Dune: Part Two, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and The Color Purple may push forward to 2024 amid dual attacks from WGA and SAG-AFTRA

Warner Bros. is considering pushing three of its biggest films scheduled for later this year to 2024, amid dual strikes by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA.

Dune: Part Two (November 3), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (December 20) and The Color Purple (December 25) are in the crosshairs for new 2024 dates, via Variety.

The strike rules of both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA prohibit their members from promoting any upcoming work by a striking company.

That means they can’t take part in any red carpet premieres, Q&As, press tours, or any other interviews during the strike, which would be a huge blow to all the marketing campaigns for the aforementioned movies.

While no dates have been confirmed, and Warner Bros. hasn’t commented on Variety’s report, the consideration of pushing three of its biggest movies forward to next year is likely an indication that the studio doesn’t think the strike will end by mid-fall, which also comes after reports Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom underwent three extensive reshoots.

New dates: Dune: Part Two (November 3), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (December 20) and The Color Purple (December 25) are in the crosshairs for new 2024 dates, via Variety

Strike Rules: The strike rules of both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA prohibit their members from promoting any upcoming work by a striking company.

Dune: Part Two is the conclusion to 2021’s Dune, the studio’s sprawling adaptation of Frank Herbert’s masterful 1965 science fiction novel.

The film features a star-studded cast that includes Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, and Christopher Walken.

The original 896-page novel was published as a two-part series in Analog magazine before the novel won the inaugural Hugo Award and Nebula Award.

Director Denis Villeneuve had set out to direct an ambitious two-part film that he hoped would succeed where David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation, a 1990 Sci-Fi Channel adaptation, and filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s infamous adaptation attempt had previously failed.

Part One was a hit, grossing $402 million worldwide despite the film being simultaneously available on HBO Max, garnering 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and winning six Oscars in technical categories.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is also building on the success of its predecessor, with 2018’s Aquaman earning $335 million domestically and $1.148 billion worldwide.

Jason Momoa returns as the title character, along with Patrick Wilson (King Orm), Amber Heard (Queen Mera), Dolph Lundgren (Nereus), Nicole Kidman (Atlanna), Yahya Abdul-Mateen III (Black Manta) and Temuera Morrison (Tom Curry).

Earlier this week, it was reported that director James Wan brought his cast in for a third round of reshoots, which is said to be “unprecedented” for a film of that size.

Conclusion: Dune: Part Two is the conclusion to 2021’s Dune, the studio’s sprawling adaptation of Frank Herbert’s masterful 1965 science fiction novel.

Christopher: The film features a star-studded cast that includes Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, and Christopher Walken.

If the film is pushed back to 2024, director Wan and his editors will have more time to create the film, which will be the last DCEU project created under the previous DC Studios regime, before James Gunn and Peter Safran took over.

The Color Purple is the latest adaptation of Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which spawned a 1985 adaptation of the same name directed by Steven Spielberg starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover and the feature film debut of Oprah Winfrey.

The adaptation earned 11 Oscar nominations, though it won none, which was quite controversial among many critics who perceived it as the best film of the year, including Roger Ebert (Out of Africa won Best Picture).

The new adaptation from director Blitz Bazawule stars Halle Berry, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks.