Press Release WHV Press Release: Dune 2 (2024) (4k UHD Combo) (4k UHD SteelBook Combo) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

“Villeneuve shows us the magic of movies”

Chris Nashawaty / Esquire



DUNE: PART TWO

The Blockbuster Cinematic Event of the Year Continues as Denis Villeneuve’s Epic Becomes Available for Purchase and Rental for the First Time



Debuts for Premium Digital Ownership and Rental on April 16

4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD arrive on May 14

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Burbank, CA, April 9, 2024 – Coming off the heels of the critical and box office success of its continued theatrical run, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two debuts for purchase and rental Digitally at home on April 16.

From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, the critically acclaimed Dune: Part Two continues the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s acclaimed bestseller “DUNE.”

• On April 16, Dune: Part Two will be available for early Premium Digital Ownership at home for 29.99 and for 48-hour rental via PVOD for $24.99 SRP on participating digital platforms where you purchase or rent movies, including Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, and more.

• On May 14, Dune: Part Two will be available to own on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD from online and physical retailers. Dune: Part Two will also continue to be available to own in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.

Dune: Part Two is directed by three-time Academy Award nominee Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) from a screenplay he and Jon Spaihts wrote, based on the seminal bestselling novel of the same name written by Frank Herbert.

The expanded all-star international ensemble cast features returning and new stars, including Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (“Wonka,” “Call Me by Your Name”), Zendaya (“Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Malcolm & Marie,” “Euphoria”), Rebecca Ferguson (“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning”), Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (“Avengers: End Game,” “Milk”), Oscar nominee Austin Butler (“Elvis,” “Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood”), Oscar nominee Florence Pugh (“Black Widow,” “Little Women”), Dave Bautista (the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, “Thor: Love and Thunder”), Oscar winner Christopher Walken (“The Deer Hunter,” “Hairspray”), Léa Seydoux (the “James Bond” franchise and “Crimes of the Future”), Souheila Yacoub (“The Braves,” “Climax”), with Stellan Skarsgård (the “Mamma Mia!” films, “Avengers: Age of Ultron”), with Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling (“45 Years,” “Assassin’s Creed”), and Oscar winner Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men,” “Being the Ricardos”).



The film is produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe and Patrick McCormick. The executive producers are Joshua Grode, Jon Spaihts, Thomas Tull, Herbert W. Gains, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt, Kim Herbert, Richard P. Rubinstein and John Harrison, with Kevin J. Anderson serving as creative consultant.



Synopsis:

Dune: Part Two explores the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

DIGITAL, 4K, BLU-RAY & DVD ELEMENTS

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Dune: Part Two Premium Digital Ownership contains the following special features:

• Filmbooks: House Corrino
• Filmbooks: The Reverand Mother
• Filmbooks: Water
• Filmbooks: Lisan-al-Gaib
• An Ensemble for the Ages
• Chakobsa Training
• Creating the Fremen World
• Finding the Worlds of Dune
• Buzz Around the New “Thopter”
• Worm-Riding
• Becoming Feyd
• A New Set of Threads
• Deeper into the Desert: The Sounds of the Dune
• Inside Dune: The Spice Harvester Attack
• Inside Dune: Gurney Hallaeck’s Revenge
• Inside Dune: The Fight for the Imperial Throne

Dune: Part Two 4K UHD and Blu-ray contain the following special features:

• Chakobsa Training
• Creating the Fremen World
• Finding the Worlds of Dune
• Buzz Around the New “Thopter”
• Worm-Riding
• Becoming Feyd
• A New Set of Threads
• Deeper into the Desert: The Sounds of the Dune

BASICS



Premium Digital Ownership: April 16, 2024

4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD Street Date: May 14, 2024



4K Languages: English, Canadian French, Latin Spanish

4K Subtitles: English SDH, Canadian French, Parisian French, Latin Spanish

BD Languages: English, Canadian French, Latin Spanish

BD Subtitles: English SDH, Canadian French, Parisian French, Latin Spanish

DVD Languages: English, Canadian French, Latin Spanish

DVD Subtitles: English SDH, Canadian French, Parisian French, Latin Spanish



Running Time: 165 minutes

Rating: PG-13 for sequences of strong violence, some suggestive material and brief strong language.

DVD: DLBY/DGTL

4K UHD and Blu-ray: ATMOS TrueHD, DLBY/DGTL

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PRODUCT ERP

4K UHD + Digital $29.99

Blu-ray + Digital $24.99

DVD $19.99



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[Ronald Epstein]

Updated with official press release from Warner Bros.

 

[Jake Lipson]

So the digital version is getting more extras that are not on the disc version.

