Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is already gearing up to start work on Dune: Messiah, and while we wait for updates on that one, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has today shared plans for Dune: Part Two's upcoming digital and physical media release.
The sequel will hit Digital platforms on April 16, a mere 45 days after it first arrived in theaters. Then, on May 14, Dune: Part Two will be made available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD.
In terms of special features, there will be plenty for Dune fans to delve into. However, there's zero mention of deleted scenes, meaning we won't get to see whatever cut actors Tim Blake Nelson and Stephen McKinley Henderson shot for Part Two.
"I’m a strong believer that when it’s not in the movie, it’s dead," Villeneuve recently said of his decision to leave deleted scenes on the cutting room floor. "Sometimes I remove shots and I say, ‘I cannot believe I’m cutting this out. I feel like a samurai opening my gut. It’s painful, so I cannot go back after that and create a Frankenstein and try to reanimate things that I killed. It’s too painful."
"When it’s dead, it’s dead, and it’s dead for a reason. But yes, it is a painful project, but it is my job. The movie prevails," he added. "I’m very severe in the editing room. I’m not thinking about my ego, I’m thinking about the movie. I kill darlings, and it’s painful for me."
Here's a full list of what you will find when Dune: Part Two arrives in our homes:
Dune: Part Two Premium Digital 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 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
Dune: Part Two: will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath 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.
New and returning stars include Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, with Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.
Dune: Part Two is still playing in theaters.