‘Wonder Woman 1984’ May Be Pushed Back Again, Potentially Bumping ‘Dune’ To 2021
Brace yourself,Wonder Woman 1984may be delayedagain. Warner Bros. is reportedly considering pushing back theWonder Woman 1984release date from its current October date to either November or even late December, which would bump Denis Villeneuve’s highly anticipatedDuneadaptation to 2021. These rumblings come in the wake ofTenethitting the U.S. prior to the New York and Los Angeles markets opening their theaters.
Deadline reports that Warner Bros. will likely moveWonder Woman 1984from its current release date onOctober 2to either sometime in November or late December, bumping Legendary’sDuneout of its December 18 slot to a likely 2021 release date (which would be a huge shame right after we just got thatawesometrailer).
The reason for this reshuffling?Tenet, which opened in the U.S. this past weekend after an earlier overseas launch. While thefilm did okay, considering the unprecedented times we’re in, Warner Bros. wants more — specifically, they want the New York and Los Angeles markets, which won’t open their movie theaters until early October and late September. Warner’s thinking is that ifWonder Woman 1984opens in October to newly reopened New York and Los Angeles markets, it will take away the grosses forTenetneeded to make its domestic box office targets.
This would be the latest in a string of delay forWonder Woman 1984, which was originally announced for release on June 19, 2025 before being moved up to August 04, 2025, then delayed again to July 08, 2025. But that last release date but it smack dab in the middle of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, causing Warner Bros. to push it back to October 2.
There is no word yet on what movie Warner Bros. would slot into that vacated October slot, or if they would give it to any film. There’s the possibility thatWonder Woman 1984will only get pushed back a month to November (which would makeits political themeseven more timely) and would likely pit it against Marvel’sBlack Widow, which is currently scheduled for a November 6 release, though Deadline suggests that Disney may delay the Marvel film. It doesn’t bode well for the holiday movie season, with November containing one other big delayed blockbuster, MGM’sNo Time to Die(November 20). IfWonder Woman 1984movies, it’s likely we’ll see other studios following suit. And that would bid goodbye to the rest of the major blockbuster season.
