When Is Dune Coming to HBO Max? - Collider

has announced it’s moving the HBO Max streaming release of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune by a few hours, making the movie available a little earlier than expected.

While Dune will be officially released in theaters on October 22, some theaters are already exhibiting the film on the evening of October 21, a move that HBO Max now follows.

Villeneuve is not happy about Warner Bros.’s decision to release the movie simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max.

However, a sequel is more than likely, considering the movie has already crossed $100 million in the box office on the few international markets it’s already available.

If Dune becomes a box office success also in the U.S., Villeneuve’s could birth a new movie franchise since the original Dune series written by Herbert spawned through six novels, with 16 other books added by authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J.

After premiering at Venice Film Festival on September 3, Dune will finally be released theatrically on October 22 and on HBO Max on October 21, 3 p.m.