Dune 2: What the fans have caused is a first in the history of the saga!

After being delayed for several months due to the actors’ strike, Dune 2 is preparing to arrive in France on February 28, 2024. In the US, it will be released on March 1st and is already a box office frenzy!

AMC, the largest movie theater chain in Uncle Sam country, has paid the price for the public’s wait! When the movie booking campaign started, the company didn’t expect this craze to crash its servers.

As the site notes Below the detectorAMC’s site and app ran into trouble when pre-orders for Dune 2 opened this weekend. The large flow of users caused the servers to crash for some time until the situation was restored.

AMC overheating

Many impatient fans took to X to report the problem, such as Dan Rodriguez. “When you’re so close to getting a 70mm ticket in Dune 2 and the AMC app says ‘Sorry, something went wrong'”Posted by this netizen with a meme of the first part of Dune and the caption “pain”.

As a reminder, the second part of Dune 2 will again follow Paul Atreides, played by Timothée Chalamet. The latter teams up with Chan (Zendaya) and the Fremen to lead a rebellion against those who destroyed his family.

Haunted by dark premonitions, he finds himself faced with the greatest dilemma of all: choosing between the love of his life and the fate of the world.

An epic performance?

Be prepared because the feature film, which lasts for 2h46, promises to be epic. Although the film has not yet been presented to the public or the press, a private screening for distributors took place in the United States last week, and one of the first viewers is already calling Denis Villeneuve’s feature film a masterpiece.

The specialized report Empire City writes: “I just saw Dune: Part Two. I can say without reservation that it is incredible, a true masterpiece of modern science fiction by Denis Villeneuve.”

We’ll have to wait another month before you hear about the end of the rebellion led by Paul Atreides and the Fremen! See you in theaters on February 28, 2024.