Warner Bros. and Legendary are preparing an event film with Denis Villeneuve for 2026

Getty/Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. has announced a series of changes to its release schedule, including scheduling an untitled event film from Legendary and “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve for Dec. 18, 2026, in IMAX.

Following the massive success of “Dune: Part Two,” Villeneuve has entered into negotiations with Legendary for an adaptation of Annie Jacobsen’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel, “Nuclear War: A Scenario.” It’s not yet known whether that project will be shown at the new theater.

Jacobsen’s book “explores a chronological scenario of what would happen in the event of nuclear war, based on dozens of exclusive new interviews with military and civilian experts who built the weapons and were privy to response plans and were responsible for what decisions should have been made.”

Legendary is also working with Villeneuve to develop a third “Dune” film.

An untitled Monsterverse film is also scheduled for release on March 26, 2027.

An animated film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith, previously scheduled for the same date, has been removed from the schedule.

More soon…