Sigh.

 

[Malcolm R]

That's why it's not just a "digital copy" any more, it's: Dune: Part Two Premium Digital Ownership

 

[DaveF]

Is the "Premium Digital Ownership" the same thing you get with the disc's digital code?

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Is the "Premium Digital Ownership" the same thing you get with the disc's digital code?

Premium Digital Ownership is the name for the period when it goes onsale digitally weeks or months before the physical release. That’s when it’s priced at $30 for a purchase and $25 for a rental. When the physical media version comes out, then it usually drops to a $20 purchase and a $6 rental.

The code that redeems with the disc will provide access to the exact same feature and content.

So the digital version is getting more extras that are not on the disc version.

Sigh.

Each disc comes with a digital code which provides access to the digital copy of the movie which includes all of those same features, so while they might not all live on the disc, they are included as part of the digital access that comes with the discs.

This has been industry standard for many releases for over a decade, nothing new here.

 

[Sam Favate]

Thrilled at what I know will be a stellar presentation of the movie on disc, but annoyed that disc buyers are getting short-changed.

 

[ahollis]

I noticed it does not mention aspect ratio. I wonder what it will be.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

How are disc buyers being short changed? They are being given access to the same digital bonus extras as people who only purchase digitally.

 

[Alex...]

 

[Jake Lipson]

How are disc buyers being short changed?

The disc itself is being short-changed because not all of the extras are available on it. Yes, disc buyers can access it digitally with the code. But in principle, the full slate of extras should be provided in a permanent archival fashion on the disc. We have no guarantee that the digital-exclusive extras will remain there in perpetuity. And I actually have lost digital extras that were not included on the physical disc before. Rarely, but it can happen.

This is nowhere near the first time this has been done, nor will it be the last. That's just what happens now, unfortunately. I'm not surprised in the least by this development either. But as a physical media enthusiast, it's still annoying.

Similarly, I'm not sure why anyone is surprised regarding the aspect ratio. Denis Villeneuve has released multiple films with IMAX aspect ratio scenes before, including Dune Part One, and has always chosen for them to be a consistent scope aspect ratio at home. I can understand why people might wish that he would make a different choice. and be disappointed, just as I'm disappointed about the extras. Wanting to have the IMAX ratio is perfectly valid. But this has been Villeneuve's consistent preference for his films in the home. So of course that is what it is. Villeneuve is being consistent in this regard.

 

[Joe Wong]

I read somewhere that Villeneuve wants to preserve the IMAX ratio presentation for theatrical.

The odd thing about the timing of the home release is that the film is still going strong on IMAX screens, with a re-release coming up!

 

[Jake Lipson]

The odd thing about the timing of the home release is that the film is still going strong on IMAX screens, with a re-release coming up!

It will have been 47 days between Thursday, February 29 when the film opened and Tuesday, April 16 when the digital release comes out. I don't think they necessarily need to go that fast, but it does seem to be about standard these days.

In any case, WB does not seem to believe that releasing it at home right now will ding the box office to a significant enough degree that they want to delay. The IMAX run, in particular, offers something you literally can't get at home, so those screens should be affected less by home availability than a standard multiplex. And the movie still got a theatrical exclusive window which was denied to the original.

 

[Tino]

And I actually have lost digital extras that were not included on the physical disc before. Rarely, but it can happen.

Which extras?

 

[Jake Lipson]

Which extras?

Off the top of my head, Target sold an exclusive edition of Inside Out with additional digital bonus features beyond what was available elsewhere when it first came out. These were part of the digital copy code for it. But eventually they went away.

 

[AlexF]

How are disc buyers being short changed? They are being given access to the same digital bonus extras as people who only purchase digitally.

Here in Canada, we MIGHT get a digital copy... and that will likely be on GoogleTV (aka YouTube) with no extras.

Based on the ad copy I've seen so far, we're getting no digital copies with our discs this go around.

So we will miss out on the majority of extras.

 

[Malcolm R]

I'm taking a wait-and-see position until these are out. I wouldn't put it past the studios at some point to release just a bare-bones version of the film as the included "digital copy" and a different "premium digital ownership" version with all the extra extras requiring a double-dip purchase.

Similar to the old days when everyone bought the regular release disc, then six months later were asked to double-dip for the super-duper deluxe edition.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Here is an unfortunate rarity. The standard definition DVD has much better artwork than the UHD or Blu-ray head salad counterparts. This is what those editions should have used too.

 

[Jeff Cooper]

Similar to the old days when everyone bought the regular release disc, then six months later were asked to double-dip for the super-duper deluxe edition.

The old days like 6 months ago with the Avatar UHDs?