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In response to "Dune 2 absolutely would have tanked if they released it last fall without the marketing push it got with the actors -- nm" by hollywood big shot

Nah -- it was a high profile sequel to a critical success. It would have been fine.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Apr 3 '24, 13:08

They wanted to make sure they didn't have any excuses though since they didn't know how long they would be without product in the pipeline so "We need to delay for PR!" was the excuse.

90% of these PR campaigns are wasted money / oxygen.

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I don't think it's so easy to discount the impact generated by a week of Dune 2 premieres, each featuring Zendaya in a different outfit. -- nm - Roger More Apr 3, 13:15 1
- yup. and the social media free marketing of fans talking about it -- nm - Remlik Apr 3, 13:27

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Nah -- it was a high profile sequel to a critical success. It would have been fine.

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