Timothée Chalamet and Robert Downey Jr. are already excited for what may change into one of many largest field workplace showdowns of the 12 months.
Throughout a latest Q&A moderated by Downey for Chalamet’s upcoming movie Marty Supreme, the 2 stars revealed that their extremely anticipated blockbusters, Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Half Three, are set to hit theaters on the identical day this December. The coincidence impressed them to coin a brand new popular culture time period: “Dunesday.”
“We each have movies opening on December 18, and we determined to coin it — we’re considering Dunesday,” Downey instructed the viewers on Thursday Jan. 15.
He additional added, “We’ll see if we’re nonetheless pals by then.”
Downey is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Avengers: Doomsday, marking the primary Avengers movie since 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. This time, the actor steps into the function of the long-lasting villain Victor Von Doom, also called Physician Doom. Whereas Marvel has but to disclose Downey’s full look, the movie has already launched a number of trailers teasing the return of a number of fan-favorite characters throughout the Avengers, X-Males and Incredible 4 franchises.
In the meantime, Chalamet will reprise his Dune function as Paul Atredes for Dune: Half Three, an adaptation of creator Frank Herbert’s 1969 novel of the identical title.
The movie additionally stars Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson and Anya Taylor-Pleasure and Robert Pattinson.
The twin launch instantly sparked comparisons to the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon of July 2023, when Barbie and Oppenheimer dominated the field workplace after debuting on the identical day.
