It got bad enough that Legendary Entertainment, the production company behind Dune and Godzilla vs. Kong, was reportedly considering legal action against WB for how these two movies were being handled.
Ultimately Godzilla vs. Kong ended up playing on HBO Max like WB wanted, but in April, it was reported that Legendary was still looking for Dune to be kept solely in theaters when it eventually came out.
In any case, let’s put the idea to rest that Dune will be Warner Bros’ sole 2021 movie to get a theatrical-only release.
To be sure, Denis Villeneuve certainly wasn’t pleased about about WB’s day and date plan, saying late last year that the studio’s decision means the Dune wouldn’t have the chance to “perform financially in order to be viable,” thus potentially killing the franchise.