Despite a report to the contrary, the release has been confirmed by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has confirmed that the eagerly awaited "Dune" adaptation will arrive in theaters and on HBO Max on the same day, as originally announced, and that day is still Oct. 1, 2021.
The situation regarding the release of this sci-fi epic was recently bought into question, when Deadline reported on May 17 that Warner Bros. was reversing its decision to release "Dune" in theaters and on streaming on the same day.
“Deadline hears that Dune, the high-profile Denis Villeneuve sci-fi remake out this fall, will not adhere to the day-and-date release pattern established for the entire 2021 slate. Instead, it will premiere in Venice in September and then enter theaters for a time before finding its way to streaming service HBO Max," says the article.