Overview
- Robert Downey Jr. proposed the name "Dunesday" while on stage with Timothée Chalamet at a special screening of Chalamet’s A24 film Marty Supreme in Los Angeles.
- A clip of their exchange spread widely on X, prompting fans to liken the dual opening to 2023’s Barbenheimer moment.
- Both films are currently slated for a global debut on December 18, 2026, according to the latest reports from Deadline and Geo News.
- Deadline framed the scheduling as an effort that could mirror Barbie and Oppenheimer’s combined near-$2.5 billion worldwide performance.
- Avengers: Doomsday is directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, while Dune: Part Three features an ensemble including Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Robert Pattinson and Rebecca Ferguson.