After Barbenheimer, the next awaited box office romance between the two films will take place this Christmas, and here’s how Robert Downey Jr. and Timothée Chalamet are taking it. Attending a special screening of the youngster’s sports film Marty Supreme in Los Angeles on January 14 local time, the two stars showed how they believe in healthy competition. Speaking about coining a term for the dramatic clash of Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part 3, he publicly confirmed that he is in support of calling it ‘Dunesday’.
Duensday comes into play as RDJ and Chalamet announce joint stint
On Wednesday, the two actors sat down to talk with a room full of people in LA, where they addressed the much-discussed clash between the two films, DEADLINE reports. At first glance they didn’t seem bothered, but one could tell this was a matter of concern for both parties, with major multiplexes possibly facing a similar dilemma.
Opting to keep it separate instead and poke fun at similar release dates, the Iron Man star showed how he saw the bright side of things and said, “Both of our movies are opening on December 18, and we decided to coin it… We’re thinking about Dunesday.” As the audience responded with laughter, he said, pointing to the Wonka actor in front of him, “By then we’ll see if we’re still friends,” who also smiled.
It’s not just the two stars but the entire world is watching to see if there is another takeover at the box office, as was seen in 2023 when Margot Robbie-led film Barbie and Cillian Murphy starrer Oppenheimer premiered on the same day, July 21.
Both films managed to gross a whopping US$2.5 billion combined worldwide. A similar stakes are afoot for the anticipated face-off between Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part 3 on December 18, 2026, just in time for the Christmas holidays.
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