Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has finally confirmed when UK fans will be able to get their hands on Denis Villeneuve’s epic Dune. The film will release on digital download from January 17 and comes to Blu-ray, DVD and 4K UHD on January 31.
As expected the release comes back with behind-the scenes featurettes which will take a closer look at how the visionary Villeneuve brought the book to life. In our review James called the film “a mesmerising and stunning adaptation” of Frank Herbert’s 1965 original.
Here’s the full press release from the studio:
“Dune”
COMES HOME FROM
WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Rent the Home Premiere on Premium Video on Demand from December 6
Own it on Digital Download on January 17
4K UHD, Blu-Ray, DVD and VOD on January 31
London, December 30, 2021 – Embark on a mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journeywhen Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Dune” arrives for Premium Video on Demand on December 6. The critically acclaimed film, which has garnered more than $350 million at the global box office, was directed by two-time Academy Award nominee Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth, based on the seminal bestselling novel of the same name written by Frank Herbert. “Dune” stars Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (“Call Me by Your Name,” “Little Women”), Rebecca Ferguson (“Doctor Sleep,” “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”), Oscar Isaac (the “Star Wars” franchise), Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (“Milk,” “Avengers: Infinity War”), Stellan Skarsgård (TV’s “Chernobyl,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron”), Dave Bautista (the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, “Avengers: Endgame”), Stephen McKinley Henderson (“Fences,” “Lady Bird”), Zendaya (“Spider-Man: Homecoming,” TV’s “Euphoria”), Chang Chen (“Mr. Long,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”), David Dastmalchian (“Blade Runner 2049,” “The Dark Knight”), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” TV’s “Sex Education”), with Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling (“45 Years,” “Assassin’s Creed”), with Jason Momoa (“Aquaman,” “Game of Thrones”), and Oscar winner Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men, “Skyfall”). The film will be available to own January 17 on digital download and also be available on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD beginning on January 31.
The film was produced by Mary Parent, Villeneuve, Cale Boyter and Joe Caracciolo, Jr., with Tanya Lapointe, Joshua Grode, Herbert W. Gains, Jon Spaihts, Thomas Tull, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert executive producing.
SYNOPSIS
“Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
4K, BLU-RAY & DVD ELEMENTS
“Dune” 4K UHD combo pack and Blu-ray contain the following special features:
- The Royal Houses
- Filmbooks: House Atreides
- Filmbooks: House Harkonnen
- Filmbooks: The Fremen
- Filmbooks: The Spice Melange
- Inside Dune: The Training Room
- Inside Dune: The Spice Harvester
- Inside Dune: The Sardaukar Battle
- Building the Ancient Future
- My Desert, My Dune
- Constructing the Ornithopters
- Designing the Sandworm
- Beware the Baron
- Wardrobe from Another World
- A New Soundscape
“Dune” DVD contains the following special features:
- The Royal Houses
BASICS
PVOD: December 6, 2021
Digital Download: January 17, 2022
4K, Blu-ray and DVD Street Date: January 31, 2022
DVD Languages: English, English-ADS, Latin Spanish, Canadian French
BD Languages: English, English-ADS, English ATMOS, Latin Spanish, Canadian French, Japanese, Hungarian, Hindi, Czech Republic, Portuguese-Brazilian, Polish
4K Languages: English, English-ADS, English ATMOS, Latin Spanish, Canadian French, German, German ATMOS, German-ADS, Italian, Italian ATMOS, Hindi
DVD Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish, Canadian French, French Parisian
BD Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish, Canadian French, Portuguese-Brazilian, Bulgarian, Czech Republic, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Romanian, Hindi
4K Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish, Canadian French, Parisian French, German, German SDH, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Greek, Korean, Hindi
Running Time: 155 minutes
Rating: Rated 12A for moderate violence, threat, bloody images
DVD: DLBY/DGTL
Blu-ray: Atmos True HD, DLBY/DGTL
4K: ATMOS True HD, DLBY DGTL
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