a good thing. You can see if there are tickets available for a screening near you by clicking here.
